Kunming, a metropolis in China's Yunnan Province, is rich in natural resources. Yunnan Province has been experiencing rapid prosperity and development in recent years.
Kunming also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province, China.
Currently, thousands of wide variety of plants including herbs, tea, coffee, and fruits are produced in this province, which is counted among the 18th affluent provinces.
The Chinese government has also built several large markets to bring those products to the market. Along with domestic consumption, China exports its products to South Asia, Europe, America, Africa and Latin America.
The coffee here is considered world-famous. Now Baoshan City in Yunnan is becoming a hub of coffee production of different varieties. Spread over 8 square kilometers, it takes at least two hours to visit all the areas of this market.
China has opened a huge market in Kunming to deliver many such products to consumers. This flower market, which was opened to deliver flowers produced in different parts of Yunnan to consumers, has a daily turnover of millions.
Different types of flowers including marigold, dahlia, rose, and lotus found in Nepal, are bought and sold here. A large bouquet of roses is prepared for weddings.
More than 300 varieties of flowers are bought daily in this market. According to local government officials, flowers worth up to 6 million RMB are traded daily from this market.
From here millions of flowers go to 10 big cities like Beijing, and Shanghai. On the other hand, flowers are also shipped to countries like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand.
Another interesting aspect of this five-story flower market is that one can buy everything from sea pebbles to bird nests and tree roots here. The market also has a floristry training center, a flower decoration center, and a separate section for flower details. More than 10 thousand traders sell flowers from this market.
Such strange-looking items are valued by urban Chinese. Three-star to five-star big hotels in Kunming are decorated with such items.
Chinese businessmen have decorated the hotels with tree roots, bird's nests, wild flowers, and even with lichen.
In this market, you can find pearls, various fossils of sea animals, different types of pottery, local tools, clothes, and even cosmetics. The Yunnan government calls it Asia's largest flower market.
China's rural government has worked to bring the products of local farmers to the market. The government does the work of buying the goods of the farmers and taking them to the market. That is why the farmers here have continued farming.
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