Kunming is known as the " Spring City " because there is no severe cold in winter , no high temperature in summer , and four seasons there are like spring .

In 2016 , Kunming offer to build a city brand of " The World ’s Spring Flower City " with its positioning and upgrading , so that Spring City ’s " flower business " will be upgraded splendidly .

An inland capital urban center located in the southwest of China , to construct " The World ’s Spring Flower City " , How to understand this vision ?

Get in touch with the flower , " flower business"The literati is obsess with the flower of Kunming , that is , the the great unwashed of the city , under the influence of the flower culture for thousands of years , they also developed a unique lifestyle with flowers .

In January , you’re able to enjoy camellia , cherry blossoms in March , lotus flowers in June , chrysanthemum in September , and plum tree bloom at the end of every yr . This is the " calendar " for residents viewing flowers in Kunming .

blossom cakes fill up with roses , fragrant flowers as souvenirs , different bloom blooming for four time of year in people ’s gardens . This is the everyday blossom consumption of Kunming residents .

" Kunming has flowers bloom all year around . " Wang Kunhua , surrogate film director of the Kunming Agriculture and Rural Bureau , tell that the cardinal Yunnan area where Kunming is place belongs to a low - parallel of latitude , high - altitude climatical zone with plenty of sunshine and a large temperature deviation between Clarence Day and night . One of the most suitable areas for developing flower production in the humanity .

Looking through historical materials , it is not difficult to observe that Kunming people have a prospicient chronicle of planting efflorescence and grasses . Flowers have already become part of the lives of local masses .

In improver to a farseeing history of flower planting , Kunming people are also very keen on control flower exhibitions and gathering flower . Besides , Kunming people are also very keen on host blossom exhibitions and gathering together for flush look at .

In 1920 , Yunnan formally hosted the " First Flower Show " ; After the founding of New China , the first flower exhibition held in Kunming was the Camellia Exhibition at Cuihu Park in 1954 . At that clock time , there were 3,000 pots on display ;

In 1999 , the Kunming World Horticultural Expo was hold , which pushed Kunming ’s long - standing peak culture to a new highlight as well as to the whole world . The continuous fragrant flowers business became the unique characteristic and patronage card of Kunming , the Spring City .

" Natural experimental condition are the creation of bloom planting , but culture is the somebody of the flower industry . Kunming ’s advantage are obvious and unequalled at this point . " Gao Rongmei , general manager of Kunming International Flower Auction and Trading Center said . Kunming has a farseeing and rich flower culture , which is destined to mould an insoluble hamper with flower . " Flowers line of work " proceed , the aroma of flower stays incessantly , and the innovation of mankind - course flowers will fall naturally .

In 2016 , the 11th Party Congress of Kunming City proposed that Kunming will build " the World Spring Flower City , Historic - Cultural City , China ’s Healthy City " and other urban brands , of which " World Spring Flower City " place first in Kunming city brand .

China Kunming International Flower Show was founded in 1995 and has been successfully held for 20 sessions so far , becoming a high - level trading result that has been leading the exploitation of the Asian flower industry . At the twentieth China Kunming International Flower Show held in July 2019 , 47 horticultural companies from 18 countries including the Netherlands and Israel and more than 400 domestic flower companies take part .

The " wind weather vane " of the flower industry"In the Chinese market , 7 out of every 10 refreshing cut flower come from Kunming . " Dong Rui , the operating director of Dounan Flower Industry Group , introduced that there are more than 100 categories and more than 1,600 varieties of fresh - cut bloom traded in Dounan Flower Market . impertinent cut flowers are enthrall daily from here to more than 80 tumid and average - sized cities across China by air , railroad line , and main road , and are exported to more than 50 countries and region around the world .

Behind the figures , it reflects the over-the-top flower industry road in this small-scale village of Dounan .

In the other 1980s , the villagers of Dounan planted the first gladiolus in the soil , which kick off the Kunming fresh cut flower industry .

Today , this small Greenwich Village on the east bank of Dianchi Lake has become Asia ’s largest market for invigorated cut flowers .

In 2019 , the trading bulk of unused - cut flowers in the Dounan Flower Market reached 9.231 billion offset , with a dealing volume of 7.436 billion RMB . " Flowers from all over China gather here , with more than 10,000 bloom factor alive in Dounan Flower Market . " Dong Rui state that the entire market serve more than 300,000 flower raiser in Yunnan .

In Dounan Flower Market , counterparty dealing , electronic auction sale and transactions , and other industries including online stores and the relevant flower industries are readily available . In accession to the blossom trade , this is also a unique scenic spot , and many tourists to Kunming must arrange a tour of Dounan Flower Market .

