CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Happiness comes from hard working, and struggle itself is a kind of happiness. Working is not only in the daytime, the night shows the moved scene of other side of Chongqing at marketplaces where the people's shadow is full of persistence, dream and struggle under the lighting.

This is Chaotianmen wholesale market at 5 a.m. In the dark world, many physical laborers and vendors appear at the street, shouldering and carrying various packages bought from others, while the whole city is almost in dreamland.

With the approaching of the Spring Festival, the Year of Pig, Chaotianmen wholesale market, one of the ten largest wholesale markets in China, ushers in the peak season of selling decorations for spring festival.

The saying goes “the duck knows first when the river becomes warm in spring.” With the Spring Festival over a month away, here becomes a sea filling of spring couplets, lanterns, dolls, “Fu” characters, bouquets and others with the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

The shops at Chaotianmen wholesale market officially are open at 7 a.m. although the darkness of night doesn't pass. And retailers, from all districts and counties in Chongqing and even the adjacent provinces, come into the market to buy decorations. Then, these decorations will enter the market where the retailer comes from, waiting for customers to choose. Finally, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is spread every corner.

Mr. Li, a wholesaler, has earned the first money today. Although, he got up at 4 a.m. and took consecutive 3 hours for walking, loading and tidying up, he didn’t feel bored for it and would look forward to the busiest time at 10 a.m.

Wholesalers like Mr. Li sell wedding supplies in the first half of the year and decorations for spring festival in the remaining time, which is the rule found in Chaotianmen wholesale market. So as early as two months ago, they prepared all kinds of decorations for spring festival. And this month is the best time to sell, with the maximum of customers gathering around 10 o'clock in a day. They enjoy the busy time because "that means money".

The “Bangbang” or “Biandan” called by Chongqing people is also busy. According to the market price, “Bangbang” only need to be paid 3 to 18 yuan for carrying an object (more than 100 kilograms). With small-amount server fee, they also can earn more when the approaching of new year brings lots of orders.

Mr. Li said his greatest happiness is his daughter has graduated and becomes a kindergarten teacher, and his son studies in high school and comes to help him every week. "I hope my son and daughter have always been with great promise.”

For the question “What's your greatest wish for the Year of Pig”, the family will be in peace and go smooth is the same meaning in the answer of wholesalers, physical laborers and shoppers. (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)