A woman tries out a lipstick at a cosmetics store at the CDF Mall in Sanya, Hainan province. MA ZHIPING/CHINA DAILY
China's enhancement of offshore duty-free shopping policies has boosted the growth of local tourism consumption and trade in South China's Hainan province and promoted the construction of the Hainan international tourism consumption center, said officials with the provincial government.
Hainan has sold about 98 billion yuan ($15 billion) in duty-free goods in the past 10 years. At that time, more than 25 million people shopped and about 120 million items were sold, according to a recent news conference marking the 10th anniversary of offshore duty-free shopping in the tropical island province.