Lhasa Donggar Wholesale Market
Market in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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Lhasa Donggar Wholesale Market, or Lhasa Donggar Agricultural Products Wholesale Market (Chinese: 拉萨东嘎农产品批发市场), is a large-scale agricultural products wholesale market in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region of China, located in Sangmu Village, Donggar Subdistrict, Doilungdêqên, Lhasa,[1] and is one of the large-scale agricultural products wholesale markets at the national level in the People's Republic of China.[2]
Management
The wholesale market was built in 2007 and put into use in the same year. The wholesale market is a leading enterprise in the wholesale of agricultural products in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[3][4]
The market comprises 12 specialized zones, including fresh produce, frozen goods, Tibetan medicinal herbs, and regional specialties like yak meat and highland barley. Facilities include 3,200 temperature-controlled stalls, a 6,000 m² cold storage (−25°C capacity), and a 24/7 pesticide residue lab testing 400+ samples monthly. Since 2018, it has integrated blockchain-based supply chain tracking for yak dairy products.[4]
Notable for its high-altitude logistics, the market sources vegetables from Sichuan and Yunnan via the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, utilizing oxygen-controlled trucks to preserve freshness. It supplies 80% of Lhasa's hotels and schools, with annual transactions surpassing ¥9 billion (2023 data).[2][5]