Chinese women, like their friends to ask a question: If your mother and drowned in a river, which lets you save first? While this may seem naive to see many Chinese boys like a romantic dilemma this Sunday.
Chinese New Year falls on the same day as Valentine's Day this year is less than young men have a difficult choice between his mother and his girlfriend - two of the most important women in their lives in two of the most important holiday year.
This has also caused problems for florists because business is still down days before the usual rush for many florists.
With many decorative heart-shaped and hundreds of flowers blooming in his shop, Jiao Ting, a florist in residential Tiantongyuan Changping District of Beijing, trying to keep a stiff upper lip.
Our sales have dropped by at least 30 percent and less than 10 people have orders every day, said Jiao.
In previous years, will offer free delivery service for customers who have purchased flowers, worth over 200 yuan ($ 29.30). But now we must deliver, and carry chocolate gift or toy, she said.
The main reason for the slowness of business that many young unmarried miss Valentine's celebration with their carers for a traditional dinner with the family, said a saleswoman surname Wang in a flower shop in Sogo Department Store in Beijing Chongwen district.
Although his business is one of the fashion capital of the soil, which received only 20 orders so far.
No matter how weak firms, florists in the capital not offer discounts, but plan to raise prices.
Wang said that a red rose costs about 5.6 yuan now, but wants the price of more than 10 yuan, February 14.
According to a survey conducted by Sina.com, one of the biggest news portals in China is 56.3 percent of respondents at home for family dinner goes Feb. 14, while 31.3 percent will celebrate Valentine's Day special person them.
And 81.3 percent of respondents said they see celebrations with colleagues. But some traders expect a post-Valentine's resumption of sales.
It is true that the online provider is preparing to open before the money before the holidays to romantic, have already sold more new articles 2 million tourists are online.
Li Siyuan, owner of Nice Romantic Florist in Taobao, the largest Chinese online commerce website, has seen a drop in sales.
Bricks and mortar stores have a difficult time competing online stores.
Li said that while prices of flowers are stable, many companies that supply the family driving holidays during the Spring Festival and sold this year.
It will not necessarily blossom to raise prices, he added. We supply to customers who purchase at least 500 yuan flowers.
Last year it was free, if customers spent 300 yuan, she said.
Another online florist, Liu Jing, said that contracts with a value of 60,000 yuan received over the past two weeks, and I did not expect to raise prices.
