Gold prices fell and the crowd at Shuibei Market surged. The gold mahjong at Shuibei Market was sold out within half a day.

Reporters visiting on site found that the Shuibei Market is showing a booming trend in "buying gold" and "exchanging gold", and consumers' preferences are shifting from traditional gold bars to high handling fees and low weight "emotional gold" jewelry. Looking ahead, analysts believe that the short-term gold price may consolidate at high levels, but the long-term investment logic remains solid due to factors such as structural depreciation of the US dollar, debt risks, and geopolitical support. Unlike in the past when consumers directly hoarded gold bars when the gold price rose, First Financial reporters observed that customers in Shuibei are changing their investment preferences. High handling fees, low weight "emotional gold" jewelry are becoming increasingly popular. Taking a recent popular gold mahjong product as an example, the whole set sells for over 2000 yuan, with handling fees accounting for 680 yuan. Despite this, the business selling the product revealed that orders from Sichuan, Hunan, and even overseas are still enthusiastic, and stocks are often almost sold out by 11 am.