We visited the Dongtai Rd Antique Market which is located near our hotel at Frasers Residence in Shanghai. We were there around 10 am and the shop owners were about to start business. They were paddling old watches, snuff bottles, giant brushes, antique tins and quaint looking model cars. Unfortunately, we couldn't wait for all the shops to open but continue to walk down to the birds and insect market.
This market was an eye opener. We saw vendors selling cicadas in containers - apparently the sounds made by the cicadas are soothing to some and people buy them for their sound. We saw vendors selling crickets and found out they used the crickets to "fight" and gamble. There were shops selling birds and different insects.
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| Checking out the product |
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| cicadas |
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