A furniture manufacturer in northeastern
Shenyang reopened on March 15 but is getting
few visitors in its showroom, said an employee,
who would give only his surname, Jin.
“No one wants to decorate a house and buy
furniture because of the epidemic and loss
of jobs,” said Jin, 33. He said he and his wife
canceled plans to buy a car and travel.
Trying to lure back shoppers, cities from Jinan
in the northeast to Ningbo, south of Shanghai,
are handing out vouchers. The eastern city of
Nanjing gave out electronic vouchers totaling
318 million yuan ($45 million) via smartphones
to spend at restaurants, bookstores and
other merchants.
Image: Ng Han Guan