| The night fair, one presentation of traditional business and culture, is providing moreand better modern service, business facilitations and public space with the development ofthe urbanization and improvement of economy in Wuhan. However, the night fairexperiences from the entertainment and public space at the beginning to the poverty anddrawback of the city as the development of modern commerce. The marginalization of thenight fair by the modern commerce should be paid more attention to. What s the role andfunction of the night fair? This paper made a comparative study on the night fairs betweenWuhan University of Technology and Zhongnan University of Economics and Lawaccording to the general features of the layout of the night fair. Although the environment,shape, dimension and effect are different, both the night fairs have the basic characteristicssuch as instability, flexibility, richness of the spatial experience, grass of root and underprivilege, etc. The night fair, an original commercial mode and space, is the center andtransition of living in the city. The night fair is a sense or component of the commercialand cultural representations in the modern city. All in all, the night fair is an indispensablecomponent of the city. |