Low-altitude vehicle adds futuristic flair to flower market in Guangzhou
BY :China Daily
UPDATED :2026-02-14
A flower market opens on February 13 at Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. (Photo by Qiu Quanlin/China Daily)
Flower markets opened across Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on February 13, drawing crowds of holiday shoppers and ushering in the festive lead-up to the Chinese New Year, with one venue pairing the city's long-running tradition of buying blossoms with a display of a low-altitude flying car.
The flower market in Tianhe district introduced the new piece of tech alongside its usual colorful flowers and tangerine trees, infusing a sense of the future into the thousand-year-old market.
The car was developed by tech giant Aridge, an arm of new energy vehicle maker Xpeng Motors. "The combination of the flower market and the flying car symbolizes bidding farewell to the old and embracing the new," said Zhao Deli, founder of Aridge.
A flower market opens on February 13 at Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. (Photo by Qiu Quanlin/China Daily)
A low-altitude flying car infuses a sense of the future into a flower market at Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. (Photo by Qiu Quanlin/China Daily)