Into the Kunming International Flower Auction and Trading Center in Dounan , a trading hall that can accommodate 600 people to bid at the same time . There are six auction alfilaria , merchants stare at the big screen , and the monetary value pointer turn out counterclockwise from mellow to moo to conduct a " cost reduction auction . "

" Dounan Flower Market is China ’s first , Asia ’s first , and the next goal is the human beings ’s first . " From the beginning of small - scale food market cut-rate sale in Kunming to the source of the auction model around 2002 , to the integration of the traditional market and auction bridge , counterparty transactions , online transactions and other method acting as a whole , Gao Rongmei is the witness of the development and ontogenesis of Dounan prime industriousness .

" In the offset , the Kunming International Flower Auction and Trading Center only auction ten of G of branches a day , and now it has spring up to an average of 3 million to 3.5 million subdivision a day . " Gao Rongmei said , " In addition , we have also shew flower trading standards to encourage modernization , internationalization , normalisation of the flower trading . "

Today , Dounan has become a " business card " of China ’s flower industry , known as the " breaking wind weather vane " and " barometer " of China ’s efflorescence industry .

In addition to Dounan , all counties in Kunming are also actively arranging efflorescence trading and planting .

In Dunzi Village , where the Kunlian Yulian Flower Farmers Professional Cooperative is located in Jinning District , there were only a few masses who planted flowers 20 year ago , and now almost every family grows flowers , and 126 farmers have joined the co-op .

The co-op is responsible for provide flower Farmer with proficient counseling , diverseness breeding , and product exportation services . The annual everlasting income of efflorescence sold there is about 20 million RMB . Zhou Yilian , the person in charge of the co-op , said , " We export efflorescence by aura and cold chain conveyance , and the furthest can be sell to Russia . "

Jinning District is locate on the southwesterly seashore of Dianchi Lake , and its fresh - switch off flower planting area and output rank first among county in Yunnan responsibility . In 2019 , the planting area of ​​flowers and horticulture in the territorial dominion progress to over 3,500 hectares , of which reinvigorated cut flowers embed an country of ​​over 3,200 hectares and produced 4.1 billion fresh - swing flower . mixed bag with gravid planting areas let in roses , carnations , gerbera , etc . , and the blossom agrarian output value is 2.2 billion RMB , processing output value of 3.28 billion RMB .

In recent days , with the uninterrupted advance of blossom planting engineering , the Jinning blossom planting industry is changing the situation of " modest scattered and infirm " , and the yield per hectare has reached new highs .

At the planting base of Yunnan Aibida Horticultural Technology Co. , Ltd. located in Baofeng Street , Jinning District , the newsperson of yn.xinhuanet.com get wind that the nursery for potted peak cover an sphere of ​​3 hectares and is divided into seedling planting area , soil shipment area , irrigation area , product area , and packaging sphere . The entire root adopts meeting place - line of credit yield . Through intelligent ascendance , tidal irrigation and sewer water recycling technology , the potted flora production cycle can be accurate to the day , and the unit production capacity is greatly ameliorate compared with traditional planting methods .

Du Qiaoling , the faculty member in the company introduced that a weed of mini blush wine only needs about 68 days to cultivate here , while natural planting take more than 3 months . The planting basis can bring out more than 3 million passel of mini roses in a class , with an mediocre hectare output value of more than 15 million RMB .

Not only sweet cut flowers and potted flowers but Kunming ’s flower industry chain is also constantly expanding . Flower cake made from edible roses , rose succus , rise sugar , etc . , as well as various cosmetics made from flower extracts , have become democratic souvenirs among citizen and tourists .

Dounan , which originally focused on flower planting and trading , is also making effort to create AAAA - level flower town with scenic spots .

One street , one scene , all become " on-line influencers"In late April , the Dalbergia nigra in Kunming insert the blossom period gradually . Every time the jacaranda is in full flower , look across from the sky , the streets that are not spacious are like blue ribbons , attracting countless citizens to come to " check - in " and become a popular " influencer place " in Kunming in recent years .

The jacaranda insert into Kunming from abroad , also make out as the blue mist tree , is tall and beautiful and has good adaptability in Kunming . It can be come across in many street in Kunming .

In June 2019 , the Office of Kunming Municipal Government distinctly purport to enhance the characteristic of road landscapes and build “ colorful and the most beautiful city route " , " beautiful communities " , " beautiful forest belts " and " ring - flower whang " . To grace the urban space of this flower city and build the " colorful Kunming " all class round , highlighting the feature of Kunming .

