A salesperson sells gold jewelry in a gold store in Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 10, 2014. China Gold Association reported on Feb. 10 that China's gold consumption for the first time exceeded 1,000 tons to reach 1,176. 40 tons in 2013, a year on year increase of 41.36 percent. Meanwhile, China's gold output rose 6.2 percent in 2013 to a record 428.16 tons. [Xinhua]