Life in China 2016: A Picture A Day, September 20 – Selfie sticks have been popular for years now, and are still very popular in China. More and more museums and other tourist attractions around the world have one by one been banning selfie sticks because of the safety concerns they create to both the users and the property. In doing some online research about it, more often than not, Chinese tourists are mentioned. In a 2015 article about selfie sticks being banned at the Forbidden City in Beijing, they stated, “There are more than 19,300 different models for sale on Taobao, China's answer to eBay, with the most sophisticated ones costing up to 757 yuan (that’s over $100usd!). Anywhere you go in China, with a decent amount of people (that’s pretty much anywhere!), you’re going to see a selfie stick being used. Songshan Lake, where we live, is included; There are always people taking selfies by the lake. I was busy looking for dragonflies to photograph, and these 3 young people asked if they could take a picture with me, since I had my camera right in front of me on the monopod, I took a picture of their selfie! :-) The article I quoted : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11482712/Chinas-Forbidden-City-forbids-selfie-sticks.html