国内英语资讯:Across China: Flower auction, a multimillion-dollar industry blossoms on Chinese Valentine
<p><span word="KUNMING">KUNMING</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="every">every</span> 10 <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dounan">Dounan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Kunming">Kunming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="auction">auction</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="until">until</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 900-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kunming">Kunming</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Flora">Flora</span> <span word="Auction">Auction</span> <span word="Trading">Trading</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> (<span word="KIFA">KIFA</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dounan">Dounan</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="Florist">Florist</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Fuwang">Fuwang</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="flickers">flickers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="Dealers">Dealers</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="anxiously">anxiously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="beauties">beauties</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>," <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 48 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 47 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (6.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="KIFA">KIFA</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="roses">roses</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span>.</p><p><span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="classifies">classifies</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>. <span word="Buyers">Buyers</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span>.</p><p><span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grade">Grade</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="was">was</span> 1.43 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grade">Grade</span> <span word="D">D</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="KIFA">KIFA</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="starts">starts</span>, <span word="auctioneers">auctioneers</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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