A flower exhibition held in Futian in this file photo.

The Chinese New Year celebration in Shenzhen starts with buying New Year flowers at the flower market. It has become an essential ritual for Shenzhen residents to visit the Spring Festival flower market before the Spring Festival every year. 

The 2024 Spring Festival flower market will open February 3. Shenzhen will set up 11 flower markets around the city, with approximately over 300 flower purchasing points and more than 4700 flower stalls, to meet the needs of the citizens for flower appreciation, purchase and joyful celebration of the Chinese New Year. 

Aiguo Road flower market in Luohu

For Shenzhen residents, the Aiguo Road flower market is a place filled with beautiful memories. Since 1998, it has been one of the venues for Shenzhen's annual flower market and one of the most festive flower streets in city. Themed "dragon soaring, flowers blooming in Luohu," this year's Aiguo Road flower market will feature five major areas, including flowers, dining, cultural and creative products, couplets and New Year goods. With an estimated 340 booths, including over 190 fresh flower stalls, the event will not only feature brands like Master Bao and craft beer but also augmented reality experiences and digitized blessings.  

Flower markets in Futian

This year's Futian flower markets will be themed with "beautiful and green Chinese New Year in Futian, embracing low-carbon new technology." Covering an area of about 24,000 square meters, including one main venue (Tianyuan Street at commercial complex One Avenue), two subvenues (Four Seasons Flower Valley and UpperHills) and multiple floral shopping points along the streets in Futian. On the opening day of the flower markets, Futian will host traditional dances, musical parades and various performances. 

Flower market in Longgang

This winter, tourism in Harbin, northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, has been in the spotlight, especially with its Russian-style architecture. In fact, the Russian-style architecture at Shenzhen MSU-BIT University is also majestic. The main venue of the 2024 Longgang flower market will be held at Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, providing a taste of the Harbin atmosphere without leaving Shenzhen. Covering a total area of about 30,000 square meters, Longgang’s flower market will host approximately 100 booths. Visitors can buy flowers, kumquats and other floral products, as well as traditional Chinese New Year items like red envelopes, couplets, various candies and snacks. Additionally, Russian specialties will also be available. In addition to numerous flower stalls, the main venue will host a variety of festive activities, including Sino-Russian cultural festivals, live performances, parades, folk music, dances, and the God of Wealth bestowing blessings. 

Binhai Langqiao flower market in Bao'an

The Langqiao flower market in Bao'an will open to the public February 3 on the Binhai Langqiao (seashore lounge bridge), presenting a unique New Year celebration. Located in the Qianhai Bay Area and Bao'an Central District, the entire seashore lounge bridge spans 2 kilometers and stands as a new popular landmark in Shenzhen. Capitalizing on the geographical features of the bridge and Bao'an's pedestrian walkways, the flower market has been custom-designed to become Shenzhen's first "multi-dimensional experience" flower market. This event will allow citizens to enjoy a variety of experiences such as visiting the landmark bridge, leisurely strolling through the flower market, camping on lawns and experiencing diverse cultures in the sunken spaces. 

Flower markets in Nanshan, Yantian, Longhua, Dapeng and Pingshan

This year, Nanshan’s flower market is located at OCT Harbour, focusing on the theme of the "super flower market." It will also host the 2024 Greater Bay Area super lantern festival and the Chinese zodiac art exhibition to create a strong festive atmosphere through immensely impressive traditional cultural events. 

Yantian's flower market combines traditional flower markets with modern elements. Yantian's cultural and creative industry will exhibit and sell various unique cultural and creative products at the flower market, allowing everyone to enjoy flowers, shopping, strolling in the park.

This year, Longhua district’s flower market has added many unique spring welcoming activities, such as shadow play, lion dances, sugar figurine molding, hand-drawn sugar painting, on-site spring attire and dressing, Peking Opera costumes, hand-carved works. 

Dapeng’s flower market features a rich variety of literary and artistic performances and folk demonstrations, including dragon and lion dances and red envelopes handed out by God of Wealth.

In Pingshan, the flower market is located in Pingshan Central Park, hosting activities including parent-child handcrafting, photography activities and other events, bringing joy to the people as they welcome the new year.