"Who needs a shopping mall (商业街) if you have Taobao?" says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing Taobao, China's largest online shopping site(网上购物网站), has become an important part of Wang Lin's life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
More and more Chinese Internet (因特网) users (使用者) , like Wang, can find the joy(喜悦) of online shopping, Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products (产品) are the most popular online. It was reported that people spent more than(超过) 250 billion yuan shopping online last year, 80% through (通过) Taobao.
Taobao means (意思是) "looking for treasure (宝藏)" in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players. You may question the security of online shopping. Wang Lin said, "I's very safe(安全的) and convenient(便利的). If you get the products from the sellers and like them very much, the shop owner(主人) will get the money, You can also get your money back if you want to return (退还) the products."
