Abstract: The development of specialty agriculture is the requirement of China's strategic adjustment of agricultural structure, the
requirement of improving China's international competitiveness in agriculture, and the urgent need to increase farmers' income. The
Yunnan flower industry is a successful example of the development of agricultural specialty industries. From the first gladiolus
harvested in Dounan（ Chenggong, Kunming, Yunnan） in 1983 to becoming one of the world's three major flower-producing areas now,
the development of Yunnan's flower industry has always been a topic of heated discussion among relevant scholars. Starting from a new
perspective, the author uses the theory of "dualistic society" structure and takes the development of Yunnan's flower industry as the
object to analyze the roles played by the "umbrella society" represented by government forces and the "honeycomb society" represented
by civil forces at various stages of industrial development. It is believed that at the beginning of the formation of the flower industry, the
spontaneous exploration power of the civil society expanded in a "honeycomb" manner, laying a scale foundation for the development of
the industry. With the development of the industry, the government power entered the scene and provided resources to support the
development of the industry from top to bottom, stimulating the development potential of the industry and complementing the civil
forces. In the new stage of development, the government's "umbrella-style" support is more multi-dimensional, multi-faceted, and
multi-field. The private "network-style" exploration promotes the upgrading and improvement of the industry and jointly promotes the
sustainable development of Yunnan's flower industry. 

Key words: "dualistic social structure", "umbrella society", "honeycomb society", Yunnan flower industry, development of agricultural
specialty industries