The vigorous growth of Shandong market began from the middle age of Ming Dynasty and once declined in the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty.

The market in mountainous areas not only has trading functions but also is a place for people to entertain and interchange information.

Many of the thirty towns under You county,like Shalingpo,Xinshi,Jiubujiang,Yatangpu and Pinyangmiao,are named after some famous buildings,bazzars and country fairs,and have rich cultural implications.

The local authorities at different levels in North China,especially the local official bodies,had carried out the management and control for the fairs since Ming and Qing.

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There appeared some large country fairs in some parts of Anyang area and metal and paper currency in circulation, which made some commerce more prosperous.

To strengthen the management to the county fair,the pawnshop,the play field and so on,Tian Wenjing who was then appointed Henan governor thought that many robberies were caused by the accumulation population that led to the social disorder.