For Guangzhouers, one of the most important traditions before Spring Festival is to visit a flower market. There you can buy fresh flowers, plants, orange trees (think of it as symbolic like a Christmas tree). Let’s see where you can visit one in Guangzhou in 2020!

Flower market. [Photo: He Yineng]

Yuexiu Flower Market

The oldest flower market in Guangzhou, last year the Yuexiu Flower market introduced a Han Chinese Costume show to add to the festive atmosphere.

Time: January 22nd to 25th

Add.: Xihu Road and Jiaoyu Road, Yuexiu District

Nearby Metro Station: Gonggyuanqian station

[File photo: Nanfang Daily]

[File photo: Nanfang Daily]

Haizhu Flower Market

2 highlights:

1. A simple shop arrangement.

2. With a convenient courier options, there is no need to worry about how to carry batches of flowers home.

Time: January 22nd to 24th

Add.: Binjiang West Road and Baogang Dadao, Haizhu District

Nearby Metro Station: D Exit, 2nd Workers’ Cultural Palace station

[File photo: Nanfang Daily]

Liwan Flower Market

Famous for its great variety of flowers, Liwan Flower Fair will present 337 booths in 2020. If you want to appreciate the most flowers, this is the choice for you.

Time: January 22nd to 24th

Add.: Liwan Road, Liwan District

Nearby Metro Station: Chen Clan Academy and Zhongshanba station

Tianhe Flower Market

Tianhe Flower Fair will open 318 booths. The market offers an advantageous and epic night view of Guangzhou’s new central axis from Citic Plaza to the Canton Tower

Time: January 22nd to 24th

Add.: Tianhe Sports Center

Nearby Metro Station: D Exit, Tianhe Sports Center

2018 Tianhe Flower market. [File photo: Nanfang Daily]

Baiyun Flower Market

Time: January 22nd to 25th

Add.: Guangzhou Baiyun Wanda East Plaza

Nearby Metro Station: Feixiang Park station

Huangpu Flower Market

Time: January 20th to 24th

Main venue: Huangpu Sports Center

Parallel venue: Intellectual City Jiulong Lake Plaza

Huadu Flower Market

In 2019, Huadu Flower Fair attracted the largest crowds and recorded the highest number of sales. Next year, it will highlight ‘greenway culture’, and set up 6 booths for public service organizations in Huadu district.

Time: January 20th to 24th

Add.: the flower market, No. 37, Furong Dadao, Huacheng street, Huadu district

Nearby Bus Station: Flower world station

[File photo: Nanfang Daily]

Panyu Flower Market

Panyu Flower Fair will be held from January 19th to 24th, making it the fair running for the longest duration. If you want to get in the spirit early, this fair is going to be right up your street.

Time: January 19th to 24th

Add.: Jisheng Vanke Central Park

Nansha Flower Market

There will be 200 booths selling flowers, festive trinkets, and bonsai.

Time: January 19th to 23th

Add.: Shinan Dadao, Nansha district

Nearby Metro Station: Jiaomen station

Conghua Flower Market

133 booths will be selling flowers, bonsai, aquatic animals, spring festival couplets, and more

Time: January 19th to 24th

Add.: Fengyunling Pingdi Park, Conghua district

[File photo: Nanfang Daily]

Zengcheng Flower Market

There will be 144 booths selling potted flowers, fresh cut flowers and traditional festival orange trees.

Time: January 20th to 24th

Add.: North Square, Zengcheng Square, Zengcheng district

Orange trees. [File photo: Nanfang Daily]

Authors: Hannah, Huang Yueming (Intern)

Editors: Simon Haywood, Monica Liu, Steven Yuen