More and more people in China have become used to making purchases

Left above: 73-year-old Lu Yongling unlocks a shared bicycle using a mobile phone app on the street of Xuhui District, Shanghai, October 25, 2017.Right above: Lu Yonglings parks and pays for a shared bicycle.

Below: Lu Yongling peddles a shared bicycle home.

More and more people in China have become used to making purchases and accessing services using their mobile phone. Whether they’re buying something for delivery, or booking a doctor's appointment, or hiring a shared bike, they are enjoying the benefits of scientific and technological progress. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)