The most delicious new year in Guangzhou·Liwan | Where to find the dragon? Come to the \”Wan\”

With its thousand-year history as a commercial capital and its dazzling Lingnan style, we sincerely invite everyone to come to Liwan to enjoy the fireworks feast, visit historical districts, experience folk culture, taste the charm of intangible cultural heritage, marvel at Xiguan cuisine, and immerse yourself in the colorful \”most beautiful scenery\” Guangzhou” taste!

The Secretary invites you to celebrate the New Year

Liwan has been rich in scenery and scenic spots since ancient times. As the core area of ​​the national central city, the core area of ​​Lingnan Cultural Center, and the core area of ​​Guangfo in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, it carries a profound history of more than 2,200 years. , the meandering Pearl River passes through the city, giving birth to the unique Xiguan civilization. It is known as \”a bay of green water and red lychees on both sides\”.

In recent years, Liwan has insisted on strengthening its characteristics and building its brand, and has continued to maintain the Lingnan culture with heart and soul to create a world-class tourist destination. Taking Yongqingfang as the starting point to extend the radius of vitality, using \”embroidery\” skills to promote the protection and revitalization of 14 historical and cultural blocks, we have created \”old city new vitality\” demonstration and benchmark projects such as Yongqingfang and Pantang Wuyue, and polished the Xiguan House , Xiguan cuisine, etc. Widely recognized cultural symbols, Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street and Guangzhou Restaurant were rated as \”China Mass Tourism·Ten Streets and Ten Enterprises\” by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. At the same time, Guangzhou\’s first intangible cultural heritage district Yongqingfang and the first productive district were built. Pearl River Piano Dream Park in the intangible cultural heritage area. Tourists from all over the world come here in droves. Liwan will receive a total of 67 million tourists in 2023 and has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Guangzhou.

This year’s Spring Festival, Liwan has planned more than 1,300 colorful Spring Festival activities, welcoming guests from all walks of life with the greatest sincerity, becoming an important display window for “the most Guangzhou” and a vivid example of realizing the new vitality of the old city.

——Huang Yong, Director of the Cultural Tourism Integrated Development Center of Liwan District, Guangzhou

Looking for the \”dragon\” in the Year of the Dragon, come to Liwan. Hailongwei, Julong Village, Longjin Road… The reporter selected five place names related to dragons to tell you their origins, past and present, and their stories about the Spring Festival. It turns out that Liwan’s Lingnan culture, food memories, and Huaxiang traditions can be traced everywhere…

Hailongwei

It is a land of water and flowers

Dragon boats and flowers are business cards

Turn Open the map, sea dragons surround you on all sides It is adjacent to the water, surrounded by the Huadi River and three perfume channels. It is adjacent to Chajiaokou and Dongsha areas of Fangcun to the north and east, and faces Yanbu and Nanhai in Foshan to the west and south. Within the scope are Hailong and Zhongnan. There are five subdistricts, Haibei, Haizhong, Hainan, Longxi and Zengjiao Economic Cooperatives. From the name of Hailong, we can see the relationship between this place and water.

\”Hailong is a typical Lingnan water town, and \’sea\’ includes Haibei, Haizhong, and Hainan.\” Liang Zhihui, a 50-year-old teacher at Longxi Primary School in Liwan District, Haibei and a villager in Longxi Village, is familiar with the history and culture of the area. He introduced that Fangcun in ancient times Not yet connected into land, only some scattered islands and sandy areas in the sea, Haibei used to be called \”Furongsha\”, which is the earliest recorded place name in Fangcun. \”\’Dragon\’ refers to Longxi. According to legend, there is a huge stone dragon vein running diagonally in front of Yanbu Temple. It raises its head and forms a hole here. In order to suppress the dragon, people built the Dragon Suppressing Tower and invited Chen Hexiang, a famous scholar from Yanbu, to inscribe it on the forehead. , he will He commissioned a student, Song Xiang, who was the \”first talented scholar in Lingnan\” in the mid-Qing Dynasty, to write down the four characters \”Toad Dragon Pillar\”. Although the Zhenlong Pagoda has disappeared, the door forehead of the \”Toad Dragon Pillar\” is well preserved in the ancestral hall…\” Liang Zhihui Tell the story eloquently.

