Roundup: Container Commercial Streets & Container Markets Opened in 2023 (5)
17. Luoyuan, Fujian — Viral Container Trendy Fashion Night Market
The Century Jinyuan Shopping Center container-themed night market sits in the outdoor plaza of Area A at Century Jinyuan Shopping Center, with convenient access. The container night market is a mix of culture, creativity, art, trends, and dining—a diversified space for the nighttime economy, and a frequent gathering place for young people. This night market was built from 16 containers and covers nearly 2,000-plus square meters. The plaza takes a container building cluster as its main form, blending perfectly with an industrial look to create a commercial street that combines a sense of strength with artistic flair.
A basic premise of a nighttime-economy commercial street is the presentation of cultural production and consumption. Drawing on Luoyuan's commercial district and the quality crowd around it, the project is guided by "food, taste, youth, and fashion," focuses on young customers, and aims to be a new lifestyle hub that matches fashion tastes. It builds a nighttime food and trendy fashion-themed commercial street while also meeting destination shopping needs for nearby families and working visitors.
In architecture, atmosphere, brand mix, and operating ideas, the project seeks to create a distinctive creative theme district that brings together trends, art, culture, music, and food—where people can explore cuisine and enjoy themselves. Before long, it is sure to become a new highlight and viral check-in landmark for Luoyuan, and a new way for people to open up nightlife.
18. Haikou Jiangdong New Area — Colorful Market at Meilan Colorful City
To revitalize the regional economy, stimulate consumption recovery, and enrich local development, our company's Hainan team actively responded to the national call, took the lead, and set an example as a state-owned enterprise by building a viral container-themed check-in market in Haikou's Jiangdong New Area—Colorful Market at Meilan Colorful City. The market covers 3,100 square meters, with 40 fixed stalls and 120 free stalls. It has drawn many individual entrepreneurs, helping regulate the district's nighttime consumption market while giving Jiangdong New Area residents a viral nighttime check-in spot for "night tours, night views, night shopping, night tasting, and night entertainment."
The nighttime economy has become an important part of urban development. Our company's Haikou Meilan Colorful City is committed to building a nighttime-economy demonstration district, tapping deeper into nighttime consumption potential, and offering more opportunities to tens of thousands of entrepreneurs. By bringing in specialty snacks, handicrafts, entertainment facilities, and more, it has become a popular place for residents and visitors to unwind at night.
Since Colorful Market opened in July 2023, when night falls it turns into a lively gathering spot that attracts many residents and tourists. Here people can sample food from many places and enjoy a feast for the palate. The market also regularly hosts festival and cultural events, giving residents and visitors a rich life experience. It offers convenient shopping and leisure for nearby residents, enriches cultural and entertainment life, and injects fresh vitality into the city.
19. Fuzhou Binhai New City — "Container Market"
Recently, Fuzhou New Area studied gaps in everyday amenities around Huashan Hospital Fujian (affiliated with Fudan University) and Fujian Medical University Affiliated Hospital (Binhai Campus)—amenities that could not meet the daily needs of hospital staff and patients' families. It then built the first "container market" in Fuzhou New Area's Binhai New City to serve patients' and medical workers' everyday shopping and dining needs. Phase one planned 10 container shops and opened in October 2023, forming a street of dining, a mini supermarket, flower and fruit stores, and other daily amenities.
20. Xiangshan District, Anhui — 1985 Beer Market
On September 22, 2023, the 1985 Beer Market opened at the Xiangshan District Innovation & Entrepreneurship Base (the former brewery). The container market uses the idea of today's trendy container pop-up shops, weaving fashion, trends, and leisure formats into a traditional street. It aims to give Xiangshan youth a dedicated, energetic platform for leisure, entertainment, and spending—and to shape a viral Xiangshan district image that combines trends, fashion, leisure, and quality.
The container market covers 4,000 square meters in total, with 70 containers of about 18 square meters each. Units can be used alone or combined. Formats include dining, general merchandise, children's toys, apparel, drinks, and more.
