"One table is hard to find" for the annual banquet of the state group, and the chef’s door-to-door service has become a new trend

All-media reporter Tan Faxin

Entering the twelfth lunar month, the pace of the Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and handling new year’s goods and preparing for the reunion dinner has become a matter of concern to most citizens. Recently, the reporter visited a number of hotels and restaurants in the city and learned that before the New Year’s Eve, the reservation for New Year’s Eve dinner was "hard to find". Many hotels and restaurants were fully booked after the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, and only a few halls had seats left.

Through the reporter’s visit, I learned that in addition to going out to eat the group annual banquet, many citizens choose to make the group annual banquet at home, and some also invite chefs and cooks to come to the door to serve and leave the group annual banquet at home, which not only saves trouble but also has the atmosphere of the New Year.

Reservation for the annual banquet of the restaurant group is "hard to find a table"

In order to seize the rare business opportunity of the Chinese New Year, the merchants took precautions, put up a publicity banner to book the annual banquet of the group one or two months in advance, and some even launched a series of preferential activities, making the idea of the Chinese New Year early. In anticipation of the Spring Festival, the citizens put the group annual banquet on the family’s important agenda early, and willingly "pay big money" for a comfortable year.

On January 10, Mr. Wang, who worked in a public institution in the city, was depressed. On the morning of the same day, he called six hotels in the city to book the group annual banquet, and they were all told that the reservation was full and only a few seats were available for reservation. "I didn’t expect that I couldn’t book it more than ten days in advance. It didn’t seem so popular in previous years?" Mr. Wang introduced that in the past two years, he and his family had a reunion dinner in the city hotel, and the booking time was equivalent to this year. Although the price of the banquet was higher than usual, there was no phenomenon that seats could not be booked.

"We don’t have a private room now. If we want to book the group annual banquet, we can only spell the table in the hall." The staff of a restaurant near the sewage treatment plant in Zhoucheng said that at the end of December last year, the reservation of the group annual banquet had already begun, and even the reservation hall should be "the first to strike first."

The staff of a large restaurant in Shinan Ancient City told the reporter that there were many people who booked the group annual banquet this year. As early as last October, someone called to make an appointment, but the hotel didn’t start accepting reservations until December. "The private rooms from the 24th to 28th of the twelfth lunar month have already been booked, and there are few big private rooms left at noon." It is understood that the restaurant began to have a holiday on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

The reporter found that compared with small private rooms and large private rooms, during the Spring Festival, thousands of families were reunited, and large private rooms were obviously more popular.

Family dinner chefs come to cook.

Do you want to eat New Year’s Eve at home or in a hotel? This is a problem. Eating at home has an atmosphere, but the food is more homely and it is also very troublesome to cook. Eating food and service in the hotel is good and easy, but there is no feeling of Chinese New Year more and more! "Many city residents began to consider the issue of reunion dinner.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the group annual banquets of major hotels and restaurants have already been booked out. Don’t worry, just buy a table of semi-finished reunion dinner home, or book a chef’s home service directly, without doing it yourself.

"When a chef cooks at home, he can enjoy the chef’s special service at home". The reporter visited and learned that there are not a few people who provide on-site service for the chefs of the group annual banquet. Some chefs usually pick up the business of cooking at home, but at the peak of the group annual banquet at the end of the year, orders are constantly coming, and some can’t accept orders because of schedule conflicts. Citizens only need to make a phone call to make a reservation, and determine the number of people to eat and the contents of the menu, so they can wait for the chef to cook at home. Some citizens are too busy to ask chefs to help them buy food.

In addition to booking a chef through usual contact, you can also invite a "cook" through a housekeeping company.

Liu Feifei, a citizen, works in an enterprise in could, so he can have a holiday on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. In previous years, the group annual banquet could only be booked in the hotel. This year, she chose to do the group annual banquet at home. "I was busy with my work and didn’t have time to prepare. I heard that a friend usually invited chefs to come to the door for family dinners, so she tried to contact several chefs. After several times of communication, the chef’s schedule was finally confirmed. At noon on the 29 th of the twelfth lunar month, the chef was invited to make a group annual banquet. " Liu Feifei said, before eating the group annual banquet in the hotel, I always felt almost the atmosphere, so I had the idea of inviting the chef home. Unexpectedly, many citizens have the same idea. She contacted several chefs to determine the right time.

Why did you choose to invite a chef to cook at home instead of going directly to the hotel? Mr. Zhang said that on the one hand, it is more economical to have a family dinner, on the other hand, it is more convenient to invite chefs to visit and reduce waste. "All the ingredients are purchased by yourself, which is cheap and reassuring. Counting the remuneration for the chef saves a lot of money than in the hotel. Moreover, everyone also likes the atmosphere of reunion at home. "

"The raw materials of dishes can be purchased by customers themselves or given to us, because some ingredients, ingredients and sauces are difficult for customers to prepare at home, which will affect the taste of some dishes." Master Xie said that before, he used to cook and cook for others empty-handed. Now, many people try to save trouble and simply let them arrange the whole banquet.

The group annual banquet is a "lively and convenient"

The purpose of the vast majority of citizens booking the group annual banquet is very clear — — That is lively and easy.

