The administration for industry and commerce of Lanzhou city, Gansu province held activities on March 15, World Consumer Rights Day, to protect consumers' rights and publicize consumer protection laws.

Items from some nine categories involving 86 kinds of fake and low-quality commodities such as domestic appliances, clothing, toys and bottled wine were destroyed.

The fake and low-quality commodities are destroyed by burning and burying in Lanzhou city, Gansu province on March 15. [Photo/Xinhua]

Staff members of the administration for industry and commerce also accepted complaints at Lanzhou Dongfanghong Square, handed out brochures and taught locals how to identify counterfeits.

Consumers' complaints have transferred to expensive commodities such as automobiles, apartments, and jewelry as living standards improve and Internet service becomes a hot-issue for consumers, said Liu Xiaodong, director of the market department at the Gansu Provincial Administration of Industry and Commerce.

Staff members of the Lanzhou administration for industry and commerce teach locals how to distinguish fake commodities. [Photo/Xinhua]

Gansu will publicize the new national and provincial laws on protecting consumers' rights at shops, communities and villages, and release the 2015 results of commodity quality inspections during the World Consumer Rights Day promotional period, according to the province’s Administration of Industry and Commerce.

Edited by Peter Nordlinger