Flower fairs to cement Guangzhou's place as floral capital

Updated: Feb 1, 2018 eguangzhou.gov.cn Print

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Guangzhou, the "Flower City", will be making the upcoming Spring Festival an aromatic experience for all, as an assembly of flower fairs are to bloom across the garden city.

According to a press conference held on Jan 31, special flower fairs will be held across the city's 11 districts of Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, Huangpu, and Baiyun from Feb 13 to 16 and in the districts of Panyua, Nansha and Conghua from Feb 10 to 15. Huadu district will have the privilege of hosting the longest public flower flair, spanning from Feb 6 to 16. Lucky visitors will be able to savor the sweet beauty of over 27,000 booths displaying fresh flowers, penzai (known as bonsai in the western world) and other flora artworks.

These two mascots for Guangzhou's flower fairs are revealed at the press conference on Jan 31. [Photo/Southcn.com]

Apart from the beautiful flowers, folk custom performances, lantern shows and traditional flower themed temple fairs, there will also be informational activities for people who want to know the city better.

The two dog mascots, Huahua and Chengcheng, which literally means "flower" and "city" in a doting matter, were unveiled at the press conference to promote the event. You will be able to see rice flower, kapok (Guangzhou's city flower) and spring festival themes in the design of these two cute mascots.

There are deep meanings to the themes chosen according to Ye Zhenghua, mascot designer and Guangzhou Academy of the Fine Arts professor, as the dogs celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dog while the rice flowers represents "穗", the city's abbreviated name in Chinese.

The mascots will be on display at flower fairs across the city during the Spring Festival and fair-goers will also be able to interact with them through smart phones as their designs were integrated with internet technologies.