He didn't exaggerate at all—the endless choices displayed in front of us dazed me. The tent closest to us had a handful of tables laden with dried fruit, nuts, and pastries of all kinds. The next one over featured flower vases in myriads of shapes and colors, filled with early plum blossoms and silverbud willows. The farther shops were draped in the brightest silk, walls covered with rows of robes and dresses suitable for the grandest gatherings of the new year.