This is Dounan, Kunming,
Asia’s largest fresh cut flower trading market.
Eighteen weirdos in Yunnan,
flowers are sold by the pound,
here is no exaggeration.
A day in Dounan starts at noon.
Kunming International Flower Auction and Trading Center,
opens at 1 pm every day,
more than 900 flower brokers are ready.
introduces the Dutch price auction system here.
trades once every 4 seconds on average. The hand speed difference of
.6 seconds will make people miss the opportunity.
As the largest flower auction center in Asia,
more than 3,000 varieties of fresh cut flowers
are shipped from here to more than 40 countries and regions every day.
Every day,
the flowers are collected from the planting base to the flower shooting center.
The first step must pass the professional quality inspection and strictly graded according to the length, opening and flower head size
.
In Dounan,
there is a flower market the size of a football field,
affecting the price trend of the entire Asian flower market.
Over the past ten years,
under the joint construction of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative,
Dounan’s flowers have not only spread fragrance all over the world,
they have also attracted visitors from all over the world.
There are flower connoisseurs who are deeply involved in Dounan,
the "second generation flowers" who have returned from studying abroad,
and Colombian flower traders who come here because of its reputation.
At midnight,
Dounan’s full operation officially began.
From a small village on the east bank of Dian Lake,
to Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market,
time never stops in Dounan.
The flowers that start here every day,
bring more stories to people far away.
Source: CCTV News Client
Editor: Su Hao
Editor and reviewer: Liu Ying
Final review: Zhou Jianjun
