Condom use across country ballooning

With Chinese people becoming increasingly interested in healthy lifestyles and sexual taboos disappearing, condoms have been flying off the shelves nationwide.

Su Ding, a saleswoman at a Beijing branch of the Watsons pharmacy chain, said: "Several years ago, when consumers were selecting condoms, they did it in a most covert way. Now, there are couples overtly selecting condoms together."

When the outlet started selling a Durex condom that included a vibration ring at a cost of about 60 yuan, dozens of them sold in the first hour, she said.