Rangoon's Central Fish Wholesale Market

This video was taken at the Central Fish Wholesale Market in Rangoon, Burma on 3/18/09. The market sits on the banks of the Rangoon River in west Rangoon. Fishing boats begin pulling up to the dock as early as 2 AM and unload their cargo of fish, which is dumped on to the concrete floor and sorted into 'export' and 'domestic' categories. The export quality fish is placed on ice and processed for foreign sale, and the domestic quality fish is moved into a series of warehouses where it is displayed for local sale to restaurants and the vendors that sell in the various open and wet markets in and around Rangoon. I got there about 4:50 AM and found the market to be very busy. Though it was a bit dim at times, I did not see any other western tourists, nor any other camera flashes. Things can get a bit grungy, so you'll want to wear some clothes that you don't mind getting a bit soiled (in the haze-diffused light of sunrise afterwards, I did noticed some dried muddy splashes of fish run-off on my shorts and sandals, and did get bumped a time or two by a passing wet wicker basket of fish.) If you're looking to experience some real local color off the beaten tourist path while in Rangoon, the fish wholesale market might be just the ticket for you.

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• Burma
• Asia
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• Myanmar
• Market

[knau1234]

Very cool video, thanks. How is it being there for extended periods? do you know?