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Olympic Dignitaries Get Dressed Up In Xiushui, China India T Shirt Is Most Popular.

2008/8/11 15:56:00 21

The Olympic Games in Beijing have been unveiled. The sports delegations and Olympic Committee officials who have arrived in Beijing have been eager to go shopping and experience the customs of Beijing.

Reporters learned from Xiushui Street yesterday that since the end of July, there are hundreds of Olympic VIP guests in Xiushui Street every day. Sales have increased by almost 10% per day, and the turnover of clothing and other special formats has doubled.

Olympic dignitaries get dressed up in Xiushui, China India T shirt is most popular.

Xiushui Street's Olympic family gathering

In the Xiushui Street parking lot, Beijing Olympic special vehicles can be seen everywhere. The market is full of athletes, officials, media reporters with Olympic documents.

Xiushui Street "Chinese silk" shop clerk told reporters, "we just sent away from the US water polo team athletes, and ushered in the Venezuelan delegation guests, this is not the French delegation, the Spanish Olympic Committee officials also came, just like the Olympic family gathering."

Olympic guests come to Xiushui custom made garments.

According to the manager of "China silk shop", the store has received athletes, coaches and National Olympic Committee officials from dozens of delegations such as the Canadian Olympic Committee, the American boxing team, the International Boxing Association and the Italy fencing champion. He pointed to the suit on the hanger and said, "this is the 49 suit and shirt made yesterday by the International Boxing Association in our shop. They will try the dress tonight."

It is understood that during the Olympic Games, according to the needs of VIP guests, the time of quick ready-made garments can be shortened to 8 hours.

Olympic delegation delivers badge in memory

In the Rui Xiang Xiang Xiushui shop, the two shopping guides with all kinds of badges on the chest are particularly eye-catching.

It turned out that many Olympic delegations in many countries would prepare badges with national symbols or delegation symbols as souvenirs. After tailor made garments in Xiushui Street, many athletes and officials became friends with shopping guides, giving them badges as a souvenir.

The reporter understands that now the shopping guides like to wear all their badges on their chest to show that they have received many Olympic VIP guests. This has even become a competition.

In Rui Xiang Xiang, Luo Lili is the champion of this competition. She already has 17 "spoils".

China India T shirts are most popular among foreign guests.

What do Olympic officials and delegations buy in Beijing?

Reporters recently learned from Xiushui Street that T-shirts with "China India" became the favorite of Olympic guests. Besides, Chinese characteristics such as silk, pearls, tea and porcelain were also warmly welcomed by international friends.

It is understood that on the two day, the sales volume of the Olympic designated commodity stores in the South Gate of Xiushui Street was three times higher than that of last week. The head of the store said: "the most popular Olympic guests are T-shirts with" China India ", which only sold 148 pieces a day yesterday.

In addition, because Xiushui Street (silkstreet) was named after silk, many Olympic VIP guests came to the name of silk. Sales volume of Xiushui Street silk stalls in August increased by more than 80% from last month.

At the same time, in the eyes of international friends, China and tea have become synonymous with China. Russian Olympic Committee officials and heads of the delegation of Romania choose tea and porcelain, while Mrs. Zimbabwe's president specially chooses pearls. Mrs. Rogge also made personalized crafts for her family in August 4th.

Compared with the previous two weeks, sales of handicrafts, pearls, tea and porcelain in Xiushui Street increased by about 50%.

Foreign customers account for 60% in Hongqiao market.

In addition to Xiushui Street, the pearl market, famous for its Hongqiao market, has ushered in a lot of foreign Olympic officials since August. "On average, there are more than 100 people every day, some of them come by taxi, others simply go by the Olympic Organizing Committee's cars, most of them buy Pearls."

"At present, foreign customers can account for five to 60% of the total volume of customers in the market," said Mr. Wang, a Hongqiao market office worker.