Now and then: Changing funeral trends
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-04-05 06:09Offerings represent modern tastes
 |
|
A package of offerings featuring a model of the iPhone6S sells for 10 yuan ($1.6). Zou Zhongpin/China Daily |
Although iPhone7 and Samsung Galaxy Note6 have not been launched yet, their paper models are already available in Guangzhou for the deceased.
A package of Apple’s products, including an iPad, iPhone6S, earphones and a charger, sells for 10 yuan ($1.6) at a store that specializes on offerings for the deceased on Chaoxing Street in Guangzhou.
Wireless services are provided by “Underworld Communications Corp”.
Huang, a store owner on Guangxiao Road in Guangzhou, is seeing robust sales of new products, often favored more by younger customers.
Older buyers prefer the more traditional incense and candles, she said, adding each of her customers is spending about 200 yuan on average.
- Govt encourages people to work 4.5 days a week
- Action to be taken as HIV cases among students rise
- Debate grows over reproductive rights
- Country's first bishop ordained in 3 years
- China builds Tibetan Buddhism academy in Chengdu
- Authorities require reporting of HIV infections at schools
- Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in East China
- Police crack down on overseas gambling site
- Debate over death penalty for child traffickers goes on
- Beijing to tighten mail security for war anniversary
