Vendors in Southwest China's Yunnan Province are putting fresh air into sealed plastic bags and selling it online for 18.8 yuan ($2.7) per bag, reported a local news portal.据一家地方媒体报道，来自中国西南部云南省的供应商将新鲜空气密封到塑料袋中，并以每包18.8元（合2.7美元）的价格在网上出售。The move has sparked heated public debate though the sales volume turned out low.虽然该产品的销量很低，但该举动还是引发了社会公众的热烈讨论。Sun Wenjie, a lawyer, said that air is not a type of merchandize according to China's legal provisions, so such business is suspected of being unlicensed, and it would be difficult to complain if anyone finds himself to be fooled.一位名叫孙文杰的律师表示，根据我国相关的法律规定，空气并不是一种销售品，所以这样的业务涉嫌无证经营。如果任何人购买后一旦发现上当受骗，投诉维权也会比较困难。

In fact, selling "fresh air" in a bag or a bottle is not new in China.事实上，以“袋”或“瓶”为单位销售新鲜空气在国内已有先例。This time, the air was mainly collected in Dali and Lijiang, where air quality was consistently good despite north China being cloaked in smog.这一次，收集空气的地点在云南大理和丽江。在中国北方被雾霾侵蚀之际，这些地区的空气却非常优质新鲜。It was a good opportunity to let more people know about Yunnan's exceptional environment, a web user commented.一位网友表示，此次事件也是让更多人认识到云南得天独厚的好环境的一次机会。Selling Yunnan's fresh air could also be seen as a way to raise concern about the pollution issue, Hu Kailin, an environmental science expert said.此外，环境科学专家胡凯琳也表示，销售云南新鲜空气也是可以提高人们对于空气污染的关注度的一种方法。