Chinese vendors are selling soil from bank premises to help buyers ‘enhance wealth’
FirstpostChinese vendors claim their bank soil is collected from green belts outside major Chinese financial institutions, and it helps enhance wealth and dissolve bad energy In China, online vendors are resorting to selling what they call ‘bank soil,’ claiming it to have powers to bring wealth and good fortune. Chinese vendors claim their bank soil is collected from green belts outside major Chinese financial institutions, such as Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications. SCMP quoted a vendor as saying, “This soil is manually collected from the five major banks and is believed to enhance wealth and dissolve bad energy, though we cannot scientifically prove this.” ‘Timing of collection is key’ A sales representative said not just the location but the timing of collection of soil also mattered. Fu Jian, a Chinese lawyer, highlighted the legal repercussions of the ‘bank soil’ trade, arguing that selling soil with false promises of financial benefits without proof can attract fraud charges.
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