One Chinese market sells 12 million flowers for Valentine’s Day.
In fact, Dounan Flower Market located in Yunnan’s provincial capital sells 12 million or more flowers every day and is the largest marketplace for cut flowers in China.
Due to increased sales for Valentine’s Day, Dounan Flower Market extended its trading hours 10 days ahead of the February 14 lover’s holiday. Source: Prokerala News
The real Chinese Valentine’s Day, not the one from America on February 14, is celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar.
Sufei, the host of Sexy Beijing, hits the streets to discover Valentine’s Day in China and has fun doing it.
There is a love story about the seventh daughter of Emperor of Heaven and an orphaned cowherd.
When the couple fell in love, the emperor separated them.
The daughter was forced to move to the star called Vega and the cowherd to the star named Altair.
They are allowed to meet once a year on the 7th day of 7th lunar month. Talk about heartache.
China’s ancient Valentine Day is also called The Daughter’s Festival.
However, the foreign Valentine’s Day is gaining popularity among younger Chinese.
The China Daily reported the “Desire for Valentine’s roses is pushing up prices.”
Liu Xu, who owns a florist shop in the capital, was quoted saying, “I think I can charge at least 15 yuan per rose on February 14. The better ones can cost up to 20 yuan each.”
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the award-winning author of the concubine saga, My Splendid Concubine & Our Hart. When you love a Chinese woman, you marry her family and culture too.
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