What are the flower markets in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an?

1. Xi'an Changle Horticulture and Flower Expo Park (main business scope: flowers, birds, fish and insects, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gifts and flowers, food crafts, strange stone root carvings, entertainment, food)

Address: Outside the east gate of Changle Park (between Changle Park and Hansen Tomb. It is expected to open in June next year).

2. Xiguang Flower Market (mainly selling flowers, green plants, fish, insects and birds), take the bus and get off at Wanshou Road.

3. Xi'an Expo Flower Trading Center (600 meters from the intersection of Xingfu South Road and Po Dongyue Road). Take bus 607, 717 or 933 and get off at Expo Flower Trading Center.

Today’s Flower Market

After the founding of New China, the New Year’s Eve Flower Market lasts for three days starting from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month every year.

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In order to avoid crowding, New Year’s Eve central flower markets have also been set up on Education Road and Xihu Road in Guangzhou City.

1960s: The Spring Festival flower market ushered in the "first spring"

In 1956, in order to better carry forward the tradition of the flower market, the shops scattered in various streets and alleys were gathered together. On Taiping Road (now Renmin South Road), people used bamboo poles to build archways and flower stands, which was called the "Spring Festival Flower Market". The 1960s was the first heyday of Guangzhou Flower Market.

In 1960, the number of flower markets in the city was increased to four. At that time, national leaders often visited the flower markets to enjoy themselves with the people. When the "Cultural Revolution" was approaching, winter jasmine markets in many places were full of "revolutionary atmosphere." At that time, slogans such as "African people stand up" and "Carry the revolution to the end" were often seen on flower streets.

1980s: Foreign flowers compete for spring, and citizens visit the flower market online

In the 1980s, the Guangzhou Winter Jasmine Flower Market ushered in its second heyday. At this time, foreign flowers came in , the jasmine flower market has further expanded. According to custom, when the flower market ends, flower farmers must smash the flowers that cannot be sold. At the 2000 flower market, Yuexiu District persuaded merchants to buy all the flowers that the flower farmers could not sell and give them to the lonely elderly people in nursing homes. This action attracted many young people With the support of volunteers, this "flower protection activity" was later imitated by other flower markets in Guangzhou. The bad habit of smashing flowers after New Year's Eve that had been followed by Guangzhou flower farmers for one or two hundred years came to an abrupt end.

In 2008, Yuexiu Flower Market pioneered the "online flower market" and "mobile phone flower market". Citizens can browse the flower market at home with just a click of the mouse or mobile phone.

In 2009, the country’s first wireless jasmine flower market with free Internet access also opened at the jasmine flower market on Xihu Road, Yuexiu District. The Haizhu District Flower Market also has the "Haizhu Kangyuan Handicrafts Charity Sales Point" that is very popular among citizens.

The 2012 flower market was held at the Sports Center. There are already shops opened by college students.

Edit this paragraph: The Ancient Flower Market Fire Temple

The Fire Temple on West Flower Market Street outside Chongwenmen is renamed the Huode Zhenjun Temple. Built in the second year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1568), it was the lower courtyard of Wuyuan Temple in Shenmuchang. The ancient flower market (Huoshen Temple) was rebuilt in the 41st year of Emperor Longlong of the Qing Dynasty (1776). In the Qing Dynasty, there were temple fairs on the fourth day of each month (the fourth, fourteenth and twenty-fourth days of the Lunar New Year) in the old calendar (after 1922, the solar calendar changed to every fourth day). Later, the incense in the Fire Temple was cut off, and the temple fair evolved into a purely commercial market. But the Fire Temple has always been the center of the flower market.

There are two flowers in the flower market. Old Beijingers call this "two flowers blooming, one on each side". One is fake flowers; the other is fresh flowers. But the flower market got its name from fake flowers. "Yanjing Chronicles" says: "The ones in the flower market are paper flowers worn by women, which are out of season flowers." The fake flower is called "Xiangshenghua" and is generally called "Tongcaohua". Tongcao is rush grass with light and hollow stems. It is processed into Tongcao pieces and skillfully made into flowers. It is the first decorative artificial flower, so it has the reputation of "Tongcao in the capital is the best in the world". Later, it developed into paper flowers, silk flowers, satin flowers, and velvet flowers, forming a specialized industry. According to "Jiudu Cultural Relics": "The raw materials for making flowers can be roughly divided into two types: silk and paper. Silk can be divided into damask, silk, satin, silk, and velvet, and paper can be divided into wool and pink lotus. , cutting through the grass and dividing the back. The methods of making are divided into those using molds, those using pestles, and those using hemp ropes. There are divisions between making leaves and making flower heads, and there are differences between making flowers and making flowers. , refers to making leaves and flower heads; those who collect flowers refer to each shop buying scattered flowers, leaves, flower heads, and collecting composite products. p>

The Flower Market is Prosperous

Since the late Qing Dynasty, East Flower Market Street has been the center of fake flower production and sales.

