Birds and Flowers Market
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Since 1983 the Flowers and Birds Market has gradually been built into a comprehensive public spot for leisure, shopping, and trading. Strolling on the market street, you can see shops and stalls of all sorts, especially those featuring flowers, birds, and fish.
Beautiful blossoms and delicate plant crafts lure the visitor. Hundreds of flowers, including orchids, camellias, lilies, roses, and tulips bloom in profusion. You can buy loose flowers, made-up boutiques, or potted flowers as well as various styles of vases there. You'll hear continuous bird song from parrots, mynahs, thrushes, and cuckoos, most of which are for sale.
The fishes are mainly tropical -- small and brightly colored for home aquariums. The Flowers and Birds Market is also a popular trading place for antiques. Curios, coins, jade articles, jewelry, ink stones, porcelains, potteries, stone carvings, and marble products are among the arts and crafts to be found there.
It is a treasure trove for souvenirs. Do not miss the shops that sell colorful ethnic costumes with headdresses. Most are handcrafted and very popular with tourists. Prices are reasonable, and you may even bargain with shopkeepers. Beautiful well-preserved old buildings within the market are now home to many Western restaurants and shops.
During your visit to the market, stop for a leisurely cup of tea. original a part of a series of streets and markets in central Kunming where an attempt has been made to preserve some of the typical architecture of the region. Traditional wooden houses with grass growing from their roofs line the streets where a variety of products are sold, including of course a small alley devoted to flowers and cage birds.
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There are 3 comments about Birds and Flowers Market:
longcaihong Says:2008-7-28 0:28:00
Having fun to appreciate so much beautiful nature sceneries, why not come here to share the local shopping? View Details
chinatravel Says:2008-1-23 3:28:00
It is a good choise for tourists who want to buy some small things and take it home. It is an interesting place! View Details
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The local specialities of many beautiful flowers, fish, dogs, birds, as well as worms for birds cab be found there. Very interesting! View Details