Flowers decorate the New Year

The flower market of the Licun village fair has become a hotspot in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province. Many local residents flock to the market to buy floral centerpieces and bonsai for home decoration as the Chinese Lunar New Year approaches.

Customers choose potted flowers at the flower market of the Licun village fair on Feb 6 in the Licang district of Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province. Local residents purchase floral centerpieces as New Year decorations. [Photo by Wang Haibin/dailyqd.com]  

A florist molds the shape of a pot of moth orchid at the flower market of the Licun village fair on Feb 6 in the Licang district of Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province. Commercial flowers and plants head to the spring selling season around the Spring Festival holidays. [Photo by Wang Haibin/dailyqd.com]