A host promotes products via livestreaming in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 30, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
China's economy has been driven by online livestreaming, as livestreaming platforms and ecommerce are prospering despite the fight against COVID-19.
With the emergence of new sales methods, livestreaming host has become a new profession.
About 3,000 livestreaming hosts have been promoting their products, especially seafood, from dawn to dusk in Haitou county of Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province.
Many products, which couldn't be sold in the past, have become hard to find now. Many new jobs in packing and logistics have been generated, boosting local residents' income.
E-commerce sales of seafood in Haitou town exceeded 5 billion yuan ($720 million) in 2019. From fishing nets to the internet, livestreaming hosts in Haitou have built a new life for themselves and their communities.
A host interacts with audience during a livestreaming show in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 9, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman promotes food via livestreaming in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 9, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A man promotes seafood online in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A man promotes prawns at home via livestreaming in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 5, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A new online host learns her trade in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members pack products in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 5, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members pack products in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 30, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
People mend fishing nets to meet demand driven by livestreaming in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member packs products in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 6, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
