The death and life of goods in Fu-he Flea Market.
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Chien, Pei-Chung
Abstract
The market consists of a wide range of organic vendors in the city, and its history reveals the lives of the local imprint. It extends into every corner of the metropolis and has become the centre of people''s lives. Fu-he Flea Market was derived from the traditional market, while the behavior of buying second-hand goods was derived from the daily needs of commodity. Psychologically, people choose those goods not only because its low price but only value for money. Moreover, this behavior is gradually transformed into a desire of collection.
This paper attempts to understand how the market operates starting from environment description, historical events, flow of goods and attitudes of buyers and sellers. To do so, the researcher investigated the market from different perspectives, such as running a market stall to experience the life of it. Through the process, not only the attitudes toward goods of sellers and consumers, but also the connection between value of good are observed, while marking prices is also revealed.
This paper discusses the appearance of Fu-he Flea Market in three parts, which are market environment and space, flow of goods, and buyers and sellers.
Subjects
market
vendors
garage
walking market
goods flow
Type
thesis
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