Caught in the web

Updated: 2015-02-24 07:46

(China Daily)

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Photographer Huang Qingjun uses unique angles to share the stories of online consumers.

E-shopping, a form of electronic commerce that allows people to directly buy goods or services online from a seller using a web browser or an APP on smartphones, has created a brand-new modern lifestyle. The practice isn't just about consumption pure and simple, but also helps to foster relationships with other Internet users. It's like a window on a huge world where people are happy to express their innermost feelings.

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Jia Yuhao (right) and Lyu Xuefeng, who run a hotel in Lhasa in the Tibet autonomous region, have spent more than 1 million yuan ($159,900) in the past 10 years on e-shopping, and 80 percent of the items in the hotel were bought online. The business partners regard e-shopping as a form of self-realization.

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Liu Jun (second left) and his family are from the Mongolian ethnic group in Ulanhot, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The family lives in a yurt during spring and autumn, and relies on e-shopping to save money and time.

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Sun Bin, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is an expert in household decoration. He used e-commerce to buy almost everything he needed to decorate his new apartment last year. He always enjoys spending time surfing the Internet.

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Huang Jianguang, from Liuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is an outdoors enthusiast. He has built a bike from parts bought on the Internet, and spent around 40,000 yuan online for the equipment to keep him going through a 50,000-kilometer cycle ride through 18 provinces. Huang said e-shopping is the best way to support a hobby.

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Liu Chunxiao lives in Ji'an, a county in Jilin province on China's border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. One of her main activities is surfing the Internet to buy gifts for her young son, some of which are featured.

(China Daily 02/24/2015 page6)