素有“小上海”之称的无锡，商市的兴盛始于唐代，当时沿大运河进行的漕粮运输，带动了无锡商业贸易的发展。到了宋代，特别是南宋偏安江南时，无锡县城人口骤增，超过 10万，商铺林立，更趋繁荣。不过经营的主要是一些日用必需品，如油面酒酱、香烛、服饰、金银饰品、面饭吃食 Wuxi, known as “Little Shanghai”, began its business in the Tang Dynasty. The grain transport along the Grand Canal drove the development of Wuxi’s commercial trade. By the Song Dynasty, especially in the southern part of the Southern Song Dynasty, the population of Wuxi county had soared, with more than 100,000 people, and the shops were still more prosperous. However, the main business is some daily necessities, such as oil sauce, incense, clothing, gold and silver jewelry, noodles to eat