On March 8th, the first smart vegetable market of Yichang, namely Jindihuacheng Vegetable Market opened to the public, which benefits the residents of the neighboring communities in many aspects with its specific advantages in contrast to the traditional vegetable market.

　　Real-time prices and traceable sources

　　The market locates in the Jindihuacheng Underground Street, No.51, and 2nd Xiling Road. The manager in charge of the market introduced that the market covers 2,352 square meters in total, and the goods for sale includes 11 major categories, such as vegetables, fruits, meat, frozen food, local specialties, groceries, seafood, aquatic food, cereals and oils, noodles and cooked food.

　　The machine with a large screen beside the information booth in the market can display all the information the customers inquire regarding stall keepers, goods and their sources as well as the market management system.

　　The 15-inch screen in front of each stall makes it convenient for customers to check out the prices in real time, and the integrated QR code on the screen can easily meet the customers’ ways of payment. “The information of the stall keepers’ certificates and licenses and credit ratings will also be displayed for the customers’ monitoring; and the customers will be able to evaluate the services of each stall keeper through the display screen.”

　　Constant pleasant temperature and aquatic food area separated

　　According to the manager in charge, the market is equipped with a large central air-conditioning system and inside temperature will be conditioned to a pleasant and suitable level according to the outside. Besides, the air exchange system for timely ventilation will keep the inside room of the market in fresh air, without peculiar smell. Meanwhile, the market is expected to be the first smoke-free vegetable market in Yichang with the practice of smoke-free management.

　　The manager in charge introduced that the display facilities of supermarket style have been equipped for aquatic and sea food in the areas of waterproof, as are separated from other areas of the market to prevent the latter from being polluted by the sewage of the aquatic areas. In addition, each booth in the aquatic food area has been equipped with a mobile table for the butcher, for the convenience of keeping the slaughter section tidy and clean.

　　Food cooked/displayed in separate section and optional pesticide residue examination available

　　It is easy to discover that in the cooked food section, each booth is glass-enclosed and equipped with a preparation room and a refrigerated display cabinet, which enables consumers to monitor the whole process of preparation, display and sale of the food, and satisfies them with good operation and quality.

　　The glass-enclosed pesticide residue examining booth, equipped with machines and reagents, takes a conspicuous position, and the personnel is arranged every day for sampling inspection and required examination at the customers’ options. The monitoring data of inspection and examination will be displayed and updated in real time on the screen in the examination booth.

　　As is introduced, the 250-square-meter parking lot of this market can also contribute to the customers’ easy parking and satisfactory shopping.