Many people went shopping during the May Day holidays and many sales and promotions were offered in stores and supermarkets.

　　At 10:00 am, there are already throngs of people at the Tianyi Square. There are people everywhere, in the department stores, appliances stores and supermarkets. It seems shopping on holidays has been deeply rooted in people’s mind.

　　As before, the major stores like Intime, the second Department Store and the New World, are competing against each other, offering various kinds of sales and promotions to attract people. Some newly opened stores of home appliances are fighting price wars, by offering greatest discounts, which has of course ignited people’s zeal for shopping.

　　According to Bai Junsong, Chief procurement inspector, Suning Appliances, the customer arrivals are expected to increase by 200% during this year’s May Day Holidays. Most of them will come on the very May Day.

　　Some people go to streets simply for an outing. They cherish the time of being together family. On the Tianqi Square we find many people playing around.