First Event of Chinese New Year - Shenzhen Flower Market

After our trip to Bangkok it was time to head back to Hong Kong to take in the Chinese New Year festivities. Our first trip was with the Hong Kong Garden Society to the Shenzhen Flower Market in southern China. This will be the year of the pig. Trandition is to fill your home with new growth for the new year so people flock to these flower markets to stock up on the appropriate plants.

Orange trees are to Chinese New Year, what pine trees are to Christmas. And the more oranges the better. Also popular are pussy willows in every color of the rainbow and bonsai cherry trees with blossoms and ornaments.

I think the most unusual is the Nipple Fruit that is part of the eggplant family and is fashioned into trees.