Silk Street gets Olympic boost
As China celebrates an Olympics winning streak, Silk Street, a famous bazaar once known for fakes, is seeing a boom of its own. With just days remaining in the Games, athletes, officials and spectators are pouring into the five-floor mall in the east of Beijing, Xinhua reported.
“The last few days have seen the most customers in over three decades, and sales are growing by 10% each day,” Wang Zili, General Manager of the Silkstreet Co Ltd, was quoted saying.
From 8-14 August, more than 300,000 people visited the market, yielding sales of more than CNY100 million (US$14.61 million), according to Wang, who added that 80% of the customers were from overseas, including government or state heads from 19 countries.
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