The days of labor in mulberry groves and wheat fields to earn the family's rice have long passed, and in the natural hothouse of semitropical Taiwan, weekend flower markets are crowded with customers and fresh-cut flowers can be seen in every village and town.
柴米油鹽、為桑為麥的日子早已過去了，何況台灣地處亞熱帶，是個自然的大溫室，每到周末，大型花市人潮熱絡，就是尋常街道市井都隨處可見鮮花擺售。