Panda fever also brings unexpected popularity to a famous local brand of porcelain.

Panda fever also brings unexpected popularity to a famous local brand of porcelain. These expensive porcelain pandas sell for nearly two thousand new Taiwan dollars each, but they're still flying off the shelves.

Shopkeeper Chen Yu-Ying said, "Pandas are hot. We used to have three types of porcelain panda. Now, one is sold out. There are so many people interested in them and asking how much they cost. "

What is also popular is those exquisite panda keyrings. Despite costing ten thousand new Taiwan dollars each, they sold out within a week. These and other panda products have been breathing a bit of life back into the local market during the economic downturn.