Now and then: Shopping through the ages in China
Updated: 2015-02-02 06:58
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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1980s: Factory outlets and small shops
In the 1980s, it was difficult for ordinary Chinese to purchase household appliances, such as television sets, sewing machines and bicycles, items considered rare and luxury family property at that time. People had to travel a long distance to even buy a TV set.
Chinese consumers no longer treat small electronic goods such as tape recorders as expensive family property.
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