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Tianhe District Flower Market

Yuexiu Flower Market.

Residents were buying flowers.

The largest flower fair for the Chinese New Year by setting up flower markets in each of its 8 districts and two economic development zones opens today.

The market displays cover a total area of 14,200 square meters with 4,528 booths, sources from the municipal government said.

Yuexiu District, where most of the foreign consulates are located, had printed a market tour map in both Chinese and English for the convenience of foreigners.

Toilets, clinics, exits and a complaints center were labeled in English.

As the Guangzhou flower fair became more influential, many exhibitors from other provinces including Shandong, Hanan, Zhejiang, Hunan and Hainan had become involved in the fair. (Source: Guangzhou Today)

Guangzhou flower markets in some districts (Feb. 6-Feb. 8)
Liwan flower market
Location: North Liwan road

Tianhe flower market
Location: Inside the Tianhe Sports Center

Dongshan flower market
Location: 3rd Dashatou road

Yuexiu flower market
Location: Jiaoyu road / Xihu (West Lake) road

Haizhu flower market
Location: West Binjiang road (the Renminqiao-Jiefangdaqiao section) / Baogang avenue (the West Binjiang road-West Nanhua road section)

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The 24th annual Shenzhen flower market opens on Feb. 4th.More than 600 florists from the Pearl River Delta region and districts like Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan put some 200 species of flowers from home and abroad on show.

The flower market is expected to attract over 1.5 million visitors this year, with compared to the average 1 million in previous years.  Click for details (Group Pictures)>>>

Editor: Catherine