Stuffing nearly 43 million VND into a red envelope to avoid... embarrassment
Each resident of Putian town, China somehow managed to stuff 12,000 yuan (equivalent to nearly 43 million VND) into each red envelope they gave to everyone to feel proud and less embarrassed.
Specifically, according to a study by a personal finance application development company, people living in Putian town, Fujian province, are the most generous people in China when it comes to giving huge sums of money to relatives during the Lunar New Year.
According toSouth China Morning Post, each person in Fujian province, China this year put an average of about 3,500 yuan (equivalent to nearly 13 million VND) in each red envelope they gave to their relatives. According to a newly conducted survey, this is a fairly high amount of red envelopes in the whole country.
However, while people across Fujian province pride themselves on their generosity, the average amount of lucky money given seems to be nothing compared to people in the province's Putian town alone.
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| On average, each resident in the town of Phu Dien, Fujian, China stuffed nearly 43 million VND into each red envelope for relatives this year. (Source: SCMP) |
Accordingly, the results of a recent survey show that the highest lucky money award in China this year belongs to the town of Phu Dien.
Specifically, the people of this town somehow managed to stuff 12,000 yuan (equivalent to nearly 43 million VND) into each red envelope they gave to everyone.
Meanwhile, Beijing residents on average put 2,900 yuan (equivalent to more than 10 million VND), Shanghai residents put 1,600 yuan (equivalent to nearly 6 million VND) and Hong Kong residents often put 810 yuan (equivalent to nearly 3 million VND) for each red envelope this year.
In contrast, the people who spend the least amount of lucky money in China are in Guangdong province, putting only 50 yuan (equivalent to nearly 180,000 VND) in each red envelope.
Ms. Ira Lin, who lives in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, told the newspaperSouth China Morning Postthat the red envelopes she receives from her family during the Lunar New Year are usually worth between 200 and 2,000 yuan.
“People don’t compare the exact value of the red envelopes, but they still try to give the same amount as they received, to avoid any embarrassment,” Ms. Lin said.
Additionally, if a family does not have red envelopes to give back, they can make up for it in another way, such as paying for a shared meal for the two families, she said.
In addition, Mr. He Li, who grew up in Dongguan city, Guangdong, said that the amount of money given and received in lucky money also depends on how close or intimate their relationship is.
“My mother and uncle, who I am really close to, usually give me 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, but most others only give 100 or 200 yuan,” he added.
(According to Dan Tri)
