Visitors buy flowers at Kunming's Dounan flower market on Jan 31. Flower prices have risen due to growing demand in festivals. In recent years, as the flower processing, trading and logistics system improved, the market has seen its annual flower shipments and sales breaking the 10 billion yuan ($1.48 billion) threshold. As the largest fresh-cut flower market in Asia, Dounan has been an indicator for this market throughout China. [Photo/Xinhua]

Visitors buy fresh flowers at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 31. [Photo/Xinhua]

A girl wearing a flower crown holds flowers at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 16. [Photo/IC]

People select flowers at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 2. [Photo/IC]

People select flowers at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 16. [Photo/IC]

A vendor trims flowers at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 31. [Photo/Xinhua]

Flowers are gathered for sale at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 9. [Photo/IC]

Flowers wait for transportation at Dounan flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province on Jan 31. [Photo/Xinhua]