Chinese Tourists Rush Through The Duty-Free Shops In Korea To Laugh At Each Other.

Foreign media said, the 5 day of the Mid Autumn Festival holiday, South Korea's Seoul, Jeju Island's popular attractions and duty-free shops crowded with Chinese tourists, the hot "mid autumn business opportunities" let the South Korean shopkeeper laugh.

"Borrowed! Borrowed!" in Seoul's Ming Dong Lotte.

In the cosmetics counters, the reporters saw almost all the long queues with more than 20 meters on the front of the cash register, especially before a Korean local brand, which Chinese people liked, almost could not go to the goods counter to pick up the goods.

Chen Jiali, from Nanjing, China, said: "Korean cosmetics are very popular in China, and this time they simply bring the purchase catalogue.

However, some stores also stipulate that one person can't buy more than 3, so there's no limit to the gift box. I bought many gift boxes this time.

Jin Xiang, a Chinese interpreter of Lotte duty free shop, said: "with the whirlwind of Korean dramas from" stars of you "and other Korean dramas, Korean artists' make-up techniques have also been widely concerned by Chinese people, making the popularity of Korean cosmetics rapidly rising.

The latest data released by the Korea culture and Tourism Research Institute show that China visited Korea from January to July this year.

A total of 3 million 360 thousand people, an increase of 45.8% over the same period.

The main consumers of Chinese in Korea are cosmetics, tax-free shops and casinos.

According to the forecast by Han Ya DA securities company, the purchase amount of Chinese tourists in Korea will increase from 1 trillion and 845 billion won (2 billion 258 million 640 thousand new yuan) in 2013 to 5 trillion and 186 billion won (6 billion 348 million 700 thousand yuan) in 2020, and the contribution to the Korean cosmetic market will increase from 18.2% in 2013 to 30.1% in 2020.

Zhao Yunnan, director of Daxin Securities Research Center, said: "Chinese tourists have grown into the core customer group of the Korean domestic demand market and have become a major variable in the performance of the enterprises."

According to the Korea Institute of industry research, Chinese tourists are generous. Last year in Korea, the consumption was 7 trillion and 670 billion won (9 billion 300 million 8 thousand and 961 Wan Xinyuan), and the average consumption was 2 million 320 thousand won (2840 new yuan), an increase of 80% over that of 5 years ago.

South Korean public opinion is looking forward to the mid autumn holidays followed by the Asian Games in Inchon (September 19th to October 4th) and the National Day Golden Week (from October 1st to 9th). Chinese tourists with strong spending power are expected to bring a "golden month" to the Korean consumer market.