8 October 1990

First McDonald's in China opened

On October 8, 1990, the first McDonald's in China opened in Shenzhen.

This McDonald's has about 460 seats in total. But on its opening day, the enormous amount of customers exceeded these numbers. Although over 400 employees had been trained, it was not enough.

As a result, more than 500 people had to be temporarily deployed from Hong Kong to help.

A hamburger costed 5 to 6 CNY, which would rise to be over 10 CNY with fries and a bottle of coke. At that time, the average monthly salary was only 400 to 500 CNY. Eating a meal that costed 10 CNY would be quite extravagant.

However, there were still many people who, with a handful of cash, bought 10 or more Big Macs in one go, exhibiting their extreme generosity.

The first weekend after McDonald's opened, the turnover reached 460,000 CNY in just one day, setting a global record.

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