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It is the habit of many citizens to go to the bank to exchange new banknotes before the Chinese New Year. However,
reporters learned from the Agricultural Bank of China that
the number of people who exchanged new banknotes has decreased due to the influence of Internet red envelopes.
The number of people changing new banknotes this year has decreased by about a quarter compared with the same period last year.
Bank staff advised citizens to hurry up and redeem.
Bank: The demand for new banknotes has been reduced by a quarter
Citizen Ms. Zhang runs a leather goods business in Sanyuanli and helps her colleagues exchange new banknotes every year. However, the amount of new banknotes exchanged has been significantly less in the past two years. "Because there are now more ways to send red envelopes online, which is fast and suitable for young people." Ms. Zhang said that in the past, she spent hundreds of thousands of yuan to exchange new banknotes, but now only tens of thousands are enough.
Ms. Zhang told reporters that this year she made an appointment with the bank to exchange new banknotes at an outlet a week in advance.
"The 50 yuan denomination will be exchanged for thirty or forty thousand, the 10 yuan or 20 yuan denomination will be exchanged for ten thousand or twenty thousand, the 5 yuan will be exchanged for 5,000, and the 1 yuan will also be exchanged," Ms. Zhang said. During the New Year, some 1-yuan red envelopes will be hung on the oranges, "as a good sign, I hope the new year can be prosperous."
This morning, a staff member of the Sanyuanli Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China told reporters that the peak period for replacing new banknotes would be at the end of December in previous years. This year, more than half of January has passed. "The number of people who have made appointments Not much. "According to bank staff, online red envelopes are now more popular, so customers may be more inclined to send red envelopes through , WeChat, , and Alipay. "So far this year, the number of customers in demand has dropped by a quarter compared with the same period last year. "
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However, many neighbors said that
the physical red envelopes mean New Year blessings, and
they cannot be replaced by online red envelopes.
Neighbor Xiao Lin said that he still hopes to get physical red envelopes. "It's a real red envelope. You can see it and touch it in your hand. Online red envelopes feel like they are just numbers."
Agricultural Bank of China staff said that although the number of people changing new banknotes has decreased this year, the bank's new banknote reserves are the same as last year. "Anything below 10,000 yuan can be exchanged on the spot, but if it exceeds 10,000 yuan, it is best to make an appointment in advance."
The reporter learned that the bank has also opened a special channel to exchange new banknotes. As long as the neighbors come with cash, they can immediately exchange them for new banknotes of different denominations. Agricultural Bank of China staff advised citizens to seize the time and start exchanging money.
Folklore expert: Online red envelopes are in different forms but the core has not changed.
Folklore expert Cui Zhimin said that Spring Festival customs are also contemporary and can develop with the trend of the times. "In the past, people liked to prepare red envelopes of small denominations and give one to children when they met on the road. Everyone wanted good luck, so people would go to the bank to exchange small denominations and new banknotes before New Year's Eve. Especially in Guangdong, everyone just wanted a favor and didn't care much about the amount."
Cui Zhimin said that in recent years, fewer people have gone to redeem red envelopes. This is because in modern society, many people work and live in different places from their elders, and technology has also advanced a lot. As in the past, red envelopes do not need to be given in person.
"Cash red envelopes and online red envelopes are different in form, but the core of blessing each other and asking for good luck has not changed." Cui Zhimin believes that online red envelopes can not only retain traditional etiquette, but also better convey feelings, which is a good thing for the development of customs.
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Information Times reporter Chen Zizhen
Editor: Raven