When it comes to \”Wei\”, Guangzhou people are familiar with it, such as Tongde Wei, Luochong Wei, Xiaogu Wei… \”Wei\” is a very typical place name in the Pearl River Delta region, and it is generally related to people who have been there. It is related to the construction of strip water conservancy facilities on the waterfront here, and Hailongwei is no exception. \”Hailong Road at the entrance of our Longxi Primary School was once the location of the dike. In the mid-20th century, an earthen dike naturally formed here. Next to the dike is a fish pond, and beyond the fish pond are rice fields.\” Liang Zhihui said. According to the \”Dongzhao Town Chronicles\”, in order to prevent floods and waterlogging, in 1951, under the leadership of the original Fangcun District Government, the embankment projects of Fangcun Wai and Kuipeng Wai were built successively, and construction of Hailong Wai (then under the jurisdiction of Nanhai County) was also started. The levee has been continuously raised, widened and reinforced over the past 10 years to protect the surrounding areas from serious flood disasters.

Today when bridges are built over water, it is difficult to imagine the scene of traveling by boat a few decades ago. \”My generation, men, women, old and young, all know how to row, swim and know the water. However, because the waterway is inconvenient, people basically don\’t go out to Hailongwei. At most, they go to the South China Sea on the other side.\” Liang Zhihui said. Where there is water, there is a dragon, and Hailong still retains a profound dragon boat culture. Within Hailongwei, every village under the Haibei, Haizhong, Hainan, Longxi, and Zengjiao Economic Cooperatives basically has its own dragon boat. Starting from April of the lunar calendar every year, \”Dragon Boat Rising\”, \”Dragon Boat Rushing Water\”, \”Dragon Boat Scenery\” and \”Dragon Boat Rice\” are held. \”The traditional ceremony lasts for more than a month and is even more grand than the Spring Festival. Longxi Shaxijing, with a history of more than 50 years, is one of the famous folk Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat races in Liwan District and even Guangzhou City. It attracts dozens of Guangzhou-Foshan dragon boat teams to sign up for the competition every year. The traditional dragon return racing event is particularly exciting. \”To participate in the return race, you need to train both your left and right hands. This is not the case in many villages. Our villagers are very enthusiastic about training.\” Liang Zhihui said that it is precisely because of this emphasis that the dragon boat teams of many villages in Hailongwei have the strength to be shortlisted for the Guangzhou International Competition. It’s not unusual to take home a trophy at the Dragon Boat Invitational.

In the 1980s and 1990s, with the flourishing of flowers and trees in Fangcun, Hailongwei transformed from traditional agricultural planting to flower planting, and in addition to the water town, it also has the characteristics of a flower town. \”At that time, Hailongwei belonged to Dongzhao Town. Dongzhao was a famous flower planting town in Fangcun, with flower fields and gardens everywhere. The flower bonsai industry spread to us from Chajiao and Kuipeng areas.\” Liang Zhihui said that at that time, Longxi Avenue Jasmine is grown everywhere along the route. From May to July, they go out to pick flowers all morning and hand them over to Baihua Spice Factory, which collects them in the afternoon. “It was really hard and tiring to pick jasmine flowers,” he recalled.

The prosperous New Year flowers are the most popular among customers.

Around 2000, Guangzhou flowersWith the completion of the Expo Park, the flower industry has become highly industrialized, allowing production and sales to be separated. Hailong has also transformed from mainly flower planting to flower planting, distribution and distribution. Also because of the stable operation and development of Guangzhou Flower Expo Park over the years, flowers Industry has become a bright business card of Hailongwei. Today, the Guangzhou Flower Expo Park, covering an area of ​​3,920 acres, is not only a window for Chinese flowers to go to the world, but also a gateway for world flowers to come to China. Twenty days before the Spring Festival every year, the New Year\’s Eve flowers usher in the peak sales season. Here you can see the busy scene. New Year\’s oranges, phalaenopsis, crabapples, chrysanthemums, etc. are placed on the streets, colorful and colorful, for you to choose from.

In recent years, Liwan has focused on Hailongwei, building Hailongwei Science and Technology Innovation Zone, and accelerating the construction of technology-led industrial clusters and industry introduction. From water town, flower town to science and technology innovation cluster, Hailongwei, the \”land of dragon prosperity\”, continues to usher in industrial iterations and write a new chapter.

