Baoguo Temple market is a second-hand store which is located inside Guanganmen. The temple is a little smaller thanPanjiayuanAntique Market, but they both sell antiques and second-hand goods. There is a vendor named Li Changdong who is famous in this market and is named as “King of Military Products”. He looks the same as his picture, which has a pair of bright eyes on his vicissitudes of face.

This King of Military Products has so many precious. Take the helmet for example, for there are Germany paratroopers’ helmets, Germany Waffen-SS M35 helmet, American M1 helmets of the WWII, Italian soliders’ infantry caps, Japanese’s helmets, China Liberation Army caps, the red army’s octagon hats, China Navy’s army caps, China Land Force’s beret, China Air Force’s white helmets, leather hats and so forth.

All those military products are genuine. There are also some kinds of military uniforms, gloves, boots and small articles, such as telescope, canteens, rims, big to the radio, rocket launchers, caisson, gasoline can, and there is a special pot cover, which is said to be used by American soldiers during the Normandy Conquest.

Though WWII has ended for many years; however, those items are preserved so well and have inherited so many years of history. Maybe the best military museum cannot be able to do this! The most exciting thing is that you can try those clothes and experience the feeling. The owner will be patient to introduce his collection and help you find old uniforms.

The King of Military Products, Li Changdong came from Shanxi province, who was interested in those products when he was young. He says to us that he is so happy about his career and he enjoys this kind of feeling when introducing his products to customers. Although he has to set up his stall every day at this market and is tormented by hot sun, he enjoys everything.

All items are collected very difficultly, so he cherishes each item; when he introduces his precious collcetion, it seems that his eyes are shining. Li Changjun impresses me very much and I have developed deep feelings after I met him. He is not only a common person, but a kind of spirit--- striving for his idealism. He is the person who came to Beijing for his ideals and does everything he loves to do!