Before and after the Qingming Festival, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province ushered in the most vigorous dendrobium flower season of the year. This beautiful plant, known as the "city flower" of Pu'er, has attracted many citizens and tourists to watch it with its unique posture and charming aroma.
Dendrobium flower, as a perennial epiphyte of the genus Dendrobium orchid of the orchid family, has a wide variety and different forms. In Pu'er City, various varieties of dendrobium flowers bloom in the sun, forming a beautiful landscape. The purple petals of the golden hairpin, the bright tassels, the golden drumsticks, the white and tender lips...... They are either attached to tall trees or independent of flower beds, and their bright colors and beautiful characteristics add endless vitality and vitality to Pu'er City.
It is understood that Dendrobium not only has high ornamental value, but also is a plant with medicinal value. In some Dai areas of Pu'er City, dendrobium flowers are considered to be auspicious and festive symbols. Every year on the day of the Dai New Year, the Dai girls will pick off the dendrobium flowers and wear them on their heads or clothes, implying expectations and blessings for a better and happy future.
During the Dendrobium season, many parks and streets in the center of Pu'er have become good places for citizens and tourists to enjoy the flowers. Under the shade of the thick and verdant trees, the small, delicate, bright and bright dendrobium flowers appear more delicate and moving. Tourists have stopped to watch, take pictures, and enjoy this rare visual feast.
As one of the "Three Treasures of Pu'er", Dendrobium flowers, in addition to ornamental value, Dendrobium flowers also have certain economic value. In recent years, Pu'er City has actively promoted the planting and processing technology of Dendrobium flowers, and further enhanced the economic value of Dendrobium flowers by cultivating new varieties and improving yield and quality. Today, Dendrobium has become a characteristic business card of Pu'er City, injecting new vitality into the local economic development.
With the arrival of the Dendrobium flowering season, a series of Dendrobium-related cultural activities will be held in Pu'er City every year, including Dendrobium Long Street Banquet, Dendrobium Medicinal Culture Lectures, Dendrobium Garden Theme Flower Show, etc., so that citizens and tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery while also having an in-depth understanding of the cultural connotation and value of Dendrobium.
Source: Pu'er Cultural Tourism