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China: Chenggong embracing its new "flower economy"

Dounan Flower Market, located in Chenggong district, Kunming city of southwestern China's Yunnan province, is Asia's largest fresh-cut flower trading market and a vital hub for Yunnan's floral industry.

Over 80% of fresh-cut flowers from Yunnan and surrounding regions are traded there, with exports to more than 50 countries, including Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, and Australia.

The bustling 15,000-square-meter market sees over 1,600 flower varieties bought and sold daily, with annual transactions exceeding 10 billion stems. Remarkably, seven out of ten fresh-cut flowers in China originate from Dounan.

The Kunming International Flora Auction Trading Center, also located in Chenggong district, serves as a comprehensive platform for flower auctions, standards development, new variety promotion, and logistics. It is the largest flower auction market in Asia and the second largest worldwide.

Read more at China.org

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