CHINA-HUBEI-NEW YEAR HOLIDAY-CONSUMPTION (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-NEW YEAR HOLIDAY-CONSUMPTION (CN)

(230121) -- WUHAN, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023 shows people shopping for new year specialties at Wuhan Hankoubei International Commodity Trade Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Spring Festival sets off consumption boom in central Chinese wholesale center" (Xinhua/Yue Wenwan)

CHINA-HUBEI-NEW YEAR HOLIDAY-CONSUMPTION (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-NEW YEAR HOLIDAY-CONSUMPTION (CN)

(230121) -- WUHAN, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 1, 2023 shows people selecting flowers at the "flower town" of Wuhan Hankoubei International Commodity Trade Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Spring Festival sets off consumption boom in central Chinese wholesale center" (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Fresh-cut flowers a flourishing business in China's Wuhan ahead of Spring Festival

STORY: Fresh-cut flowers a flourishing business in China's Wuhan ahead of Spring Festival DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fresh-cut flowers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZUO WEI, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU LIN, Manager of a bouquet store STORYLINE: Fresh-cut flowers have become a booming business in China's Wuhan, as the Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner. Home to over 30,000 wholesale companies, Wuhan Hankoubei International Commodity Trade Center is a major shopping area where citizens go for new year specialties. Flowers of more than 500 categories are sold here. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZUO WEI, Local resident "I bought three kinds of flowers today. With this brightly-colored baby's breath, I hope my life in the coming year can be more exuberant. And these red roses carry the wishes for a flourishing life. They are also quite romantic. The colorful bouquets also carry my good wishes for my family, an