Chinese New Year 2022 is coming. Shopping in flower markets, buying New Year flowers and New Year oranges are traditions for people in Guangzhou and the surrounding areas. This year, the flower markets in most parts of Guangzhou will be held simultaneously online and offline due to the pandemic.
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Yuexiu District: West Lake Flower Market will be held online
West Lake Flower Market in Yuexiu District, also known as the "Centennial Flower Market", has always been the central flower market in Guangzhou and a must-see for Guangzhou people on New Year's Eve.
This year, the West Lake Flower Market will be mainly held online, supplemented by offline. Residents can buy flowers online at the online flower market. There will be no stalls and no trading activities in the offline flower market, but a small Chinese New Year attraction will be set up in the eastern section of Xihu Road for residents to visit.
In order to meet the needs of residents in purchasing New Year flowers, some communities will set up temporary flower sales points outdoors. The online flower market and miniature attractions will be open from January 22 to February 15.
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Baiyun District: 600 types of New Year flowers and agricultural products sold online
As one of the main producing areas of flowers in Guangzhou, Baiyun District has a flower planting area of nearly 13 square kilometers, which is the main supplier of new year flowers in Guangdong Province. Baiyun District has launched the WeChat applet "白云农荟BuyU", where residents can buy new year flowers online.
A large new year flowers store is set up on the applet, and it also sells products such as fruits, vegetables, livestock and poultry, and pre-made dishes. There are 600 styles of new year flowers and agricultural products.
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Panyu District: Hosts a live broadcast in new year flowers base
Panyu District held an online flower market and a number of street flower sales outlets to sell new year flowers and new year oranges.
On January 11, the 2022 online flower market in Panyu District was launched, and a live broadcast of the new year oranges culture was held. The event was held in Duna Village, Shibi Street, Panyu District, the hometown of new year oranges culture. In the live broadcast, flower farmers were invited to teach the audience how to choose and buy new year oranges, which has provided better services for everyone to buy and help the audience know how new year oranges are produced, planted and maintained.
It is worth mentioning that the WeChat mini program "Panyu Online Flower Market" has also been launched, and flower farmers and merchants can sell products through this online platform. The mini program is open from January 11 to January 31.
The applet includes "Flower Market Map", "New Year's Goods Area", "Scenic Spots Area", "Consumption Assistance Area", "Epidemic Prevention and Control Area", "Panyu District Food Area" and live broadcasts. More than 100 flower and new year oranges sales points in Panyu District can be searched on the flower market map, which allows residents to navigate to the nearest flower shopping point directly.
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Liwan District: The offline flower market exhibition is full of fun
The New Year Flower Exhibition in Liwan District will be held in the East and West Guangdong Poverty Alleviation Collaborative Products Trading Market, and will also be held online and offline.
This offline flower exhibition will set up five exhibition areas: boutique flower display area, industrial park flower display area, sales area, activity area and flower arrangement area. Various flowers such as daffodils, succulents, lilies, peach blossoms, orchids will be exhibited, and florists will teach flower arrangements in the exhibition.
The online flower exhibition is set up on the Guangdong East-West Poverty Alleviation Collaborative Product Trading Website. It lasts from January 8 to January 28, 2022, during which there are various preferential activities.
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