Julong Village

Hidden in the ancient residential buildings

Kwong\’s business is hidden Legend

In Pianfang Village, south of Liwan, when it comes to dragons, there is another place that must be included in the list, and it is Julong Village. Julong Village is not a village, but a settlement built by the Kuang family from Taishan, Guangdong in the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. They came to Dachongkou, Guangzhou to purchase land and took 10 years to build it. According to legend, during the excavation and construction, red water gushed out (actually red sandstone mud water). Feng Shui masters interpreted it as \”dragon bleeding\”, so the Kuang clan named the village \”Julong\”.

“The name is just a legend, but judging from the location, Julong Village is indeed a treasure.” Guangzhou Julong Village Investment Management Co., Ltd. is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Julong Ancient Village, and the manager of the company’s comprehensive management department Yu Jieying said. She further explained that considering that the Kuang family relied on waterways to travel and transport goods for business, Julong Village was built along the river for transportation considerations. “A large gap shaped like a bow flows through it. In the old days, the water here was wide and could lead directly to the Pearl River. There are many ships coming and going, and Julong Village is located in the middle of this \’bow\’. The river enters a bend here, and the water mainly washes the south bank, while the north bank where Julong is located is not prone to sedimentation.\”

There are two giant wooden carved screens in the main hall of No. 19, Julong Village, with traditional auspicious patterns such as bamboo, cranes, and magpies carved on them. Photo by Xin Zhenchong

When you come to Julong Village, you will first be struck by the \”orderly beauty\” of this building complex: 19 buildings (21 in the early Republic of China, and 19 are well preserved to this day) are all for seating. The two-story blue brick building faces south, with a front yard in the first row. Each building looks similar, with a tic-shaped layout, seven horizontally and three vertically, neat and beautiful.

When you learn about its construction history, you will be even more impressed by the business wisdom of Kwong who created it. According to records, in 1879, three brothers from Taishan, Kuang Jinghe, Kuang Jinggeng and Kuang Jingfu, met to develop in the provincial capital and bought this land at a price of 200 taels of silver per mu. 100 acres were used for building houses and 100 acres were used for farming. \”Take the planning drawings,The brothers sought subscriptions for various houses in the clan. After receiving the subscription money, they continued to build houses. Ten years later, twenty large blue brick houses were built. It can be said that more than a hundred years ago, the prototype of the modern real estate transaction \’selling off-the-plan property\’ existed here. \”Yu Jieying said.

It is understood that the Kuang family is particularly good at doing business, and many celebrities and wealthy businessmen have emerged from Julong Village. Kuang Jueming, the owner of Building 1, once worked in the famous business district of Taiping South Road (today\’s Taiping South Road). Renmin South Road) has more than 10 shops and operates a large Chinese and American pharmacy, which is very powerful. Kuang Wuchen, who owns 5 buildings in Julong Village, opened Tianyuan Teahouse (the predecessor of Qingping Hotel) in Xiguan Pafu, and also expanded his business to Singapore and San Francisco, the United States. The owner of Building 4, Kuang Qizhao, is a scholar who has studied both China and the West. , led the fourth batch of 30 children to study in the United States in the first year of Guangxu, and was later He was sent to Guangzhou to assist in port trade affairs. He compiled books such as \”A Collection of Chinese-English Dictionaries\” and founded \”Guangbao\”. He was a giant in the Lingnan book and newspaper industry in the late Qing Dynasty… Yu Jieying said that in 2006, Liwan District introduced social forces to the ancient villages. For protection and development, Guangdong Jinming Group established a special Xiang Company purchased the property rights of most of the houses from the descendants of the Kuang family. From what they know, to this day, the descendants of the Kuang family scattered around the world are still mainly engaged in business.

Julong Village. You can see Manchurian windows and other products that blend China and the West. Photo by Xin Zhenchong

The Kuang family participated in the exchanges between China and the West earlier, and they were bold and pioneering. This is not only reflected in business and scholarship, but can also be found in the ancient village. When you wander around the ancient village, you will find that it is integrated with Xiguan. The characteristics of folk houses and Taishan architecture can be seen in Xiguan’s typical blue brick walls and stone feet. , go through the gate, and you can also see the small, high-position, and somewhat concealed windows in the watchtower buildings, as well as Manchurian windows and other products that blend China and the West. There are two giant wooden carved screens in the main hall of No. 19 in Julong Village. After you have admired the exquisite bamboo, crane, magpie, grape and other traditional auspicious symbols on the screen, When you look at the pattern, turn around and you will be amazed by the colorful Manchurian window on the other screen.

