Jianguo Holiday Flower Market

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Since 1982, Jianguo Holiday Flower Market has occupied the space beneath the Jianguo South Road overpass, turning a weekday parking area into a weekend gathering place for growers and gardening enthusiasts. The market stretches for about half a kilometer, with more than 200 stalls displaying plants, cut flowers, garden ornaments, and floral supplies along its aisles. Unlike a conventional indoor florist, it brings growers together for open-air sales, where visitors can compare varieties and watch an underpass become a lively weekend market. Its predecessor was a holiday flower market established on Chongqing South Road in 1976. After that site closed, the city arranged a new venue beneath the newly built overpass in response to growers’ needs; the market officially opened in December 1982. Covering over 8,000 square meters, it is a substantial outdoor flower market. Its appeal lies both in the variety of plants and in the way a regular weekend gathering transforms urban space.