Lijiang flower cakes catch tourists' eyes

Flower cake stores started becoming popular in Lijiang in 2011, especially in the old town, where tourists gathered, Lijiang Daily reported.

Thanks to their moderate cost, unique taste and beautiful packaging, Lijiang flower cakes have become a popular tourist product in Lijiang.

Flower cakes are made of edible roses. The particular landform in Yunnan creates a unique climate suitable for growing many edible flowers throughout the year.

In Yunnan, it is a tradition to use edible flowers as raw materials for medicine and food.

Nowadays, many farsighted entrepreneurs have seen the great potential of the cakes and are introducing them to markets outside Lijiang.

Currently, various manufacturing and processing methods have begun to take shape to harvest the edible flowers, mainly edible roses.

Zhang, a flower cake storeowner, said that products with moderate costs are the first choice for tourists since they like to take special local products home.

Flower cakes are their favorite because of their special taste and agreeable sweetness. "The sales volume in our store is quite good," he added.

Edited by Li Yang and Michael Thai