Double 11 shopping frenzy drives logistics across China

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows a forklift operator handling outbound shipments at the Suning Logistics Center in Shiyuan Street, Licang District, Qingdao City, east China’s Shandong Province. (Zhang Ying/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows staff busy sorting parcels at the Luan County branch of China Post Group in Shijiazhuang City, north China’s Hebei Province. (Li Mingfa/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows a livestream host selling clothing products at Jifa Group in Jimo District, Qingdao City, east China’s Shandong Province. (Liang Xiaopeng/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 11, 2025, shows parcels being automatically sorted on the intelligent conveyor belt at the Jitu Express transit center in Jiangning District, Nanjing City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Fang Dongxu/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows workers sorting Double 11 parcels at Yunda Express in the logistics industrial park of Huainan, east China’s Anhui Province. (Chen Bin/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows staff sorting parcels on a conveyor belt at the mail processing center of China Post Group in Jiangyong County, central China’s Hunan Province. (Tian Ruirui/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows workers sorting parcels at a courier company in the Ganyu E-commerce Logistics Park, Lianyungang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Si Wei/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows staff sorting and packing Double 11 parcels at a logistics industrial park in Eshan Town, Fanchang District, Wuhu City, east China’s Anhui Province. (Xiao Benxiang/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025, shows workers sorting parcels at a courier company in Jinghe Town Logistics Park, Baoying County, Yangzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Shen Dongbing/Guangming Pictures)