" bloom are a symbol of a city ’s calibre of life . To create an exquisite urban landscape , not only must there be a large figure of flowers and plant , but also advanced scientific design conception . " Bao Yanqiong , deputy music director of Kunming City Administration Bureau , introduced the concept of " park metropolis " , in accordance with the precept of " one road , one scene " , make full use of flowers , bush , gage and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , rationally match efflorescence and colored leaf plants , integrate the floral constituent of the surrounding edifice , and create a landscape - image road as a demonstration in this " flush metropolis " .

Bao Yanqiong introduced that Kunming will hold at least three large - graduated table flowered events this year to improve the aesthetic abilities of blossom practitioners and citizens . " Every main route ’s blossom and light-green plant must have a styling design , through these designs the citizens can sense the city ’s flower culture . "

allot to statistics , in 1985 , the immature space pace in the built - up area of ​​Kunming was only 14.5 % , and the per capita public greenish quad was only 2.73 m2 . By the end of 2017 , the green space rate in the city ’s built - up area reached 38.65 % , and the park green area per capita reached 10.93 m2 .

to forfend over - development in the park for the intention of induce profits , occupy public green quad and activity outer space , Kunming City issued the " Code for Design of Park Green Space " , which requires that the park greening land should not be less than 65 % .

Kunming ’s efforts have lastly ushered in the " harvest season " after continuously building the city picture with flowers and green flora for many years . Walking on the street of Kunming , the flower garden and flower belts designed according to the characteristic of dissimilar block have their own characteristics , alternatively of the " mishmash " of potted flowers that were previously featureless .

The icing on the cake , the worldly concern ’s flower citySince 2018 , the Kunming International Flower Auction and Trading Center has held the “ Flower Auction Night ” for two successive years . In the 2nd " Flower Auction   Night " held in 2019 , more than 2,500 practitioners and flower shop class possessor from the flower industry assemble together all over China .

" Just like the fashion industriousness holds fashion calendar week every yr . " Gao Rongmei tell that by write classic industry data , future manufacture expected value , releasing Modern change of flowers , defy bloom T - shows , and other forms , " Flower Auction Night " has become a grand event that start the trend of the flower diligence .

" China currently consumes only seven or eight refreshful cut flowers per capita a yr , while other country with the same income in the human race consume about 50 per capita annually . " In Gao Rongmei ’s view , with the rapid development of the social economy , the Formosan blossom consumption market can be enunciate to be the most promising market in the world .

diligence insiders believe that Kunming ’s flower industriousness now has many advantages :

First , it has the most terminated bloom industry arrangement . The first , 2d , and third industries are extremely integrated and it has the industrial organisation that can vouch to make a universe - class blossom manufacture . No second city can be found nationwide , as Kunming can easily hold all the resources need for efflorescence yield .

Second , it has a perfect flower market system and has the right wing to talk and set the Mary Leontyne Price to construct a world - class heyday industry . bank on the Dounan flower trading market , Kunming Flower Industry has become an diligence that efficaciously address the trouble of " difficult - to - betray " farming products among the interior agricultural industry and Yunnan plateau - specific agriculture .

Third , it has substantial R & D strength and talent reward in the blossom industriousness and has the power to quickly localize the internationally popular flower variety applied science . At present , there are more than 300,000 employee in the flush industriousness in Kunming . Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yunnan Agricultural University , Flower Research Institute of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences , and other scientific research institutes provide sufficient scientific and technological support for industrial exploitation .

expert trust that in the whole country and even Asia , the flower industry in Yunnan province is now in an important position , and Kunming ’s origination of the " World Spring Flower City " is just at the consummate timing .

In Dong Rui ’s view , to build the world ’s saltation flower city , Kunming has both balmy and hard ability . The next step is to enlarge the advantages , fill up in the shortcomings , build up an desegregate transaction and service platform so that farmer have good flowers to rise , then betray for a good price . And further , allow industry and culture incorporate deeply and make a practiced bionomic environment .

concord to Kunming ’s work program for explicate a unequaled flower industry and heighten the firebrand of the earthly concern ’s give flower city , the overall goal of the future grammatical construction is to construct a Chinese flush industrial bionomics and Formosan bloom provision chain that is in crease with outside standards , organise a flower market and its logistics distribution center in China , in South Asia as well as in Southeast Asia , become a pricing center and guidance center that affects the price of flower in the world , and work up a major outside flower case avenue , external blossom - themed tourist drawing card . In this light , Kunming is built into an industrial , cultural , and scenic prime chapiter metropolis .

According to the relevant program of the Kunming Municipal Government , it is estimated that by 2023 , the Kunming city ’s flower planting area will be stabilized at over 15,000 hectare with a comprehensive output value of 50 billion RMB , fresh - cut blossom turnout of 12 billion , and flower farmers ' income of 11 billion RMB .

" World Spring Flower City " is maltreat from the blueprint to reality step by step .

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