After a hundred years, Julong Ancient Village has gone through wind and rain and is still well preserved, making it the oldest surviving village in Guangzhou. The reporter learned that Julong Village has become one of the complete ancient residential buildings. , clothing, intangible cultural heritage, creative and other industries gather in the space. “No. 16, 17, 18, and 19 in the village are municipal-level cultural relics, and No. 1-14, 20, and 21 are district-level cultural relics, so we are required to monitor the drainage and sewage. The setting, interior decoration construction, etc. are strictly implemented in accordance with the cultural relics protection requirements. Considering that this is a listed \”traditional Chinese village\” and \”Guangzhou tourist characteristic village\” and is also a well-known check-in point in Guangzhou in recent years, we will also require the cooperation of the settled institutions and partially open display. \”Yu Jieying said that she hopes that all people who come to the ancient village can enter these art spaces in addition to walking through the streets and alleys. Citizens and tourists are welcome to visit, but it needs to be reminded that some indoor areas are designated as closed areas. Please Please keep quiet during the visit and visit in a civilized manner.

Longjin Road has locals.Taiqilou

There are also authentic Xiguan delicacies

Longjin Road is about 2.3 kilometers long, connected to Enning Road to the south and Chen Clan Ancestral Hall to the north , connected to Kangwang Road in the east and Liwan Lake in the west, was expanded into a road in 1930 and divided into three sections: west, middle and east. I want to ask what kind of \”dragon\” is the \”dragon\” on Longjin Road? There is one of the most widely circulated legends: According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty, a British businessman came to Guangzhou and visited the Five Immortals Temple. He saw an old kudzu vine that could hoist a thousand-pound bell. It was very miraculous, so he persuaded him to \”cheat it.\” \”Come to Kudzu and return to your residence. When cleaning the kudzu with water, the kudzu \”transformed\” into a \”dragon\” when it met the water, soared into the sky and disappeared, leaving a drop of saliva, that is, \”slobber\” at the location of today\’s Longjin Road. From then on, people called it \”dragon\”. The word \”Jin\” refers to this road.

In Xiguan, Liwan, when it comes to food, many people will recommend Xihua Road. When it comes to arcade streets, Enning Road, known as \”the most beautiful arcade street in Guangzhou\”, is the most popular. If you want to find an old street where you can experience the arcade style and taste authentic Xiguan food, it must be Longjin Road.

If you’re looking for an old street in Guangzhou where you can experience the arcade style and taste Xiguan delicacies, it’s Longjin Road. Photo/Guangzhou Daily·New Flower City Reporter: Liao Xueming

Longjin Road retains the original arcade old street landscape, and there are also some memorable arcade buildings. The arcade at No. 83 Longjin West Road is the former site of Fuxing Dabao. It is characterized by exquisite Baroque carvings, especially the round flower relief outline with Manchurian windows embedded in the second floor. It will be an unforgettable sight when you pass by. The odd-numbered arcade at No. 55-67 Longjin West Road is also called \”Xiguan Mansion Gate\”. It is a Lingnan arcade building with Western decorative style. The majestic stone lions at the entrance are supported by two tall Greek Ionic columns on the front facade. The intellectual spirit is extraordinary.

Cars are coming and going on the road, people are coming and going under the arcade, and there are various stalls on the street, many of which have long queues. Rice, noodles, oil, tea, flowers, fruits and vegetables, snacks, soups, daily necessities, home furnishings, repairs… In this quaint arcade street, there is a particularly lively atmosphere of the market.

Eat in Guangzhou and taste in Xiguan. In the hearts of many Guangzhou gourmets, Longjin Road is still an authentic and low-key Xiguan food street. The Ronghua Building on Longjin East Road was founded in 1876, the second year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the few existing century-old teahouses in Guangzhou. On the third floor there is a Cantonese opera teahouse that is increasingly rare in Guangzhou. Xiangqun Restaurant at No. 857 Longjin East Road features \”ordinary people, unpretentious\” Cantonese home cooking. It is a neighborhood canteen well known to Guangzhou people. In addition, Liu Kee Rice Roll Rice, Chao Kee Claypot Rice, Zui Qionglou (Hua Ge Private Kitchen), Shawan Ginger Buried Milk, Ming Kee Shiteng Noodles, Wu Zhanji, Jinjin Restaurant…with authentic taste and approachable prices. , favored by the neighbors.

