THE WET MARKET, ETC.

In any variety of countries in Asia, there is what is called "the wet market." The market is often housed in a large building where the proprietor cares for the big building and then rents out "stalls" to individuals.

A wet market is called such because live, fresh goods are sold there verses packaged, dry goods like clothing and boxed cereal. In the wet market, seafood and/or animals are brought in, butchered, and cleaned. Lots of water is also used (making the floor wet) in a wet market.

I have been in a whole lot of wet markets, but I never cease to be amazed at what happens there. Today I saw lots of seafood (crabs, scallops, oysters, fish), fresh beef, pork, chickens, ducks and lamb, all kinds of vegetables, dried herbs and spices, rice (and even a fair number of freshly butchered cats and dogs).

I could have gone to a museum, but my choice was to again visit the wet market. Enjoy pictures from the market and some of my other experiences today.

All manner of crabs could be found.

Cleaning fish for a living.

Shells from tiny to spiral to abalone to this type were available for purchase - all alive.

And any kind of fish (anything that moves within the waters) were being sold.

Baby bok choy looked tasty to me.

Red meat of ALL kinds was readily available (turtles also).

HERE ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL PICTURES

OF SCENES IN JIANGMEN

Always a good spot to catch up on the news.

Brooms or mops, anyone?

Oil, soy sauce, etc.

The shrine located in one of the restaurants.

Mannikins from Russia? the U.S.? Europe?

It may be a direct translation of the Chinese; couldn't tell by me.

A couple enjoying "hot pot."

Drying cabbage on the roadway outside of a home.

A street-side barbershop with no barber and no customers.

Fishing the Jiangmen River

Woman weaving a lampshade with thin thread - tedious!

And, finally, the sign on the toilet door at the English center. Occasionally, sewage pipes are not able to hold all the extras that might be placed in a toilet.