我国古代的集市早在商周时期即初具规模。《风俗通》解释“市”的含义谓:“市,恃也。言交易而退,恃以不匮也。”《周易·系辞》曰:“神农氏日中为市,致天下之民,聚天下之货,交易而退;各得其所。”可见远在神农时代我国就出现了集市。 As early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the bazaars in ancient China started to take shape. “Custom pass” to explain the meaning of “city” that: “City, rely on also .Talk and retreat, rely on not too bad too.” “Book of Changes” said: “Shennong for the city of Japan, to the people of the world , Gather the goods of the world, trade retreat; each get its own. ”Visible Shennong era appeared in our country market.