Jinjin Restaurant’s nostalgic Cantonese dish, pine nut grass carp. Picture provided by interviewee

How do these time-honored brands and neighborhood shops capture the hearts of Guangzhou neighborhoods? With this doubt, the reporter walked into Jinjin Restaurant located at No. 188 Longjin West Road. \”\’Tianjin\”Jin\” is named after the \”Jin\” of \”Longjin Road\”, which also means \”relish with relish\”. \”Mr. Lu, the operations director of Jinjin Restaurant, said that the competition in Guangzhou\’s catering industry is fierce, and everyone is constantly developing new dishes, which has led to the decline of some traditional dishes. For more than 20 years, Jinjin Restaurant has insisted on inheriting the main traditional Cantonese cuisine production techniques, such as pine nut fish, five-star Nostalgic dishes such as willow fried eggs, crispy large intestines, and three-shredded fish maw soup can still be found here.

It is difficult to retain the nostalgic brand alone. For customers who demand quality, the main product of Jinjin restaurant must be handled by a dedicated chef with more than 30 years of experience. “Our plain-cut chicken uses Qingyuan Fengzhonghuang chicken, which is sold twice a day. The chicken is cooked by hand in the first 3 hours to ensure fresh flavor and meat; the lotus root and pork belly pot uses fresh lotus root grown in Honghu Lotus Pond, which is delivered directly every day to ensure the consistency; the braised squab is selected and checked by a dedicated person every day. \”Mr. Lu introduced that Cantonese cuisine is light and focuses on the freshness and original flavor of the ingredients. If there is any staleness, it will be exposed. It is reported that this place has always adhered to the tradition of cooking to order, and even vegetables are served in one serving. Fry one portion at a time to ensure the pot is hot.

It is popular as a family. Restaurants, every New Year’s Eve, the New Year’s Eve dinner at Jinjin Restaurant is always booked early. “This year’s New Year’s Eve, our New Year’s Eve dinner will be divided into two rounds, the first round will be from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., and the second round will be from 7:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. From 30:30 to 10:00, all employees stick to their posts without taking vacations to provide high-quality services to our customers. \”Mr. Lu said that whether during the Spring Festival or on weekdays, the restaurant has always cared for the elderly and sanitation workers, giving away free mineral water and candies. Perhaps this taste that has remained unchanged for more than 20 years is the taste of time and human kindness.

Pantang Village

Spring Festival time

When the dragon boat sleeps, the lion wakes up and becomes active

Speaking of the \”dragon\” in Pantang Village, Liwan, many people will immediately think of \”dragon boat\”. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the more than 400-year-old \”Pantang Old Dragon Comes out of the Water\” \”occupies\” the hot topic list in Guangzhou. On the fifth day of May, the grand event of \”Yanbu Old Dragon Visits Pantang Qizai\” attracts countless people to watch. .

Pantang Ancient Village. Guangzhou Daily·Xinhuacheng Reporter: Wu Duo

Pantang Village lives by the water. With a history of at least 900 years, Pantang Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival in the village, is famous. During the Spring Festival, when the dragon boats \”sleep\” in the Dragon Boat Dou of Liwan Lake, the 75-year-old Pantang villager Jitu Zan becomes active. Introduction: In the old days, starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, the village’s lion dance troupe would walk through the streets and alleys of the village, and everyone would prepare at home. When they hear the sound of lions, they throw a bunch of firecrackers to \”attract\” the lions, and then distribute red chips and pick green vegetables, which means bringing good luck. This custom lasts for three or four days during the Spring Festival. The lions in Pantang Village. We also have to go out of our homes to visit relatives in friendly villages such as Yanbu in Nanhai, Foshan, Hangkou and Chajiao in Liwan, and Sanyuanli in Baiyun. The villagers greet each other with lions.Visit and maintain the friendship.

