The 2024 Panyu District Spring Festival Flower Market will be held from February 5th to February 9th in the Commercial Street of Wanbo Center, Changlong Wanbo Business District, Panyu District. On February 1, the reporter learned from the scene of the flower market that the main project of the flower market archway and stall scaffolding has been basically completed, and the preparatory work is in full swing.
The archway of the spring flower market in Panyu District, which is decorated
Light art installation at the Spring Festival Flower Market in Panyu District
On the morning of the same day, the reporter saw in the commercial street of Wanbo Center, Changlong Wanbo Business District, Panyu District, that the main structure of the archway of Yingchun Flower Market in Panyu District has been built. In the middle of the top of the archway, a cheerful, flying dragon digital shape outlines 2024, and the 7 artistic words of "Spring Festival Flower Market in Panyu District" on the archway are eye-catching, and the construction personnel decorate the façade of the archway. Entering the archway, rows of bright red flower market stall scaffolds are displayed in front of you, and the construction personnel are installing lighting and dressing up the stalls; the passage between the stalls and the stalls, some areas are hung with red lanterns, and some areas are covered with star lights, which adds a lot of New Year's flavor to the flower market.
The facades of the shops along the commercial street of the Wanbo Center in the Changlong Wanbo Business District of Panyu District within the flower market are also newly decorated, and the light strips are also arranged on the outer walls, which will be lit up at night when the flower market opens. In the Panyu Avenue, Hanxi Avenue and the roads in the Wanbo Business District around the Spring Festival Flower Market, the ground is clean and tidy, the green belt is dotted with flowers, and the red lanterns are hung high on the branches, which is filled with the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival. According to the construction management personnel, at present, the preparations for the flower market are in full swing, the main body of the flower market archway and the stall scaffolding has been basically completed, and the construction of the decoration is being stepped up.
The construction crew decorates the flower orange stall
It is understood that a total of 238 stalls have been set up at the main venue of the Spring Festival Flower Market in Panyu District this year, including 150 standard files for flower tangerines, 68 handicraft files, and 20 public welfare files and intangible cultural heritage folk customs files. After the bidding site meeting held in the early stage, the flower tangerines and handicraft stalls have been "famous flowers".
The big red lantern hangs high
Decoration of star lights above the stalls of the flower market
This year, the main venue of the Spring Festival Flower Market in Panyu District is located in the Wanbo Center Commercial Street, Changlong Wanbo Business District, Panyu District, which is more convenient for citizens and friends to walk the flower street, has a wider audience, and also gives the traditional flower market more atmosphere of the times. The corresponding supporting services have been greatly improved, and shops such as One Family from All Over the World, Welcoming Feast, and Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals are open for business during the flower market, and citizens can dine nearby while visiting the flower market;
In terms of parking, parking lots such as Sihai Yiyi, Aoyuan International Center, Jisheng Weibang Building Materials Museum, and Deshun Building can be parked nearby, with a total of nearly 1,400 parking spaces, and there are Panyu Avenue, Hanxi Avenue, Nanda Trunk Line and other main roads and Metro Line 7 and Line 18 The Chimelong tourist resort in the top three has a huge passenger flow.
Chimelong Wanbo Business District is a 100-billion-level industrial platform, with the total economic indicators in 2023 increasing by nearly 40% over the previous year, and has been awarded the title of the third batch of Guangdong Provincial Demonstration Characteristic Business Districts and the only "Guangzhou Software Famous Park" in the city, and has been approved as the city's first limited-time pedestrian street "Epicentric Road". Whether it is the old Panyu neighborhood, or the "new Panyu people", whether it is the villagers in the Greater Bay Area, or the tourists from other provinces who come to Panyu for the New Year, they can go to this flower market where modern and traditional flowers are integrated to feel the sea of flowers and the world of flowers, enjoy the joy of the New Year's Festival, and witness the rapid changes of Panyu in ancient Yi.
Flower market stalls with a festive atmosphere
At the main venue of the Spring Festival Flower Market in Panyu District this year, in addition to buying New Year's flowers and tangerines, there are many highlights to play and see. At that time, visit the sea of lights and flowers, the traditional red lanterns of the flower market at night and the fashionable star lights and modern light shows complement each other, and the screen walls of the modern buildings in the Wanbo business district will be lit up synchronously, and the entire flower street will be full of light, and pedestrians will stroll along the glorious corridor, such as passing through the sea of lights and flowers. This year, there are many good places to stop and take photos in the flower market, such as the flower market archway inspired by the traditional Cantonese music "Dragon Race", as well as "check-in points" such as the spirit of Dragon Horse, Cantonese rhyme Panyu, and "I am waiting for you in Panyu Flower Market".
In terms of entertainment, this year's flower market selected 30 well-known Spring Festival songs such as "Under the Lion Rock", "Happy New Year" and "Backgammon" to create a strong festive atmosphere. Traditional cultural activities are also very colorful, including the "1,000 lucky bags to send blessings" activity, calligraphy masters to send blessings and joyful activities, fish lantern parent-child production activities, intangible cultural heritage game points "punch in" award activities, painting enthusiasts to depict the "Panyu Flower Market" long scroll activities, etc.
In addition, during the flower market, there will also be activities such as "Dragon Culture Intangible Cultural Heritage Works Exhibition" and "Dragon" Famous Flowers and Plants Science Knowledge Publicity, such as dragon boat models, dragon boat heads and tails, dragon chairs, dragon screens, brick carvings and other handicrafts and plants named after the word "dragon" such as dragon spit beads, dragon boat flowers, agave, dragon beard orchids, etc., which will open your eyes. The flower market will also display and promote representatives of leading enterprises in Panyu, such as GAC Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd., GAC Aion, Haid Group, Biyin Leving, Huya Technology, YY Live, GDE (China Light Industry Guangzhou Engineering Co., Ltd.), Xiaopeng Huitian, Shein International, Sam's Club, Chimelong Group, etc., so that the majority of tourists can appreciate the style of leading enterprises up close.
The facades of the shops along the street in the flower market area have been completely renewed
The roads around the flower market are decorated with joy
The red lanterns are hung high, and the lights are bright; all kinds of New Year's flowers, all kinds of spring couplets, cultural and creative product bazaars, etc., are dizzying, men, women and children come and go; singing, laughing, and selling are in the ears, and the star lanterns are fashionable and dazzling; there is a sea of flowers everywhere, and there is the taste of the New Year everywhere...... On February 5th, the Spring Festival Flower Market in Panyu District is waiting for you in the commercial street of Wanbo Center, Changlong Wanbo Business District, Panyu District!
Text/photo: Panyu financial media reporter Wang Hanwen, Huang Guohong, Xie Zhanlin