Early in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Fangcun flower cultivation has flourished, the flower market has emerged. Qing Emperor Qianlong, "Panyu County" (1774) edition in mind: "There are four cities in Guangdong, the flower market in the south to Guangzhou, there are dozens of flower to flower, ......" flower to flower distribution center is a temple, called Flower Fair flower fair because midnight opening, daylight scattered city, often called daylight dike. The centuries-old flower market fair sky, in the "Cultural Revolution" was abandoned. In 1991, the Flower Market Fair Fangcun daylight and natural form on the west side of the Pearl River Bridge, merchants gathered, increasingly prosperous.
Pearl River Bridge on the west side of the sky dike flower market, is Jeeves, eyesore, blocking traffic. The district government has decided to build an indoor flower market. In 1996, Shi Weitang Street Village five investment of nearly 10 million yuan, the construction of the Guangzhou Lingnan Flower Market. The market is located in one of the 28th Fangcundadao Pearl plot, is the province's largest flower market. The market covers an area of over 40,000 square meters, a total of 438 pavement booth over 1900, the center covers an area of 16,000 square meters flower market.
Area is divided into market rose, chrysanthemum district, Yunnan flower district, gladiolus area, shade plants, bonsai, seedlings area and fleas Bird Area. Market Main flowers, birds, fish, run landscaping supplies. After a variety of fresh cut flowers such as market trading, the major cities and overseas shipping. This market transactions amounted to 100 million yuan per day, up to 600 million yuan, the average daily trading volume of 3 million yuan. Market attracted participants from Beijing, Shanghai, Fujian, Yunnan and other provinces and regions Taiwan, Hong Kong and other florist entering transactions. Because of the country and around the world to this transaction florist, flower varieties complete, the market has now become the main distribution center for the national flower, and also will become rich Lingnan tourist attractions, as people shopping and tourism destination.
