Visiting the flower market is a local traditional folk cultural activity in Guangdong Province, also known as "walking on the flower street". Visiting the flower market during the Spring Festival is the largest traditional folk custom in the Guangdong region on the eve of the Spring Festival, popular in the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, Macau and other places. The following is the origin of visiting the flower street during the Spring Festival compiled by the editor, I hope it will be helpful to you. The formation of the city can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, when Huadi (now Huadi) in Fangcun had become a flower and tree production area. The Guangzhou flower market originated from the "Huadutou" in the late Ming Dynasty. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, a night flower market appeared in front of the Fanshu (now in front of the Guangdong Provincial Finance Department). In the 1860s, it gradually became a full-time flower market and moved to today's Beijing Road. The flower market starts from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month until New Year's Eve. Guangzhou people must go to the flower market every year to "walk on the flower street" in order to have good luck in the coming year, especially visiting the West Lake Flower Market, which is a custom of "old Guangzhou". The West Lake Flower Market, located in the commercial area of Xihu Road and Jiaoyu Road in Guangzhou, is the oldest traditional central flower market with a good reputation as a "hundred-year flower market" and retains the charm of Cantonese traditional culture. Guangzhou's large-scale New Year's Eve flower market was established after 1920. It was different from the previous flower markets. The New Year's Eve flower market was limited to a few days before the New Year. The setting up began on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month every year and was dismantled on time at dawn on the first day of the New Year. At that time, rows of bamboo sheds were set up to display and sell flowers, fresh fruits and New Year's Eve supplies. Flower farmers from all over the country flocked to set up their positions and sell flowers and oranges. The ten-mile long street was full of flowers and the sea was like a sea. The main streets of the flower market would be controlled a week in advance, and bamboo sheds would be set up in the middle of the road for flower display. Layers of flower sheds stretched along the street, and you could not see them. The flowers were extraordinary before they were even set up, like a giant dragon entrenched in the middle of the street. All the main entrances and exits would also erect huge archways, which were brilliantly lit and magnificent. The "New Year's Eve Flower Market" during the Republic of China period had two smaller scales, "Shuangmendi" (now Beijing Road) on Hanmin Road and Jianglan Road in Xiguan. In addition to selling flowers, the "New Year's Eve Flower Market" also sells antiques, miscellaneous stands, hanging stands, winter fruits, ceramics, lacquerware, etc. The antiques and miscellaneous stands in Shuangmendi (now the area of the Provincial Finance Department of Chenlizhai Factory on Beijing Road) were already famous during the Daoguang period. Even during the Anti-Japanese War, Guangzhou still held the "New Year's Eve Flower Market" according to the requirements of citizens. At that time, there were planes flying in the sky every day, and there was a possibility of dropping at any time, but citizens still visited their flower market as usual to buy their flowers. One New Year's Eve, the alarm suddenly rang, but people did not run away in panic, and some continued to pick flowers leisurely. This shows that Guangzhou is very concerned about flowers and the "New Year's Eve Flower Market". In 1950, the municipal government resumed the first "New Year's Eve Flower Market" after the war on Jianglan Road, with only dozens of flower stalls at that time. In 1951, the Yonghan Road (now Beijing Road) New Year Flower Market was restored. In 1956, the Jianglan Road Flower Market moved to Taiping Road (now Minnan Road), and at the same time, the Yonghan Road Flower Market officially moved to Jiaoyu Road. In 1958, the South District Flower Market was added and located on Tongfu West Road. The "New Year's Eve Flower Market" was not resumed until 1973, except in 1969. The scale of the market has been expanded year by year, and there are seven streets with "flower streets" in the four old urban areas (Yuexiu, Dongshan, Haizhu, and Liwan). In the 1980s, the Tianhe District Flower Market, Fangcun District Flower Market, and Yuancun District Flower Market were added. In 1985, the flower market was extended to 4 days, and the first flower evaluation activity was carried out. The four old urban areas of Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, and Dongshan awarded 16 first, second, and third prizes for orange fruit, peach blossom, and scientific research and technology new flowers. The champion of orange fruit was the "Wanshou Fruit" (tiger orange) cultivated by Shatian Orchard. After eight years of cultivation, 108 fruits were produced, and the price was 5,818 yuan in Yuexiu Flower Market. The first place in peach blossom was the red peach blossom planted by Li Quanqu, a flower farmer in Hehaibei Township, for nearly 5 years. The tree is more than 4 meters tall, with flourishing branches and gorgeous colors. The gladiolus flower cultivated in the Haizhu Agricultural Bureau Experimental Field ranks first in the list of new flowers for scientific research and crafts. It is a new variety introduced from the Netherlands, with thick stems, one meter high, and more than ten plum flowers. It is the most beautiful gladiolus flower in Guangzhou Flower Market. After the 1990s, many students raised funds to set up stalls in the "Flower Street" and began to sell flowers in the flower market. Students wearing fashionable shoes joined the flower selling team, not only becoming "sellers" of New Year flowers, but also introducing plastic toys such as Super Salted Eggs and Astro Boy, as well as stuffed dolls that children like, to the flower market for sale. Starting in 1992, the New Year's Eve flower market stalls were open to bidding, divided into fresh flower stalls, peach blossom stalls, potted orange stalls, handicraft stalls, etc. Stuffed dolls, plastic windmills, and handicrafts began to occupy the Flower Street market in a big way, and New Year flowers no longer played the "protagonist" in Flower Street. The stalls that specialize in selling dolls and popular toys are mostly sold by the post-80s generation. At that time, the Yuexiu District Flower Market also had 6 "authentic koi" for sale, priced at 238,888 yuan, which caused a sensation. Now there are 10 "New Year's Eve Flower Markets" in Guangzhou: Yuexiu West Lake Flower Market is located on Jiaoyu Road and Xihu Road; Yuexiu East Lake Flower Market is located on Dasha Sanma Road; Liwan Flower Market is located on Liwan North Road; Haizhu Flower Market is located on Binjiang West Road and Baogang Avenue; Tianhe Flower Market is located in Tianhe Sports Center; Huangpu Flower Market is located in Huangpu Stadium; Baiyun Flower Market is located on Tangjing Street Yuanjing Road; Luogang Flower Market is located on Qingnian Road; Panyu Flower Market is located on Shengtai Road; Huadu Flower Market is located on Yongfa Avenue. The design of the archway is different in each district, and the flow of each archway reaches more than one million times. It is said that in order to create a grand flower market, the government invests more than 10 million yuan in the construction of the archway every year, and the total financial investment of each district exceeds 50 million yuan. In recent years, the "New Year's Eve Flower Market" has also added many new forms and contents. Visitors to the flower market have also expanded from ordinary citizens to migrant workers and outsiders in Guangzhou. The flower market has become a "tourist attraction" for migrant workers and outsiders in Guangzhou. At the same time, Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou Cultural Park, Martyrs Cemetery, Liuhua Lake Park, Liwan Lake Park and other major parks in Guangzhou have also held flower fairs and chrysanthemum exhibitions. The queues of former flower farmers have shown the shadows of students, migrant workers, merchants, and workers; the flower stands have also changed from the traditional peach blossoms, oranges, fairy, and chrysanthemums in previous years to the current phalaenopsis, pitcher plants, five generations under one roof, tulips, rich birds and various cultivated flowers, as well as exotic flowers and fruits from all over the world; in addition to selling various flowers and fruits, the stalls in the flower market also have various seasonal decorations, animation products and modern technology elements.