EconomyInFocus | "Tidal market" practice offers a pragmatic model for modern urban governance in E China's Jiangxi-Xinhua
EconomyInFocus | "Tidal market" practice offers a pragmatic model for modern urban governance in E China's Jiangxi
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-05-26 19:50:03
JIUJIANG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Chaisang District in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, has found a clever way to tackle the classic conflict between street vendors and morning commuters by launching a flexible "tidal market" system. Under the system, vendors can use specific roadside areas from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. without paying any charge, while keeping the streets clear for regular traffic during rush hours.
This "tidal market" practice offers a pragmatic model for modern urban governance by implementing a time-share approach to the needs of all residents with both efficiency and human touch.
Farmers sell vegetables at a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)A drone photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows residents buying fruits and vegetables at a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)A drone photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)Market managers resume the traffic after the operating hours of a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)A farmer sells vegetables at a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)A combo drone photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows residents buying fruits and vegetables at a roadside "tidal market"(up) and vehicles running on the street after the tidal market (down) in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)Market managers get to know about the business of farmers at a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)A sanitation worker cleans up a street after the operating hours of a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)Farmers sell their vegetables at a roadside "tidal market" in Chaisang District of Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
