I thought I needed to not only record natural sounds, but I also needed to go and record some of the more unique parts of the city. I remember when I was in primary school when I returned to my hometown with my parents, we would almost always go to the biggest farmer’s market in the area. I’ve never seen many farmers’ markets in the UK; the ones I’ve been to are usually fairs where they sell lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. At that time, I was reluctant to go to the market because it was very dirty and smelled like fish and meat. But it was still very busy. During this trip, I also went to the current farmers’ market. I plan to record the ambient sounds of the farmers’ market and the voices of the shopkeepers.

But the reality actually made me a bit disappointed; this farmer’s market has changed too much, and now it’s not at all the way I remembered it. The stalls in the market have become more neatly divided, and the ground also feels more. I went there at two or three o’clock in the afternoon, probably because of the time of day; there were not very many customers in the market. I heard my father say that the market is usually busiest in the morning at 5 am. Apart from the fact that the stalls have become tidier, another big change is that most of the stallholders also don’t do yelling to sell their wares.