This is probably one of our favorite Chinese traditions so far: apparently lottery winners, in order to conceal their identities from the populous, dress up in costumes when receiving their fake oversized media checks. This has been going on for a while,... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Tue, Nov 03 2009
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