As the largest flower market in Asia and the second-largest in the world, the Dounan market in Kunming, Yunnan province, serves as a barometer for the Chinese flower market.
During Spring Festival, Qibuchang tofu banquets became a trend in Kunming, receiving about 14,100 customers and generating revenue of 900,000 yuan ($141,987).
Fresh flowers have been popular commodities for Songming, a county in southwest China's Yunnan province, in its foreign trade with other countries over the past decades.
Prices of flowers in Southwest China's Yunnan province, a major domestic supplier of flowers, rose dramatically ahead of Valentine's Day and the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, according to dealers and sources at local flower markets.
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A total of 42 freight trains on the China-Laos Railway departed from and arrived in China during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, Kunming Customs in Southwest China's Yunnan province said Monday.
Roses, gypsophila, carnations... the largest fresh cut flower trading market in Asia - Dounan Flower Market in Kunming was a sea of flowers on the first day after the Spring Festival. Farmers and florists were busy selling and delivering blooms to eager customers.
