As Asia's largest fresh-cut flower market, the one in Dounan of Kunming City of southwest China's Yunnan Province has lured crowds of tourists across China.
May is a peak period for buying flowers, as it coincides with Mother's Day and May 20, also known as "520" in Chinese, which is an unofficial Valentine's Day in China.
The Dounan Flower Market is crowded both in the day or at night. Recently, the daily visitor count is about 10,000 people.
"I like flowers and I am considering opening a flower shop. So, I'd like to take a look here first," said a visitor from east China's Shandong Province.
"The sales are quite good. This type of rose bouquet has 20 stems, and the daily sales are over 2,000 bouquets," said a merchant at the Dounan Flower Market.
Among the flower stalls, there are many livestreamers who promote and sell the flowers online. They opened a new channel for flower sales.
"I used to livestream in a room. Later, after repeatedly talking with my clients, I think that the quality and price could be seen more directly in this way of live broadcasting. I have sold around 500 bouquets today, which should be around 10,000 roses," said a livestreamer.
"The Dounan Flower Market sells 117 kinds of flowers, more than 1,600 varieties every day. The average daily transaction volume of fresh flowers recently is about 40 million stems," said Wang Jinyiling, assistant to the president of Yunnan Dounan Flower Industry Group.
Flourishing flower industry boosts tourism in China's Yunnan
Flourishing flower industry boosts tourism in China's Yunnan
Macao has been emerging as a global hub for conventions and exhibitions in recent years by exploring the enormous opportunities in the sector, driving the region to advance its economic diversification and embrace a brighter future.
Macao has received many awards this year, such as the Best Convention City (Asia) and the Best BT-MICE City, showcasing the recognition for and influence of Macao's exhibition industry.
More than 1,000 electronic game enthusiasts from all over the world gathered recently in Macao to participate in a esports themed event.
Su Zhili, organizer of the event, said that Macao's rich experience in hosting large-scale events, coupled with its good infrastructure, has driven him to choose the region as an ideal destination to hold such an activity.
"Macao has held many similar large-scale events. It has rich experience, and the facilities at the venue are relatively mature, so we can start our work comfortably," said Su.
During the first three quarters of 2024, Macao held more than 1,000 conferences and exhibitions in total.
"We will invite more professional, special conferences to be held in Macao and also cultivate more exhibition brands with international influence in Macao, so as to promote Macao's exhibitions to be more market-oriented, professional, international, digital and greener from various aspects. This is our goal," said Elaine Wong, member of the Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute.
In addition, multiple large exhibitions and conferences, such as the Macao International Trade and Investment fair, the Macao Franchise Expo, and the International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum, are held regularly in Macao.
With the introduction of a series of policies and measures to facilitate the exchanges between the mainland and Macao, as well as the construction and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Macao's convention and exhibition industry will embrace more opportunities for development in the foreseeable future.
"We have such a good industrial base in the Greater Bay Area. The mode of 'Convention and Exhibition + Industry' not only integrates the industries of Macao, but also the industries of the Greater Bay Area. In addition, Macao actively integrates into the national development and plays a role in the Belt and Road. Why are we so confident in Macao's convention and exhibition sector? Because it is backed by the motherland, and the country gives Macao great support," said Alan Ho, chairman of the Macao Association of Convention, Exhibition and Tourism Sectors.
Macao emerges as global hub for conventions and exhibitions, driving economic diversification and international recognition
