Jiuguan Station

Origin
The Hxa'Nai built the Jiuguan station to be the primary hub of commerce coming from other galaxies and sectors through singularity travel. It is a non-orbital station that drifts near the Hxa Singularity, and is the first stop for all ships coming into the sector, being the mandatory customs gateway for all goods and personnel.

The station was intended to be exclusively to serve trade and commerce, but it very quickly became a melting pot of cultures and a lively sea of ideas and races. With the cultural revolution of the Hxa'Nai, Jiuguan station has become the face of the renaissance, with countless artists and creative thinkers coming through the station every day. The exceptional traffic has lead to a prolific underworld, which the Hxa authorities tend to ignore- being pressed that crime which does not impact the taxpayer is good for culture.

Trade and Commerce
The Nong Hangar acts as the base of raw material transport on the Jiuguan station. Very few passenger vessels come in and out of Nong, and those that do are very lower class. Cargo that moves in and out of the Nong tends to be raw materials- metals uncommon to the area, heavy machinery, and such. The customs complex in the Nong hangar is expansive, with many inspections employees, heavy security, and overworked officials.

Mid-grade materials, craft goods, specialized machinery, and middle-class travellers move through the Jongjian hangar. With higher quality bays, better staff, and nicer amenities, and more subtle security, the Jongjian hangar is a far sight more pleasant than the Nong.

The most high-grade hangar is the Gaogui hangar. Mostly reserved for high-class passenger ships, personal yachts, and dignitaries, it requires a special security clearance to even dock at the Gaogui, and is equally difficult to gain access to from inside.

Markets
Besides the small open markets on each hangar level, there is a vast market complex called the Schiang, It houses a large, centralized open space where an ever-changing bazaar is hosted each day. Vendors are given time slots in which they may sell their goods, after which they are made to go elsewhere and are replaced until their next scheduled slot. Besides this anarchy, there are dozens of shops which sell goods and services both in-store and via delivery. As per regular Hxa protocol, these are all well monitored and heavily regulated.