As the Olympics continue, Olympic licensed products stores are crowded with people from all over the world. All kinds of Olympic souvenirs are hot property right now. Our reporter He Fei went to the only licensed flagship store and filed this report.The Olympics not only lights people's passion about sport, but also brings with them a multitude of different Olympic souvenirs.
On Wangfujing pedestrian mall, in downtown Beijing, hundreds of people are rushing into the licensed Olympic shops to get their favorite mementos.
Hu Jian came to Beijing for the Olympics from Sichuan province. He says he has enjoyed many events from shooting to diving. He just finished his shopping with a handful colorful souvenirs.
"These are key rings and some cell phone decorations. These are what my son and my wife like so I bought these for them. They are really delicate and cheap."
In the flagship store there are plenty of products for you to choose from, from delicate china to stylish T-shirts, mascot-patterned pens and pencils to bags and caps and even gold jewelry.
For the last couple of days, especially after the opening of the Olympics, souvenir selling continues day after day with tourists from home and abroad visiting Beijing.
Karen Aubeouy is from Geneva, Switzerland. Her whole family came to Beijing to watch the games.
"We like it very much. My children like the mascots and we've bought lots of souvenirs. We've bought T-shirts, the pens, things for the cell phones and we've bought some toys. The variety is very good. The prices are reasonable. It's just very many people and we have to wait for a long time and go pick everything up."
As Karen said, the whole store is jammed with people looking for their favorite goods. And there is a long queue at every cashier in the store.
The manager Wang Jian says the sales will reach a climax and the situation is expected to last until the end of the Games.
"We roughly calculate that every day about 50,000 people come to our flagship store and our sales volume has risen 3 to 4 times compared to the past 3 months. Now our daily sales have reached over 3 million yuan. Many products with a rich Chinese flavor are the most popular among foreign guests, such as Chinese crafts like chopsticks, Chinese knots, fans, and kites. Apart from these, the sales of expensive metals like gold are also good."
The licensed Olympic products flagship store on the Wangfujing pedestrian mall, will open until the end of the Paralympics.
He Fei, CRI news.
