Measuring 13.8 meters in diameter and 16.8 meters in height, this magnificent tower comprises 999 pots of New Year's oranges. As the Spring Festival draws near, the 16-story-tall world's largest New Year's orange tower makes a spectacular comeback. On January 18th, the 2025 Lingnan New Year Flavor Food Carnival and the 41st Spring Flower Market in Chencun, Shunde, Foshan, kicked off.
As an iconic landmark of the flower market, the orange tower has incorporated a prayer function this year. Visitors can now make their cherished wishes for the upcoming year beneath it, praying for a smooth and prosperous journey throughout the year.
Chencun, Shunde, is famed as the "Millennium Flower Township". Its Spring Flower Market has a history of 41 years. Renowned as the flower market with the longest-running history, the widest variety of blooms, the highest popularity, and the most mouthwatering delicacies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, it has won the hearts of countless locals and tourists.
This year, the Chencun Flower Market has artfully blended elements such as "flowers, gourmet food, New Year's specialties, and live performances" to craft an enchanting Spring Festival extravaganza for everyone to relish.
Stepping into the flower market, one is greeted by a riot of colors from New Year's oranges, national orchids, phalaenopsis, kalanchoes, and hydrangeas. Over 600 flower stalls have been meticulously arranged this year along the 388-meter-long Fanghua Avenue, forming a splendid straight line.
Shunde, crowned as the "Gastronomic Capital of the World", has made delectable cuisine a central theme of this year's flower market. Authentic Shunde treats like Chencun rice noodles, Lunjiao cakes, Jun'an steamed pork, Longjiang dragon-scale noodles, and Leliu roasted eel have all been brought to the fore at the flower market. Complemented by specialty dishes from Zhuhai, Dongguan, Zhongshan, and Chaozhou, and augmented by trendy and innovative eats adored by the younger generation, visitors of all ages and from all corners can now sample Shunde's unique flavors and over a hundred signature dishes from the GBA in one fell swoop.
The Chencun Flower Market has also increased its entertainment quotient. This year, it has ingeniously devised an ancient-style immersive experience, transforming Fanghua Avenue and the central square into an all-day, all-night "Enchanted City" where the scenery shifts with every step. Through interactive games, period dramas, music, dance, martial arts, and operatic performances, the rich heritage and vibrant spirit of Chencun are brought vividly to life.
"The Chencun Flower Market has, over the years, morphed into a household name, attracting well over a million visitors annually. It has significantly boosted the local cultural and tourism sectors and served as a testament to the city's dynamic growth," remarks Wu Jianmin, Executive Vice President of Guangdong Chenkong Investment Group Co., Ltd. He further adds that the Chencun Flower Market offers a panoramic view of Chencun's cultural roots, signature industries, and urban charm. Visitors from all over the country are warmly invited to Chencun to soak up the vibrant and festive Spring Festival spirit.
Author: Lan Zhiling
Photo: Chencun Publicity Department
Editor: Huang Qini, James, Shen He