Anyone who engages in this business has a store in the front for selling and a workshop in the back for manufacturing. In the East Flower Market area, it starts from both sides of Xiaoshikou in the north, from Zhongxiatou, Er, San, Sijiao to Husrikekou; in the south, from Shangxiatangzi, Shangxiabaoqing, Shangxiaguoqiang, Shangxiatangdao to Yuanbao City on both sides of Nanxiaoshikou. Families are engaged in the production of this artificial flower. According to incomplete statistics before the Anti-Japanese War, there were more than 1,000 flower shops and home-based flower shops in the above-mentioned markets. In addition, in the East Flower Market area, with Zaojun Temple as the center, there are more than a dozen hotels that receive flower merchants in this half street alone. Each of them is marked with a professional label, such as Taihe Flower Shop, Dexing Flower Shop, etc., attracting customers from all over the world. , Anhui merchants.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the flower market was more prosperous. However, the fake flower market still adheres to the unwritten rules, only opening the market in the morning, and the address is limited to the east of Yangshikou, that is, the East Flower Market. Every early morning, flower sellers fill flower boxes with colorful silk velvet flowers (made of thin straw and bamboo strips pierced into a plate shape, inserted into the wall of the rectangular box, and covered with Dongchang paper or hemp paper). Spread out on a bench for display. Flower markets come from far and near to collect goods. In addition to fine velvet silk flowers, other general goods made of grass, damask, satin, and paper. For the convenience of transportation, most of them buy semi-finished products, transport them back, and then sort them into whole flowers for sale. The fake flowers are not only exported to Suzhou and Hangzhou, but also compete in Panama. Even foreign friends praise the "Beijing flower" and compete for hat accessories. At that time, women's hair was mainly decorated with flowers, which were full of pearls and green flowers. They also had to add a few bright flowers to show their spirit. For example, newlyweds, before the velvet phoenix crown was popularized, paid attention to "arranging the head", that is, arranging the top of their head with velvet flowers and the word "happy". Women who wish to congratulate relatives and friends on their birthdays wear two or three velvet bats to bring good luck and enhance the atmosphere. Even old ladies wear a small red pomegranate flower in their bun. As for the flowers on the little girl's bun and the flying flowers on her braids, they are even more wonderful. After the Republic of China, a hanging flower became fashionable. Women often hung a long flower with tassels on the front of their cheongsam. During festivals, honey offerings and moon cakes are also decorated with flowers, which are called flower offerings. Some flowers are made into ingots or "auspicious words", such as "bringing wealth and treasures", "longing happiness and longevity", "harmony and union of two immortals", "Bangs playing with golden toad" and so on, the flowers are colorful, adding to the festive color. In the event of a funeral, condolence wreaths, garlands, and flower baskets are also needed, as well as flowers for offerings in front of the soul, spiritual flowers, a flower top for the banquet (commonly known as the cake table), and white filial piety flowers for the basket. There is really no time and no place where flowers are not needed. The prosperity of the flower industry at that time can be seen.

The Prototype of Flowers

It is located in Huangjiadian Hutong, south of Xikou Road, Xihua City. This is a winding and narrow alley with a square inside. On market days, flower farmers and flower sellers bring flowers and trees from the Caoqiao or Zuoanmen area to sell here in round baskets or on carts. There are various saplings and seasonal flowers. When spring comes, narcissus comes on the market first, followed by peonies, peonies, roses, marigolds, jellyfish, moxa, butterflies, bunch of reds, tuberose, red and white pomegranates, agape pomegranates, dieffenbachia, king's whip, prickly pear, figs, etc. are also being "introduced" one after another. In summer, jasmine and Milanese flowers are brought from the south, which are called "guest flowers". Jasmine can be used to make tea, and can also be woven into flower strings with fine copper wire together with magnolia flowers and sold to women to wear on their chests as decorations. In autumn, there are osmanthus and chrysanthemums. Before the Lunar New Year, flower farmers bring early-maturing varieties carefully cultivated in greenhouses, such as jasmine, crabapple, peach, wintersweet, etc., to the exhibition for people to buy to decorate the festival. At the same time, the residents living in Huanghuadian also like to plant various exotic flowers and plants, which are displayed outside the gate for visitors to enjoy on market days. Three seasons a year (except the cold winter months), this place is full of beauty, colorful and full of vitality.

The Flower Market Street is lined with shops. The Xihua Market includes some shops in Shangsijiao, cloth shops, department stores and other "Yangguang grocery stores", with 30 to 40 stores. Every market day, the streets are bustling with people and there is a unique scene. The streets are full of vendors, each holding an umbrella and placing it on the stone pier with holes. Two thin fir trees are inserted across the top as umbrella ribs, covered with a canvas umbrella, and tied tightly with ropes. This kind of parasol is a must-have for street vendors. However, this kind of equipment is inconvenient to carry and transport, so vendors have to occupy a certain area and fix it. At first it was a parasol, then three tents were built around it, then brick walls were built, and finally a roof was added, and doors and windows were installed. With the tacit approval of local officials, a tax deed was established, and Chrysanthemum changed from a stall vendor to a business owner. A second street is naturally formed here, a small market like an overpass and a drum tower, with various industries listed among them, and a book teahouse also appears in it. At that time, the famous storytelling actor Wang Jiokui once talked about "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" here, and Chen Shihe talked about "Liao Zhai". Of course, this is more about the snack and food industry.

Such as "Cake King", "Douzhima", "Chatang Dingjia" and other small shops, as well as bean cakes, grilled cakes, japonica rice porridge, barley porridge, donkey rolling, "steamed and fried", etc. Various snacks. There are some mobile vendors selling food, such as fried tofu, roasted meat, fried meat and vegetables, fried vegetarian flatbread, etc., each with its own flavor. Originally, this place is very lively on weekdays. On market days, most shops and ordinary stores have stalls on market days. Some vendors who have been rushing to the temple fair for a long time, such as those selling Hu salt, (Brush Tooth Powder), medicinal candies, and even medicine, divination, and astrology There are stalls, forming a unique style of urban markets. Although farm tools common in rural areas are not sold here, common household cooking utensils such as baskets, dustpans, brooms, pots, bowls, ladles, basins, adzes, chisels, axes, saws, and tile tools are still readily available.