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https://scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2065747/why-its-bloom-and-bust-hong-kongs-lunar-new-year-flower
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Why it’s bloom and bust for Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year flower markets

Tens of thousands of symbolic flowers and plants shipped to packed annual fairs make for a colourful, if brief, tradition, before fulfilling their destiny in the city’s landfills

Tens of thousands of symbolic flowers and plants shipped to packed annual fairs make for a colourful, if brief, tradition, before fulfilling their destiny in the city’s landfills

Crowded, colourful flower fairs are one of the great Lunar New Year experiences across Hong Kong. From Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park to Mong Kok’s Flower Market Road and on to Tsuen Wan – all districts boast seasonal flower and plant markets. Sourced from as far afield as Kenya, Columbia, the Netherlands and Hawaii, the sheer variety of plants and flowers offered for sale to see out the old year and bring in the new is overwhelming. Prices are generally reasonable – even allowing for seasonal demand – and most Hong Kong families will be able afford at least a few blooms.