As Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, draws near, the flower market has become a hotspot in eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province. Hordes of local residents are flocking to the market to buy floral arrangements and bonsai for home decoration to welcome the most important holiday of the year.

A customer takes photos of beautiful red blooms at a flower market on Jan 13 in West Coast New Area of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. Local residents purchase floral ornaments to adorn the upcoming Chinese New Year. [Photo/iqilu.com]

Customers choose potted flowers for New Year decorations at the flower market in West Coast New Area of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on Jan 13. [Photo/iqilu.com]

A girl is attracted by the dazzling display of pleasant blooms at the flower market in West Coast New Area of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on Jan 13. [Photo/iqilu.com]