Wushan Night Market

Wushan Night Market occupies Wushan Square in Hangzhou's Shangcheng District, directly adjacent to Hefang Street, and operates primarily in the evening hours. The market differs from daytime shopping streets by focusing on inexpensive, fast-turnover goods: street food skewers, fried snacks, phone accessories, costume jewelry, printed T-shirts, and small toys, rather than the higher-value tea and silk sold nearby. Vendor quality is mixed and tourist-facing; almost everything sold is mass-produced, and shoppers should not expect certified or branded goods here. Bargaining is the norm and often expected, since prices are rarely marked and vendors anticipate negotiation, particularly for clothing and souvenirs bought in multiples. Cash and mobile payment apps are both common; card payment is essentially unavailable at individual stalls. The atmosphere is dense and lively, especially on weekend nights, when the square fills with local families and visitors moving between food carts and small goods tables. Food is a major draw: stalls sell Hangzhou street snacks such as grilled squid, stinky tofu, and sugar-coated hawthorn skewers, and the food section tends to cluster near the square's main entrance. The must-visit corner is the central food-stall row, where the highest concentration of vendors and the freshest turnover of snacks can be found; the perimeter stalls toward Hefang Street tend to carry more clothing and small goods. Because the market is outdoors and weather-dependent, it can shrink or close early during heavy rain.