Current location:Earth Edges news portal > style
Spring Festival holiday spurs duty
Earth Edges news portal2024-05-21 07:37:41【style】5People have gathered around
IntroductionPeople shop at Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, south China's Hainan P
People shop at Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Since the Spring Festival holiday began a few days ago, the duty-free consumption market in China's island province of Hainan has witnessed a new wave of shopping boom.
According to data from Haikou Customs, from Feb. 10 to 13, the duty-free sales in Hainan totaled 1.217 billion yuan (about 169 million U.S. dollars). The number of duty-free shoppers reached 156,000, with an average spending of 7,802 yuan per person.
During this Spring Festival, Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex, the world's largest stand-alone duty-free store, has been bustling with large crowds of shoppers.
Li Siying, a tourist from central China's Hubei Province, bought skincare products worth over 3,000 yuan for herself and many other products for her friends.
"The variety of products in the duty-free store is impressive and their prices are very competitive. Plus, the option for instant pick-up is very convenient," she said.
Li has been a frequent visitor to Hainan during her vacation period. "It's much more convenient to come to shop in Hainan than going abroad," she said.
The shopping complex in Haikou, capital of Hainan, also presented various cultural and tourism activities during the holiday, including dragon dance, lion dance and other traditional performances, allowing consumers to experience festive vibes while shopping.
After a few hours of shopping, Wang Duosi from the southern metropolis of Shenzhen had spent nearly 6,000 yuan on items like jewelry, wallet, cosmetics, and skincare products.
"I was too busy shopping so I didn't get a glimpse of any of the performances," she said, adding that she was satisfied with both the discounts and the shopping environment.
To boost duty-free consumption during the Spring Festival, the Haikou municipal government distributed 27,500 electronic duty-free shopping vouchers totaling 12 million yuan to customers.
Tourist Long Lifan from southwest China's Guizhou Province used a voucher and benefited from a retail discount to purchase a new watch priced at 5,280 yuan, down from the original price of 6,000. "The watch is stylish, and the price is reasonable," she said, while planning to buy some perfume and skincare products.
The diverse cultural and tourism activities, coupled with consumption incentives, have driven up the consumption for duty-free shopping, boosting Hainan's tourism market during the Spring Festival. The shopping boom also reflected the vitality and potential of China's consumer market.
After years of development, duty-free shopping has become a hallmark of Hainan's tourism industry. The province currently has 12 duty-free stores, with more flexible pick-up services being rolled out to improve customers' shopping experience.
People shop at Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
People shop at Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Address of this article:http://spratlyislands.adventistmissionjapan.org/html-68b399866.html
Very good!(736)
Related articles
- Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
- Nanwenying Community Improves Community Public Service System in Xiong'an New Area, N China
- Policy Seeks to Improve Students' Science Literacy
- Zhejiang Makes Great Efforts to Protect Natural Environment, Traditional Culture
- Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky
- Maternity Insurance Coverage to Be Expanded
- Int'l Cultural Industries Fair Opens in Shenzhen
- People Celebrate Miao Sisters Festival in SW China's Guizhou
- Bella Hadid goes braless in a thigh
- Int'l Cultural Industries Fair Opens in Shenzhen
Popular articles
Recommended
Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
China Makes Great Progress in Combating Trafficking in Women and Children: Expert
Panax Notoginseng Cultivation Contributes to Rural Revitalization in SW China
China to Implement Garbage Sorting in All Cities by 2025
Messi in and Dybala out in Argentina squad for pre
Water festival attacks kill 3 during Myanmar coup leader’s holiday — Radio Free Asia
China to Provide Trainee Jobs for College Graduates, Young People
China Sees Improved Ecological Vegetation Quality in 2022
Links
- Hong Kong to see over 80 'mega events' in first half of 2024
- 'Significant concerns' for man missing for a month
- Russian missiles pound Ukraine's embattled energy system
- Scientists struggle to protect infant corals from hungry fish
- Baltimore residents question robustness of cargo ship that struck bridge
- Benjamin Netanyahu says date for offensive in Gaza's Rafah has been set
- Petrobras, WEG partner up to build 7 MW onshore wind turbine
- Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations with US deteriorate
- Lionel Messi tells Chinese fans no politics at play in his HK absence
- OJ Simpson, NFL star acquitted in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76