“羊城世界本花花,更买鲜花度岁华。除夕案头齐供养,香风吹暖到人家。”此光绪年间冯向华《羊城竹枝词》也。广州除夕花市,作为一种民间习俗,由来已久。如宣统年间,粱鼎芬所修的《番禺县续志》便有“花市在藩署前,岁除尤盛”的记载。惜记焉不详,难窥全豹。究竟除夕花市,始于何时呢?冼玉清教授有这样的意见:“除夕花市,在同治、光绪间才逐渐发展起来。因为在这以前,两重城门入夜即闭,既无大光灯(火油大汽灯),又无电灯,黑夜沉沉,花市是没有可能繁盛的。”这样说,似乎较切合事实。晚清以后,花市以藩署前(俗称双门底,今北京路)为最盛。其次是西关 “Yangcheng world flowers, buy more than the age of the flowers. New Year’s Eve desk together support, fragrant breeze blowing warmth to others.” Guangzhou New Year’s Eve flower market, as a folk custom, a long time. For example, during the reign of Xuan Tong, “Panyu County Continued Zhi”, which was revised by Liang Dingfen, was recorded in “Flower Market Before the Ancestral Department, Years Old and You Sheng”. Unfortunately, remember Yan unknown, difficult to see all over. After all, New Year’s Eve flower market began when? Xian Yuqing Professor has the opinion: “New Year’s Eve flower market, in the Tongzhi, Guangxu only gradually developed .Before this, the double city gate closed at night, neither the big light ( Oil-gas burner), no light bulb, dark night, the flower market is unlikely to flourish. ”That said, it seems more appropriate. After the late Qing Dynasty, flower market in front of Fan Department (commonly known as double door, now Beijing Road) as the peak. Followed by the West Gate