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Wild vegetables, flowers

in Kunming markets

昆明春菜鲜花齐上市

Recently in Yunnan province, wet markets are filled with
varieties of spring vegetables that you can hardly name
them all. Wuliduo market in Guandu district of Kunming
city, capital of Yunnan, is crowded with early-bird shoppers
in the morning, as vegetables and flowers there are of great
price.
Dandy flowers from Dali city, broom flowers, and the
crab-apple flowers are marketed. The sophora flowers, and
morchella, the king of mushrooms, are served, too.
“Lately, the prices of spring vegetables have dropped
quite a bit, and these days are the perfect time to enjoy
them. Vegetables like Chinese toon, crab-apple flowers, and
sophora flowers will gradually disappear in a few weeks,”
said Liu Hui selling various wild edible vegetables at
Wuliduo. On his stall, there are more than 20 varieties of
vegetables.
“The prices of spring vegetables this year are similar to
previous years, and with the continuous increase in supply,
the prices have generally dropped. They are then getting
more popular among the residents,” said Li Xuanfeng, the
person in charge of Wuliduo.
“However, the availability of them is very limited, and
they usually go off the market around Qingming Festival.
Residents want to enjoy them need to seize the time.” (Yun-
nan Gateway)

Farmers busy harvesting

tea in Malipo county

春茶飘香采摘忙

As winter gives way to spring, the tea in Mengdong town-
ship of Malipo county, southeast Yunnan’s Wenshan Zhuang
and Miao autonomous prefecture, are growing fast these days,
and local farmers are busy harvesting tea leaves.
“The tea is growing fast and our life is getting better and
more promising day by day,” said Li Fali, a tea farmer who
lives in the Bazi village of Mengdong.
Tao Xu, head of the Malipo Planting and Breeding Co-
operative, said net influencers are having live streams in the
beautiful tea gardens, and some of the county’s spring tea has
been ordered online. (Yunnan Gateway)