This year's Double 11 shopping spree took place on Monday, with Alibaba announcing sales reached a new record high of 268.4 billion yuan by 23:59:59 on Nov 11. Last year, the figure was 213.5 billion yuan.

Now, let's take a look at which cities spent most money during the annual shopping event.

Workers are busy at assembly lines in a delivery firm, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Nov 11, 2019.

Robots help a man to sort packages at a delivery firm, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Nov 10, 2019.

Workers organise packages at a courier station in Chongqing, on Nov 14, 2018.

An online store's customer service staff answer questions at an office in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Nov 10, 2019.

Workers load packages onto a high-speed train in Chengdu, Sichuan province, Nov 11, 2019.

Skyscrapers border the lush green landscaping in Shenzhen's central business district, Guangdong province, on Aug 9, 2018.

A shopping mall advertises a Double 11 promotion in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Nov 11, 2019.

A screen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province shows the Gross Merchandise Volume of the 2019 Double 11 global shopping festival as it surpasses 268.4 billion yuan, Nov 12, 2019.

A giant Tmall mascot in Beijing, on Nov 9, 2019.

A shopping mall advertises its Double 11 promotion event in Shanghai on Nov 11, 2019.

News resource：http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201911/15/WS5dcdd7cba310cf3e355776e5_11.html