Pantang Village lives by the water and has a history of at least 900 years. The traditional festival in the village is Pantang Dragon Boat Festival, which is famous far and wide. Photo/Guangzhou Daily · New Flower City Reporter: Liao Xueming

During the Spring Festival, Guangzhou people have the tradition of steaming cakes, which means \”every step is higher\”. Carrot cake and water chestnut cake are the two most classic ones. As the place where the \”Five Shows of Pantang\” (lotus root, water chestnut, water chestnut, wild bamboo shoots, and mushroom) were once produced, the aborigines of Pantang Village naturally have stricter standards for water chestnut cake. \”Although we no longer grow horseshoes, the varieties we used to grow can still be found in Xiamao and Zengcheng in Baiyun District. This kind of horseshoe has a small diameter and a high height. New flour is also used, so the water chestnut cake produced in this way has a high viscosity. , Even if you are walking on the road with a 7-pound water chestnut cake, it will not fall apart.\” Citizen Ji Bo said with a smile. With the pace of urbanization, Pantang Village, hidden in the bustling city, has inevitably simplified some Spring Festival customs. It is less common to see households steaming cakes and welcoming lions. However, this does not prevent citizens and tourists from visiting the village. One step away. Here, red lanterns have been hung up, bougainvillea and firecracker flowers are in full bloom, and exquisite small scenes are decorated in front of many residential houses and specialty art shops, giving you the comfort of a slow life.

Lingnan Flower Market

The “Flower Street” that is earlier than the Spring Festival Flower Market

The cut flower area is open all year round

Every year before the Spring Festival flower markets in various districts of Guangzhou open, at the Lingnan Flower Market located in Shiweitang, Liwan, you can see Guangzhou people\’s \” The lively scene of \”Xinghua Street\”. In the first month of the year, Guangzhou people who love flowers will come here to buy potted flowers and keep them until the Chinese New Year. If you want to ask \”What does the dragon have to do with the flower market?\” Stall owners who are well versed in the management of New Year flowers will certainly answer: \”In the Year of the Dragon, we have dragon orchids and macarons!\”

Dragon orchid and macaron are new varieties of Phalaenopsis launched by Lingnan Flower Market in the Year of the Dragon. The reporter found Long Lan at a flower stall called Guangzhou Impression Gardening Lingnan Store. Compared with ordinary Phalaenopsis, Dragon Orchid has longer flower branches, more buds, and larger flowers. \”This kind of Phalaenopsis used to be called \’Five-inch Big Flower\’, which means that its diameter is more than five inches. This year is the Year of the Dragon. To cater to the characteristics of the variety and market demand, we in the industry named it \’Dragon Orchid\’. \”The stall owner, Mr. Liao, said that to produce such huge flowers, it is generally necessary to use roots that are at least five years old. The cost is high and the price is naturally not close to the people. The price of a dragon orchid with 12 buds is around 300 yuan, while the price of a dragon orchid with nearly 20 buds and larger flowers is 600 to 700 yuan. The reporter found that there are not many stalls in the market that are capable of selling dragon orchids, and most of them are sold as single branches. There is no shortage of neighbors who are willing to spend money to buy \”fresh\” ones.

The blooming Phalaenopsis attracts citizens to come and buy.

Macaron “breaks out of the circle” with innovative colors. Before the white Phalaenopsis blooms, breeders add macaron-colored pigments such as blue and purple into the soil to grow from the roots.The flowers absorb color, and the flowers appear colorful. \”Old people still like festive reds and purples, but young people especially like white, pink, and macarons.\” Mr. Huang, the sales manager of I Want Flower Gardening, said.

Macaron is a new variety launched by Lingnan Flower Market.

“Every October, the temperature in Guangzhou slowly drops, potted flowers bloom beautifully, prices are cheap, and sales increase.” He Yong, office manager of Lingnan Flower Market, said, and by the first year of the year For months, citizens will come to purchase potted flowers one after another. In the first 10 days, the peak of people purchasing potted flowers is coming to an end, and the market will usher in a wave of peak purchasing of cut flowers, such as lilies, gladioli, holly, inch-inch gold, etc. On the 28th and 29th of the Lunar New Year, the flow of people in the market will reach its peak. Many citizens who have returned home with full loads will enter the Jiaokou Station of the nearby Metro Line 5 to go home, so people can see the \” The beautiful scene of the \”Flower Train\” leaving. \”On the afternoon of New Year\’s Eve, the potted flower stall owners will leave one after another and come back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If citizens and tourists want to buy flowers during the Spring Festival, our cut flower area is open every day of the year,\” said He Yong.

Text/Guangzhou Daily·New Huacheng reporter: Wu Duo

Photo/Guangzhou Daily·New Huacheng reporter: Liao Xueming (except signature)

Guangzhou Daily·New Huacheng editor Zhang Yingwu