Wild vegetables, flowers in Kunming markets

Broom flowers

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 province, is crowded with early-bird shoppers in the morning, as vegetables and flowers there are of great price.

Dandy flowers

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.

Crab-apple flowers

"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.

Chinese toon shoots

"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."

Source: Yunnan News; trans-editing by Wang Yunya