Gold dragon jewelry sales soar in Shanghai

Gold jewelry sales have been soaring during the Spring Festival.　

Consumers in Shanghai remained　eager to purchase gold jewelry　on Tuesday. Chinese zodiac dragon gold jewelry is the most sought-after.　

The sales staff at Lao Feng Xiang store, a Shanghai-based gold and jewelry store, told a CNS reporter that gold jewelry with dragon element is very popular, coinciding with the Year of the Dragon. The dragon and phoenix are considered by Chinese people as an auspicious sign, a harbinger of great luck. Dragon is also a common element in gold jewelry.　　

Customer Mrs. Liu　said that　her husband was born in the Year of the Dragon, so she would like to　pick Chinese zodiac dragon gold jewelry as a gift for her husband. She　bought a jade dragon pendant.　

In addition to gold jewelry, Year of the Dragon Commemorative gold banknotes, gold bars, gold coins and other gold products with dragon elements are also popular among consumers.　

(Reported by Ren Xinyue　 Edited by Zhou Jing)