NEW CASES SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON XINFADI MARKET

Vast trading area in capital boasts proud history

The new cluster of COVID-19 cases detected in Beijing has focused domestic and global attention on the sprawling Xinfadi agriculture wholesale market in the southwest of the city.

Covering an area the size of 170 soccer fields, the complex supplies more than 80 percent of the capital's agricultural produce.

People say Beijing has two places that never sleep－the Sanlitun restaurant, bar and entertainment area and Xinfadi, where vegetable and fruit sellers start trading as early as 3 am.