{"id":1061,"date":"2023-07-31T22:12:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2023-07-31T22:12:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:12:57","slug":"a-new-way-to-make-a-living-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/?p=1061","title":{"rendered":"A New Way to Make a Living in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, b\u01ceid\u00ect\u0101n<\/strong> (\u6446\u5730\u644a<\/strong>, street vending) has become the most searched word online as Chinese government have been trying to boost economy by encouraging self-employed or individual sellers back to streets. In order to release the vitality of street vending economy<\/strong> and make where we live more dynamic, in many cities temporary areas have been set up for mobile booths to provide convenience for the public. Sounds like a good option to start a new business, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Best Sellings on the Street<\/strong>
What is the most popular thing to sell on the street? Whether you are a buyer or seller, you must know the market before bargaining or running your stall. Here is an online list of top five best sellers for your reference:
1.\u00a0t\u00e8s\u00e8 xi\u01ceoch\u012b<\/strong>\u00a0(\u7279\u8272\u5c0f\u5403<\/strong>, special snack)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.\u00a0l\u00f9bi\u0101n shu\u01d0gu\u01d2 t\u0101n<\/strong>\u00a0(\u8def\u8fb9\u6c34\u679c\u644a<\/strong>, roadside fruit stand)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0n\u01ceich\u00e1 y\u01d0nli\u00e0o<\/strong>\u00a0(\u5976\u8336\u996e\u6599<\/strong>, milk tea and drinks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.\u00a0\u00e9rt\u00f3ng w\u00e1nj\u00f9<\/strong>\u00a0(\u513f\u7ae5\u73a9\u5177<\/strong>, children\u2019s toy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.\u00a0xi\u00e9w\u00e0 xi\u01ceo sh\u00ecp\u01d0n<\/strong>\u00a0(\u978b\u889c\u5c0f\u9970\u54c1<\/strong>, shoes, socks and\u00a0accessories)
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Best selling goods are of low cost and large quantity but never bad quality. The more various the goods are displayed, the more attractive they are to the eyes of passersby.
Unlike opening a shop, there is no pressure on the house rent so the investment to the little booth or stall is relatively low. As long as you find your own supply channel, set a suitable price and go to the busiest street, you can just start business immediately. Anyone who is eager to have a try?<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Art of Bargaining<\/strong>
You may accept the price in a shopping mall, but for street products that do not have a tag, it would be fun to t\u01ceo ji\u00e0 hu\u00e1n ji\u00e0<\/strong> (\u8ba8\u4ef7\u8fd8\u4ef7<\/strong>, bargain) and get the thing you want with a satisfying price. Street market is a good place to practice your Chinese as well. If you see something interesting, a routine conversation would be like this: <\/p>\n\n\n

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N\u01d0 h\u01ceo\uff0cq\u01d0ng w\u00e8n zh\u00e8g\u00e8 du\u014dsh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n\uff1f\u4f60\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee\u8fd9\u4e2a\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f       Hello, how much is this?
Li\u01cengb\u01cei ku\u00e0i\u3002200\u5757\u3002200 yuan. 
K\u011by\u01d0 pi\u00e1ny\u00ec y\u00ecdi\u01cen ma\uff1f\u53ef\u4ee5\u4fbf\u5b9c\u4e00\u70b9\u5417\uff1f
Can it be cheaper? (The price looks not that bad but if it can be at a lower price…)
Zu\u00ec du\u014d pi\u00e1ny\u00ec \u00e8rsh\u00ed ku\u00e0i\uff0cy\u00ecb\u01ceib\u0101\uff0czh\u00e8sh\u00ec zu\u00ec d\u012b ji\u00e0 le\u3002\u6700\u591a\u4fbf\u5b9c20\u5757\uff0c180\uff0c\u8fd9\u662f\u6700\u4f4e\u4ef7\u4e86\u3002I can give you 20 yuan off at most, 180 is the lowest price.<\/p>\n\n\n

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En…y\u00ec b\u01cei ku\u00e0i m\u00e0i b\u00fa m\u00e0i\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u55ef…100\u5757\u5356\u4e0d\u5356\uff1fUmm…How about 100 yuan?\u00a0(No matter how much it is, the golden rule is to ask for half price!)
T\u00e0i d\u012b le \uff0cw\u01d2 j\u00ecnji\u00e0 d\u014du b\u00fa g\u00f2u\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u592a\u4f4e\u4e86\uff0c\u6211\u8fdb\u4ef7\u90fd\u4e0d\u591f\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is too low, even lower\u00a0than my\u00a0purchasing price!
T\u00e0i gu\u00ec le\uff0c su\u00e0n le\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u592a\u8d35\u4e86\uff0c\u7b97\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forget about\u00a0it,\u00a0too expensive.\u00a0(I still want the thing but pretend to leave, will he call me back?)
H\u01ceoba h\u01ceoba \uff0cd\u00e0i y\u00edji\u00e0n \uff0cw\u01d2 d\u014du ku\u012b s\u01d0 le \u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u597d\u5427\u597d\u5427\uff0c\u5e26\u4e00\u4ef6\uff0c\u6211\u90fd\u4e8f\u6b7b\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come on. Be back.\u00a0I will sell this\u00a0only to you at such price. I am losing money today!
Well, looks like a happy ending but is every bargaining that successful? You may find answer\u00a0in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Fall and Rise of Street Vending<\/strong>
The memory of roadside stalls is like everlasting to us. When we were children,\u00a0b\u012bngt\u00e1ngh\u00fal\u00fa\u00a0<\/strong>(\u51b0\u7cd6\u846b\u82a6<\/strong>, sugar-coated fruit on a stick),\u00a0xi\u01ceor\u00e9nsh\u016b<\/strong>(\u5c0f\u4eba\u4e66<\/strong>, picture-story book),\u00a0xi\u0101nggu\u0101z\u01d0<\/strong>\u00a0(\u9999\u74dc\u5b50<\/strong>, sunflower seeds)\u2026are the stuff we asked parents to buy for us if we encounter those peddlers on the street.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Then, stalls somehow transformed into night market. The emergence of barbecue and night snacks become another street vending culture that opened up the nightlife of a city. People like to sit on the stools with barbecue and beer while enjoying gossip about family, celebrities, news, stock market\u2026etc.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Later, the development of e-commerce saves people\u2019s time from going out for shopping. In the meantime, street stalls brought a lot of disputes so that they were restrained due to damage of city environment and stricter governance of ch\u00e9nggu\u01cen<\/strong>(\u57ce\u7ba1<\/strong>, urban management officer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year because of the pandemic impact, stimulating domestic consumption to call for the recovery of economy acts as a special requirement. We do not know how long street vending is going to last this time but people are happy to see stalls back on the street!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently,\u00a0b\u01ceid\u00ect\u0101n\u00a0(\u6446\u5730\u644a, street vending) has become the most searched word online as Chinese government have been trying to boost economy by\u00a0encouraging self-employed or individual sellers back to streets. In order to release the vitality of\u00a0street vending economy\u00a0and make where we live more dynamic, in many cities temporary areas have been set up for mobile booths\u00a0to provide convenience for the public. Sounds like a good option to start a new business, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,10],"tags":[7,5,43],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1070,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions\/1070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}