Lunar New Year Fair
lunar new year fair chinese 年宵市場 also known flower market chinese 花市 type fair held annually day lunar new year chinese new year market china fair primarily practiced cantonese spread cantonese immigration lunar new year fair history traced back wanli emperor age ming dynasty time peasant sold flower market south pearl river ancient flower market held every day fixed location flower market began held lunar new year eve particularly big fair held shortly people republic china founded many cantonese people immigrated hong kong guangzhou pearl river delta area taking market tradition later spread overseas hong kong fair held various location notably victoria park fa hui park fair gather hundred stall various good half area sell auspicious flowering plant like narcissus peony chrysanthemum peach fruit plant like mandarin half sell dry good chinese new year fair draw many visitor part custom hang nin siu 行年宵 literally walk year night hang fa shi 行花市 literally walk flower market crowd peak hour midnight new year day stall tender try sell stock hour fair close surplus flower normally destroyed left charitable organisation youth various youth organisation secondary school university increasingly began operating stall example student various school set stall sell many special product related pig example pig tissue holder fatty pork chop scarf etc traditionally governor hong kong visited fair annually usually victoria park chief executive hong kong continues tradition location fair held victoria park causeway bay fa hui park sham shui po cheung sha wan playground sham shui po kai tak east playground wong tai sin kwun tong recreation ground kwun tong sha tsui road playground tsuen wan kwai chung sport ground kwai tsing shek pai tau playground tuen mun pedestrian mall opposite yuen long public swimming pool hing playground yuen long shek wu hui playground north district tin hau temple fung shui square tai po yuen wo playground sha tin man yee playground sai kung po hong park tseung kwan location fair held victoria park hong kong island fa hui park cheung sha wan playground morse park kwun tong recreation ground kowloon sha tsui road playground tsuen wan kwai chung sport ground open space tin hau temple tuen mun tung tau industrial area playground yuen long shek wu hui playground north district tin hau temple fung shui square tai po yuen wo playground sha tin man yee playground sai kung po hong park tseung kwan guangzhou said source lunar new year fair rule prc lunar new year fair interrupted year cultural revolution guangzhou fair held day lunar new year eve sell new year tree good guangzhou least one fair district became custom since origin fair traced back ming dynasty although official record lunar new year fair canton found first city rule republic china official name fair guangzhou flower market 花市 however local tend use term flower street 花街 referring fact fair guangzhou held street available vehicle normal day turned pedestrian zone day fair auction stall hk government