Wang Yuanyuan
SHENZHEN products are now available at an online shop at www.taobao.com, the country s biggest client-to-client online e-business Web site, and some products are on sale for only 1 yuan (US$0.15).
The shop, a joint venture by Taobao.com and Shenzhen Media Group, sells food, daily necessities, clothing, toys and local specialties, Jia Xingdong, vice director general of the Shenzhen Commission of Science, Industry, Trade and Information Technology, said yesterday at a ceremony to open the online shop.
Product categories include Dongmen Fashion, Shuibei Jewelry, Huaqiangbei Digital Products, Mixc High-quality Fashion, Dafen Gifts and Flowers and SZ-HK Toys.
All products are qualified after inspection by relevant departments and more products were expected to be added, Jia said.
The shop is just one of the online shops opened by a local government at Taobao.com, aiming to promote Shenzhen products on the nation s biggest e-business platform, Jia said.
A range of 1,000 festival products is now being promoted at the online shop. In addition to special prices for some products, the shop will also conduct regular 1-yuan seckill promotions.
Seckill is a gaming term that can also refer to quick sales of newly advertised goods for online shoppers. It is the most popular online promotion where buyers often bid for extremely low-priced products in a matter of seconds.
Further information is available at www.taobao.com.
