Chinese buy paper iPads for ancestor worship
Paper replicas of Apple's iPad and iPhone are selling like hot cakes in China this year as millions prepare to honour their ancestors in an age-old annual festival that has taken on a modern twist.
Paper replicas of Apple's iPad and iPhone are selling like hot cakes in China this year as millions prepare to honour their ancestors in an age-old annual festival that has taken on a modern twist.
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Modern indulgence: Laptops, massage chairs, jewellery, mobile phones and watches are some of the trendy items burnt during prayers. Should you get the foot massager? Or the faux leather massage chair, complete with a remote control? Incense paper offerings for the dead have gone more upscale this Qing Ming festival.
With people enjoying a higher standard of living now, they want the dead to lead a similarly comfortable life in their afterlife too.
