Have you done your Chinese New Year Shopping yet? When it comes to shopping for the new Lunar Year, there’s always one place in Singapore to visit to stock up on for all the year’s goodies and trinkets: Chinatown. Chinatown boy tells us about some of the Chinese New Year shopping he’s embarked on this year.
For those who can afford, especially those in business, getting potted plants with fruits and flowers are a must. Each year, the florists try to bring in more varieties. If there is anything that links the Chinese of Singapore to that of China, the plants could well be one of the links. Pussy willows are only endemic to China. The plum-blossoms – the plum blooms in late winter – are amongst one of the popular ones. One puts them in a giant vase and watch the flowers bloom and possibly the leaves sprouting. And that’s it. There are also the narcissus – shui xian – that the Chinese have a way of carving the bulbs to make them bloom earlier, especially in the hot climate in Singapore.
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