Cong Pingping, the owner of the online shop CY Story, collects regular Chinese people’s life stories and sells them for a modest 15 US cents apiece. Photo: Weibo/Jiangsu News
Cong Pingping, the owner of the online shop CY Story, collects regular Chinese people’s life stories and sells them for a modest 15 US cents apiece. Photo: Weibo/Jiangsu News

An online store in China that collects and sells people’s life stories for just 15 cents apiece a hit in China

  • A Chinese writer opened an online shop nine years ago selling ordinary Chinese people’s life stories
  • Despite running at a loss, the store has attracted 300,000 followers

Cong Pingping, the owner of the online shop CY Story, collects regular Chinese people’s life stories and sells them for a modest 15 US cents apiece. Photo: Weibo/Jiangsu News
Cong Pingping, the owner of the online shop CY Story, collects regular Chinese people’s life stories and sells them for a modest 15 US cents apiece. Photo: Weibo/Jiangsu News
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