Ima Keithel: The World’s Largest Women-Run Market“妈妈集市”——世界上最大的妇女经营集市

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At first glance, Ima Keithel is much like any other market. Lines of vendors are here from dusk until dawn, eagerly flogging everything from fresh fruit to fish and fabrics. But after walking through its huge network of more than 5,000 stalls spread across three multi-story buildings and a sea of surrounding tin shacks, one unique aspect becomes hard to ignore: every single trader, without exception, is a woman. “We are just like family, we’re sisters,” says Meilani Chingangbam, a 65-year-old who has been selling religious ritual products like incense and shrine decorations at the market since 2002. “It’s a beautiful place to work. Everyone is trusting and kind.”

乍一看,伊玛·基塞尔集市和其他集市差不多,一排排摊贩从黎明到黄昏在这里热情兜售着各色商品——从新鲜水果到鱼和织物,应有尽有。(剩余7957字)

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