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Chinese New Year in Hong Kong 農歷新年 (Feb 2005)
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Potential customers.
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Peach Blossom (桃花) is also traditionally one of the most popular Lunar New Year flowers.
I think it is less popular now because it takes up larger space.
The peach blossoms in the first picture is probably two years old. The flowers would blossom for about 10 days. It's quite an art to control the growth such that the flowers will bloom only in the new year.
The peach blossom I bought this year was very nice - has thousands of flowers blossom during the new year period. See later pages for pictures.
chin:
There are two types of tangerines that are popular for Chinese New Year. The type with elongated fruit is called Gan Tangerine (柑橘). The type with flat fruit pictured here is Four Seasons Tangerine (四季橘).
Unlike other Chinese New Year flowers that are kept in water, these tangerines are planted in soil.
About one week before the Chinese New Year, Hong Kong discovered its first invasion of the red fire ants. The public was wary about fruits that came with a pot of soil.
In the stall where I bought my peach blossom, the seller said they only able sell 10% of their stocks of tangerines.
chin:
In my memory, orchid is a relatively new "New Year" flower.
chin:
Definitly new species in the Chinese New Year flower market.
I don't even know the name of the fruit in the first picture. I think it's for display only and not for eating.
The pastel chrysanthemums in the second picture are probably artificially colored.
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