[Explanation] On April 2nd, the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, known as the "Flower Capital of Asia," was crowded, and baskets of yellow and white flowers were particularly eye-catching.
As the Ching Ming Festival approaches, citizens and vendors come to buy flowers in an endless stream.
[Explanation] Tomb-sweeping Festival is an important traditional festival in China. On this day, people maintain the custom of sweeping tombs, worshipping, and remembering the ancestors.
In recent years, as the concept of "civilized sacrifice and sweeping" has taken root in the hearts of the people, during the Qingming Festival, the use of flowers to send grief has become the mainstream throughout the country.
The trend of flower ceremonies has driven the increase in sales of sacrificial flowers and the overall increase in the flower industry.
[Explanation] Kunming Dounan Flower Market is the "weathervane" for the price of fresh cut flowers in China and even Asia.
On the afternoon of the 2nd, the reporter saw here that many florists’ booths were placed in bunches of flowers, of which yellow and white chrysanthemums occupied "half of the country". The florists were busy trimming the flower branches and then packed them carefully. Great.
Florist He Chunyan told reporters that compared with previous years, the price of fresh cut flowers of Compositae before Qingming Festival this year has doubled.
But even if the price rises, the supply of goods still exceeds demand.
[Concurrent] Florist He Chunyan
Now, isn’t it because Ching Ming Festival is coming soon, and in one day, you can sell about 2,000 of them now.
Last year, I could sell it for seven or eight yuan, but this year, everything will increase in price. It costs more than ten yuan, which is regarded as the wholesale price. Yesterday, it sold for more than 20 yuan.
[Explanation] It is understood that since mid-February, the price of fresh cut flowers has been rising all the way, and by the last two days of February, flower prices have reached the highest point, especially the price of carnations, which hit a record high in the Dounan flower market in the past 24 years.
The best sellers on Ching Ming Festival are gerbera, white chrysanthemum, and yellow chrysanthemum.
Gerbera is about 15 yuan each, and the price of high-quality yellow chrysanthemum is more than 20 yuan.
People who came to buy flowers said that the increase in the price of flowers during the holidays is understandable, but the increase is not very acceptable.
[Concurrent] Citizen Zhang Xiulin
Now because the weather is very dry, we can’t burn paper when we go to the grave, so we bought some flowers to dedicate to our ancestors. This shows what we want. This year we bought this chrysanthemum, five pieces per piece, and one piece and two pieces in previous years. , One yuan, a few cents more, but it is acceptable.
He Shuting reports from Kunming, Yunnan
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]