PolyU Library
Journal Call no.AP8.W56
AuthorLi, Ping.
Article TitleGreeting the New Year with peach blossoms / Li Ping.
Is Part OfWindow ; v.3, no.5, 4 Feb 1994, p.25-26, illus.
AbstractLunar New Year celebrations in Guangzhou are different from other parts of China and offer local residents a unique and exciting opportunity to bid farewell to the old year admist an ocean of flowers. This practice may date back more than 200 years to be Qing dynasty (1644-1911) when the emperors considered flowers brought them good luck.