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Dutch city hosts famous cheese market

STORY: Dutch city hosts famous cheese market DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: ALKMAAR, the Netherlands CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cheese market STORYLINE: Alkmaar, a city located in the North Holland Province of the Netherlands, hosted a renowned cheese market on Friday. The market became a bustling hub where cheesemongers gathered to showcase and sell their delightful assortment of cheeses. The first cheese market of this year took place on March 31 at Waagplein Square in Alkmaar. Every Friday until the last Friday in September, there will be a cheese market in the city. Since the 16th century, cheese traders in Alkmaar have been united under the Cheese Guild, an organization dedicated to upholding the quality standards of the cheese industry. In 1365, Alkmaar was granted the privilege of weighing and measuring the cheese, establishing a designated scale for this purpose. The cheese carriers play a vital role in the market, transporting the sizable wheels of chees

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THE NETHERLANDS-ALKMAAR-CHEESE MARKET

(230623) -- ALKMAAR (THE NETHERLANDS), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cheeses are piled up at a cheese market in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2023. Every Friday in the small town of Alkmaar, cheesemongers sell their products at the Alkmaar cheese market. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-ALKMAAR-CHEESE MARKET

(230623) -- ALKMAAR (THE NETHERLANDS), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man transports cheeses in a boat in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2023. Every Friday in the small town of Alkmaar, cheesemongers sell their products at the Alkmaar cheese market. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-ALKMAAR-CHEESE MARKET

(230623) -- ALKMAAR (THE NETHERLANDS), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People transport cheeses at a cheese market in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2023. Every Friday in the small town of Alkmaar, cheesemongers sell their products at the Alkmaar cheese market. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-ALKMAAR-CHEESE MARKET

(230623) -- ALKMAAR (THE NETHERLANDS), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People transport cheeses at a cheese market in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2023. Every Friday in the small town of Alkmaar, cheesemongers sell their products at the Alkmaar cheese market. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-ALKMAAR-CHEESE MARKET

(230623) -- ALKMAAR (THE NETHERLANDS), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People transport cheeses at a cheese market in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2023. Every Friday in the small town of Alkmaar, cheesemongers sell their products at the Alkmaar cheese market. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-ALKMAAR-CHEESE MARKET

(230623) -- ALKMAAR (THE NETHERLANDS), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People transport cheeses at a cheese market in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2023. Every Friday in the small town of Alkmaar, cheesemongers sell their products at the Alkmaar cheese market. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)