The ghost market in Chaotian Palace mainly sells used books, and sometimes some businessmen sell so-called antiques and cultural relics, but the authenticity of these antiques and cultural relics remains to be verified. If you don't have a high knowledge of cultural relics identification, you'd better be careful when dealing with these objects.
The second-hand book trade in the ghost market in Chaotian Palace is called "picking up the leak", which means that the second-hand book market is full of fish and pearls, and it takes a lot of luck to find the treasure just like "picking up the leak". In fact, many people have successfully "missed" the ghost market, making the ghost market in Chaotian Palace more mysterious in the eyes of the people.
The most famous case of "Searching for the Missing" comes from a friend who calls himself "Peng Ling". He found an ancient manuscript in the ghost market, describing the travel record of the Qing writer Shen Fu. What is commendable is that the book also records the process of fishermen offering sacrifices to the sea on the Diaoyu Islands, which strongly proves from the side that Diaoyu Island is a historical fact of China territory and has high historical value.
After this incident was exposed by the media, the ghost market in Nanjing was crowded with people, and everyone rushed to Taobao to "go to the market". Chaotian Palace Ghost Market has the potential to become a cultural exchange center in Nanjing. In the face of the influx of tourists, the relevant departments moved the ghost market to its current address to facilitate management, thus opening a new chapter in the development of Chaotian Palace ghost market.
In short, the ghost market in Nanjing can fully meet the needs of tourists' curiosity and mystery, but at the same time, tourists should also improve their appreciation ability. Only in this way can they find satisfactory items without being cheated.