The business hours of Panjiayuan Ghost Market in 2023 are from Monday to Friday from 08:30 am to 18:00 pm; on Saturday and Sunday from 04:30 am to 18:00 pm. Shops are open every day, with the second greenhouse area open on Thursdays and Fridays, and the market is fully open on Saturdays and Sundays.

The "Ghost Market" in Panjiayuan has a long history. In the past, it was also called the Night Market or Xiaoshi. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, many powerful people's families were in decline. Their unscrupulous descendants secretly took out their antiques and sold them at a loss. In order to protect their remaining dignity, they chose to trade under lanterns at three or four o'clock in the morning when it was still dark. It is not easy to identify at night to avoid human eyes and ears, and it looks like a ghost, so it is called a ghost market.

Now the Panjiayuan Ghost Market has become a gathering place for Beijing’s nightlife. It is home to many antiques enthusiasts and collectors of old items. There are countless stalls, covering antiques, calligraphy and paintings, fans, and porcelain. Jade, electronic products, beauty clothing, animation figures, retro records, perfume jewelry, blind toy boxes, and many old toys are full of childhood memories.

Recommended attractions near Panjiayuan:

1. Beijing Chaoyang Park

Beijing Chaoyang Park is a comprehensive, multi-functional large-scale park mainly dedicated to landscaping. Cultural recreation and entertainment park. It is the largest urban park within the Fourth Ring Road of Beijing. It was originally called Shuizizi Park. It was built in 1984 and was renamed Beijing Chaoyang Park in 1992.

2. Guijie Street

There are many embassies around Guijie Street, which also allows foreign tourists and foreign staff in Beijing to conveniently taste authentic Chinese cuisine. On this more than one kilometer street, 90% of the more than 150 commercial shops are in the catering service industry. The density of restaurants is so high that it is difficult to find another one in Beijing. Therefore, Guijie is also known as Beijing’s catering street. .

3. Beijing Folk Museum

The Beijing Folk Museum is located at No. 141 Chaoyangmenwai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It is located in the Dongyue Temple in Beijing. It is the only state-run museum in Beijing. Folklore special museum, national third-level museum. Dongyue Temple in Beijing, where the Beijing Folk Museum is located, was a place of national worship in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and folk worship activities were even more grand. It is a folk cultural activity center with rich heritage.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Panjiayuan