为什么月饼价格如此高(why Are Mooncake Prices So, So High?)

为什么月饼价格如此高(whyaremooncakepricesso,sohigh?)

goldmedalsnotonlybelongtoolympicathletes.luckymooncakepurchaserscouldbeluckyenoughtogettheirhandsononeaswell.

withthetraditionalmid-autumnfestivaldrawingnear,southchinasrenownedlikoufurestaurantbasedinguangzhouwillmake32goldmedals,whichmooncakepurchaserswilltrytowininaluckydraw.thechineseolympicdelegationobtained32goldsattheathensolympicgameslastmonth.

evensomemoviestarshavebeeninvolvedinthepromotionofmooncakes,whicharetraditionallyeatenonmid-autumnday,whichfallsonseptember28thisyear.

variousbrandsofmooncakearealreadyonsale,butsomepeoplearecomplainingthattheseasonaldelicaciesaretooexpensivethisyear.

"themooncakeshavealreadybecomegiftsforexchangebutsomebrandsareexpensive,"saidzhuji,abeijingresident.

shesaidthatsomemooncakescostasmuchas1,500yuan(us$180)each,asumequaltoonethirdofhermonthlysalary.

somebrandsofmooncakecostabout20-30yuan(us$2.4-3.6).butthecostofaccompanyingitemsincludedinthemooncakeboxeswillbeseveraldozensoftimeshigher.

zhusaidherhusbandandsondonotliketoeatmooncakes,asweetpastrywitharoundshapesymbolizingunion."butmy88-year-oldgrandmotherlikesthemandiwillbuysomeforherthistimeeveryyear."

someshoppersarechoosingtopurchasetheirmooncakesonline.

ebay,oneofthecountrysleadinge-businessplatforms,saidabout500mooncakedealsweresuccessfullymadeeachweek,about60percenthigherthanlastyear.

"mooncakesalesareextraordinarilyhotthisyearandithasbecomeoneofourbusinesshighlightsthesedays,"saidtanglei,publicrelationsmanageratebayeachnet.

overseaschinesealsoobservethetraditionalfestivalandtheirrelativesathomeoftenmailmooncakestothem.

thepostalauthoritiesrequiredparcelsenderstobecomeawareoffoodexportregulationsaboutthecountrieswheretheirrelativeslive.

beijingcapitalinternationalairportalsoremindpassengersnottotakemooncakeboxescontainingbottlesofalcoholonflights.

manypassengersaretakingmooncakesonboardwiththemasgiftsforfriendsandfamily.atleastfourorfivebrandsofmooncakegiftboxesalsocontainbottlesofliquor,saidairportauthorities.

accordingtoaviationsecurityrules,passengersareforbiddenfromtakinganyalcoholontoplanes.violatorswillhavetoeitherleavetheirmooncakesbehindor,iftimepermits,sendthemthroughluggageconsignment.