In view of the fact that China's Singles' Day is approaching, on Nov 11, Jilin province is gearing up for the expected demand for deliveries from online shopping, so delivery people are getting in gear, reports chinajilin.com.cn on Nov 3, especially since the Postal Administration has urged delivery companies to find ways to deal with the shopping spree in advance.

Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group, speaks in front of a screen showing the total value of sales from their shopping sites, Taobao and Tmall, during the Singles' Day shopping spree, at company headquarter, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, on Nov 11, 2014. [Photo/IC]

Chart shows Alibaba's Singles' Day sales, from 2009 to 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

Predictions are that the number of parcels will be well over 700 million, or 42 percent more than for the last year figure, even though, when the tough winter weather is taken into consideration, it is still possible that there will be delays.

This unofficial day, also known as Guanggun Festival, was chosen because of the many "1"s in the date, which, to some, represent single status. And, online shop owners come on with promotions during the festival to boost sales during a traditionally slow season.