Older residents in Beijing recently stocked up on cabbage, giving a tradition a new lease of life after the government advised people to keep enough basic goods at home in case of emergencies.
People have for years bought up dozens of large cabbages, which can be kept fresh for months and are widely used in local cuisine, in early November to see them through freezing winters.
Supermarkets capped sales at three cabbages per person, but even then, shoppers arriving after 9 am left empty-handed. Wumart customers said they were paying about three times what they paid last year, or 1 yuan per half kilo. Wrapping the cabbage in newspaper also helps to keep it fresh, said Zhao, who stores it on her balcony.
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