Jing Jai market is a morning market. There are zones for food, handmade items, and art. This market is located in this area on Asadathorn Road. You can call it a green area. This area is full of trees that provide shade. And intend for people to use the space to sit and do activities every day. It’s not just Saturday- Sunday that there is a market.
This market is interesting because there are many zones and many activities to do. The highlight of this market is the organic vegetables picked fresh from the farm. This area is divided into organic and safe zones. and ready-to-eat food zone. Various types of fresh vegetables on sale Most of them are seasonal fruits and vegetables. Grown by local farmers and harvested to sell without forcing nature. Available both fresh and processed. It depends on what it will be used for. In addition to vegetables, many ingredients are worth using in cooking. such as native rice varieties from the Lahu and Pga K’nyau tribes. There are chicken eggs in a good mood. Next is the ready-to-eat food zone. There is a variety of local food on the menu. Some dishes are very difficult to find, such as khao puk sesame, a northern dessert made from khao kam. It has a chewy texture similar to mochi and has miang kham flowers. Includes organic edible flowers Wrapped with fresh vegetables and seasonings.
Another highlight is the Rustic market zone. This zone consist of all kinds of crafts set up in the middle of a wide plaza, lined with small and large trees. Even though it’s handmade, it’s different from food. But every store in this zone still has the same concept. is sincerity in every production process Crafts that will be sold here must be homemade. or comes from the cooperation of people in the community It is a craft that has a story or conveys local identity. Expressed through clothes made from local fabrics Jewelry, accessories, and decorations. And there is gallery in the market.
This market has changed the lifestyles of some vendors. After becoming a part of this place On Monday-Friday They prepare produce to sell on Saturdays and Sundays. All of which stem from the joy of the villagers. Jai Jai Market is not a place where you can just come and take pictures of beautiful things, but people buy seriously. Because this is the main goal, not just to show it but to sell it. They created a community called a community of sincere people. Sometimes the customers are in different directions, but they arrange for friends to sit and talk. Some people come from Bangkok, and some people fly to the market especially to see the merchants that they miss, drink coffee, eat snacks, and then go home because they are happy and comfortable. There is interaction and conversation between the people here, so they are charming and cute.
This article is a part of the class “751309 Macro Economic 2”
supervised by Asst. Prof. Napon Hongsakulvasu
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University
This article was written by
661615004 Kwanchaya Ainthuwan