Intheautumn,thecrabsarecoveredwithfertilizer,andalongwiththeYellowSeaandthesea,thelargestseafoodmarketinLubeiisbustlingagain.Inthemarket,everyday,Isawarowofoldruralladies,carryingtheMaza,andbowingtheirheadstopickupthegoodsattheirfeet.Thisistheseasontheymosthopefor,becausetheycangotothemarkettodooddjobsandearnsomepocketmoney. Theyareingroupsofthreeandfive,andtheygatherinthemarketeverydayatfourorfiveo'clock,waitingforemployerstohirethem.Mostofthemonlybringhoeswithoutvegetables,becausetheyarealldeliciousatthefoot.Theycanonlyletgoandeatatthistime,andtheydon'thavetospendtheirownmoney. Theentireasphaltroadisfullofseacargo,fish,crab,Pippishrimp,redshrimp,etc.,allthefishingboatspicktheremainingseagoods,fishermendonot,butinthemarkethasbecomeagoodthing.

In1978,thetotalretailsalesofsocialconsumergoodsinGansuwas2.25billionyuan.In2017,thetotalretailsalesofsocialconsumergoodsinGansuwas342.6billionyuan. Thegrowthof155timesin40years,thedataisthemostconvincingtestimonyofindustrialdevelopment. 40yearsago,asingleplanallocation,unifiedpurchaseandmarketing,managedtocirculatethecirculationfield;40yearslater,theopenbusinessmodel,freetrade,activatedthecirculationsystem. Sincethereformandopeningup,inthedirectionofexpandingtheroleandscopeofmarketregulation,majorreformshavebeencarriedoutaroundtheliberalizationofcirculationenterprises,theliberalizationofprices,andthedevelopmentofmarketsystems.Thepriceformationmechanismhasundergonetremendouschanges,andallofthemarepricedbythegovernment.Thepriceofgoodschangedtoabout95%isformedbythemarket.Themarketsystemhasformedacomprehensiveandprofessionalmulti-type,large,mediumandsmallmulti-levelcommoditymarketcirculationnetworkfromthe'blank'totheestablishmentofasoundmarket;Thedecisiveroleofthemarketinresourceallocationhasgraduallyincreased,andthedegreeofmarketizationofeconomiclifehascontinuedtoincrease,"saidWangFusheng,deanoftheGansuProvincialAcademyofSocialSciencesandresearcher. Yongbaiandtheeraitrepresents November20,2001,isanordinaryday.ButfortheLanzhoubusinesscommunity,thisdayisnotunusual.ThefirstdepartmentstoreinLanzhou,whichonceledtheconsumptiontrendofLanzhouforhalfacentury,wasofficiallyclosed!TheofficialclosureoftheYongbaiBuildingmarkstheendofacommercialerainLanzhou.