Guangzhou enjoys the reputation of Flower City all the year round, with evergreen grass and blooming flowers. Guangzhou people have a long history of planting, loving, appreciating and giving flowers. During the Western Han Dynasty, when Lu Jia went to South Vietnam, he found that Lingnan people loved to plant flowers, arrange flowers and wear flowers. The front and back of the house, and the halls and rooms were all filled with flowers, so he praised the people here as &”;colorful flowers&”;. Guangzhou in the Han Dynasty, with the rise of the maritime Silk Road trade, has introduced all kinds of overseas flowers. In the Tang Dynasty, Guangzhou&;s flowers have become famous all over the country. The famous poet Meng Jiao once described the wonders of flowers and plants everywhere in Guangzhou in winter: &”;The sea flowers are wild and grassy in winter, and there are no homes and gardens everywhere.&”; During this period, the cultivation of foreign flowers, such as jasmine, henna and jasmine, was very common overseas, and the flower market began to appear. At that time, the flower girl in Guangzhou wore various flowers with colored ropes for sale, which attracted Chinese and foreign tourists. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou had become the first &”;Winter jasmine market&”; in China and famous at home and abroad. Three days before New Year&;s Eve every year, a flower market is formed in the area in front of the Francisco Department (now in front of Beijing Road Finance Department) in the center of Guangzhou. There are miles of long streets, full of people, and the reputation of Guangzhou as the &”;Flower City&”; is worthy of the name. Among domestic cities, this nickname and reputation is unique to Guangzhou. The flower market has been going on for more than 200 years. Guangzhou&;s Winter jasmine market is getting bigger and bigger, and it has been held in eight municipal districts respectively, forming a spectacular scene of the flower street with a total length of dozens of miles and millions of people traveling together. &”;On the evening of the 30 th of the year, there were flowers in the street, and the spring flowers were all over the street. The red flowers were fresh, the yellow flowers were big, and thousands of flowers were ugly. Grandma laughs, Dad is happy, and people are happy and happy … &”;This Guangzhou children&;s ballad, Flower Street, vividly sings the grand occasion of every household in Guangzhou visiting the Spring Festival Flower Market. Meng Jiao, a famous poet, once described the wonder of flowers and plants everywhere in Guangzhou in winter: &”;The sea flowers and grass are everywhere in winter, and there are no homes and gardens everywhere.&”; During this period, the cultivation of foreign flowers, such as jasmine, henna and jasmine, was very common overseas, and the flower market began to appear. At that time, the flower girl in Guangzhou wore various flowers with colored ropes for sale, which attracted Chinese and foreign tourists. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou had become the first &”;Winter jasmine market&”; in China and famous at home and abroad. Three days before New Year&;s Eve every year, a flower market is formed in front of the Francisco Department (now in front of the Finance Department of Beijing Road) in the center of Guangzhou. There are miles of long streets, full of flowers and people, and Guangzhou&;s reputation as a &”;flower city&”; is worthy of its name.
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