"Crackdown on greeting cards" from South China Morning Post

"LIONING - Authorities in Shenyang have banned all government departments from purchasing and mailing greeting cards for the Lunar New Year, which begins on February 3, The Beijing News reports. Government departments are encouraged to use text message and e-cards for greetings, instead of paper greeting cards and postcards, which are seen as environmentally unfriendly and a waste of money."