Consumption boosted as Beijing shopping season starts
People's Daily
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Citizens hang out at the Sanlitun business center in Beijing on June 7, 2020. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

To further promote market resumption and stimulate consumption, authorities carried out a "Beijing shopping season" from June 6 both online and off, with a total of 12.2 billion in coupons offered to citizens, including discounts on electric products, dining, tourism and agricultural products from Hubei province, etc.

On the same day, 79 landmarks and business areas in Beijing lit up at night, as the Chinese "night economy" witnessed increasing popularity.