(Yicai) Sept. 2 -- As primary and secondary school students head back to school today in China to begin a new school year, sales of teaching aids, stationery, electronic products and other classroom necessities have soared.

Children choose pens and other stationery they need for class at the RT-Mart Supermarket in Quanzhou, southeastern Fujian Province.

A primary school student picks out the right learning aids at a bookstore in Yangzhou, eastern Jiangsu province.

The stationery section of the Bairong World Trade Mall in Beijing’s Dongcheng district throngs with shoppers.

Parents shop for suitable school backpacks for their children at a store in Shaoxing, eastern Zhejiang province.

College students hunt for mobile phones, tablets, computer and other electronic devices at the Huawei Life Pavilion in Jinhua World Trade City Plaza, eastern Zhejiang Province.

Editor: Kim Taylor