MAILING moon cake is becoming a popular choice among the 4.8 million immigrant workers in Shenzhen.

　　For this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Shenzhen Post Bureau (SPB), with the cooperation of many well-known moon cake companies, has introduced a moon cake express mail service, which can cover above 2,800 cities and towns in the country.

　　"I used to send some money back to my wife and son in Lanzhou, Gansu for the Mid-Autumn Festival every year. But with the introduction of the new postal service this year, I chose to mail three boxes of moon cakes to them," said an engineer surnamed Wu, who is now working at a computer company in Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park.

　　"I cannot go back to my hometown for this year's festival, although I'm really missing my parents, grandparents and my boyfriend in Changchun, Jilin. So I decided to send them choice boxes of moon cakes to show my special love," said a girl surnamed Dong, who is now working in a restaurant in downtown.

　　With Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, over 480 post offices or agencies with SPB in the six districts of Shenzhen have become the busiest places in the city with immigrant workers crowding in to send moon cakes home to their families and friends.

　　"It is the first time that we introduced the moon cake express mail service. By Sept 13, we had made a turnover of about 260,000 yuan from this special service.

　　"This Saturday was the busiest day for us, although the rain today has stopped some customers. Everyday we receive an average of above 600 customers, and we need to send away an average of above 800 parcels" said Feng Ying, deputy director of Jianshe Road Post Office.

　　The freight volume of moon cakes departing from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport had reached 10 tons by last Saturday. The freight volume has been increasing daily over the past two weeks.