Wholesale exodus as Beijing traders seek better future

Amid a massive plan to integrate the development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster, the capital's major wholesale markets are being relocated out of town to ease traffic jams and other problems created by a too-crowded city.

Among the most well-known markets moving out of Beijing are the Xinfadi Market and Dahongmen Clothing Market in the Fengtai district. Xinfadi, a wholesaler of agricultural goods such as vegetables, fruits and cooking oil, has linked itself to the Internet and opened a Hebei branch, while shops at Dahongmen are being relocated to Hebei and Tianjin.

Market goes online