凭祥市地处我国的西南边陲,是中越边境上的最大城市。该市的友谊关是通向越南的重要门户,久具盛名。中越紧张关系解冻后,从1988年开始,中越恢复边民互市贸易以来,凭祥市汇集了国内外的一大批客商,变成了边贸的热土。当地的居民充分利用本乡本土,熟悉情况的优势,积极参与边贸活动。为了解边贸对当地居民经济生活的影响及目前边贸中存在 Pingxiang City is located in the southwest border of China and is the largest city on the border between China and Vietnam. The city’s friendship is an important gateway to Vietnam and it has a long-standing reputation. Since the thawing of the tension between China and Vietnam, since 1988, when China and Vietnam resumed the trade in borders, Pingxiang City has brought together a large number of merchants at home and abroad and has become a hot spot for border trade. Local residents make full use of their hometown, familiar with the advantages of the situation, and actively participate in border trade activities. In order to understand the impact of border trade on the economic life of local residents and the current existence of border trade