Yes, recently www.wangpiao.com.cn, a new website selling movie tickets, was launched. People who want to watch films don't have to go to the cinema or wait in queues to buy tickets themselves. Now the website service is available in four cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan.

 

How to buy tickets?

 

First, log on the website, fill in your name and password, then choose the cinema you'd like to go to and pick the time and seat you prefer. After you decide, you may choose the way you want to receive the ticket, either by email or short message service. You can pay online (most banks in China offer online payment services). When you finish, the ticket will be sent to your email box or mobile phone with all the necessary information.

 

People in Beijing and Guangzhou can even buy tickets with their mobile phones.

 

You'll find an automatic machine in most cinemas. If you have printed out your ticket from the Internet, just scan the code number of the ticket through the machine and it will print a real ticket that you can use to enter the cinema. You can also scan the message sent to your mobile phone to claim your ticket. If that doesn't work, just manually input the serial number of the ticket into the machine.

Now, you'll get 10 percent off if you buy tickets on this website.

 

The tickets are non-refundable and unchangeable once purchased.

 

(China Daily February 2, 2007)