Wang Yuchen, a 29-year-old citizen, said that he and his wife are both working in the company, and they are under great pressure at ordinary times, especially at the end of the year. Almost all the preparations for the Chinese New Year are carried out in a hurry. A few days ago, they were busy doing cleaning at home until late at night, so tired that their backs ached. Therefore, he decided to change the group annual banquet from home to the hotel. Although the cost is much higher, there is no need to prepare dishes a few days in advance and clean up after meals. The picture is convenient and easy, and you can take the opportunity to make time to chat with your family and free your wife from the tedious housework. "It is worthwhile to spend more money!"

Ms. Xiao, a citizen, said that in the hotel for the New Year, she can feel the joy and excitement of the Spring Festival. She believes that the Chinese New Year is to be lively, and it is very pleasant to have a reunion dinner in a happy atmosphere.

Liu Yuhang, who works in other places, just returned to Enshi on January 6th. As soon as he got home and put down his luggage, he rushed to a nearby hotel to book a table for the New Year’s party and informed his relatives and friends. He said that according to the usual practice in previous years, in order to spend the next year, he would go to various food markets and supermarkets to buy vegetables, chickens, ducks and fish, and then rush home with big bags, wash vegetables, kill fish and cook, and work hard for a while … … After eating a reunion dinner, he felt extremely tired from running around. This year, he decided to entertain relatives and friends in the hotel. Liu Yuhang told reporters with a smile, comparatively speaking, it is much easier to have a group dinner in a hotel, and it can relax the body and mind.

Financial chess is alive and well (classic China, 60 years of glory)

Topic: 60 years of classic China glory



The overall strength of the banking industry continued to increase.


  Cartographic song song


  Six years, just six years, the world has seen China’s financial industry in a completely different way.


  Six years ago, in 2003, foreign power decided: "China’s banking industry is technically bankrupt and is a time bomb."


  Today, six years later, foreign news lamented: "ICBC, CCB and BOC in China have become the three banks with the largest market capitalization in the world, and new leaders have emerged. China is not only a’ world factory’, but also a’ world bank’."


  Different evaluations reflect the rapid development of China’s financial industry from one aspect.


  "Finance is very important and is the core of the modern economy. Finance is well done, and everything is alive when you play chess. " Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s words brilliantly clarified the position of finance. Over the past 60 years, China’s financial industry has opened a new era in the cheers of the founding of New China, and achieved a historic leap in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, which is strongly supporting economic and social development and effectively meeting the financial needs of the people …


  expand from a small to a large force


  Form a complete financial system


  Have an impressive world ranking


  Zhao Haikuan, former director of the Financial Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China, visited Swiss banks in the 1970s. "They used machines and floppy disks to record data, while we used abacus and dip pen to keep accounts. The gap between floppy disk and abacus is too big. "Speaking of this, he changed his subject." However, now our bank’s equipment has reached the international first-class level! "  


  Zhao Haikuan is changing from a technical point of view. In fact, from the perspective of organizational system, China’s financial industry has undergone greater changes.


  A multi-level financial institution system has gradually taken shape.


  Before the reform and opening up, there was only one bank in China-China People’s Bank, which was both a central bank and a commercial bank. On September 17th, 1983, the State Council decided that the People’s Bank of China should exercise the functions of the central bank exclusively. Since 1979, China Agricultural Bank, China Bank, China People’s Construction Bank (renamed as China Construction Bank in 1996) and China Industrial and Commercial Bank have successively started business. In 1987, a number of new joint-stock banks such as Bank of Communications were established. In 1994, three policy banks were established to undertake the original policy business of four professional banks. By the end of June this year, China had more than 5,600 legal persons of various banking financial institutions.


  The insurance industry has also moved from "one flower alone" to "full of spring scenery". At the beginning of reform and opening up, there was only one insurance company in China-China People’s Insurance Company. In the past 30 years, insurance institutions have grown from one to more than 120; The annual premium income jumped from less than 500 million yuan to 978.41 billion yuan in 2008. Yang Chao, president of China Life Insurance (Group) Company, still remembers that in order to adapt to the rapidly expanding business, in 1985, under the background of lack of professional talents, PICC China started the first training course. "They are all demobilized cadres in their forties, squatting on the curb at night and reciting insurance clauses."


  The all-round financial market system has been accelerated.


  The emergence of the capital market is a major breakthrough in the development of China’s financial market. On November 18th, 1984, Feile Audio became the first public offering stock. Qin Qibin, then the director of Shanghai Electroacoustics General Factory, recalled that at that time, with the improvement of people’s living standards, there was a great demand for audio equipment. He is thinking about raising money to expand audio production by issuing shares. "In September 1986, two stocks, Feile and Yanzhong, were traded on the counter in the Shanghai Jing ‘an Trust Business Department of ICBC. The place is very small and there are many people. I am very excited and think that someone really buys and sells our stocks! " Since then, the development of direct financing in China has been persistent and firm, and the capital market has become one of the landmark achievements in the process of China’s economic transformation from a planned system to a socialist market economic system.


  In addition to the capital market, financial markets such as interbank lending market, insurance market, foreign exchange market and gold market are also developing continuously.


  The professional financial supervision system has been continuously improved.


  Before 1984, there was no financial supervision in the modern sense in China. Since 1984, the People’s Bank of China has been specializing in the functions of the central bank. Liu Hongru, former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, former deputy director of the State Commission for Economic Restructuring and the first chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, recalled: "At that time, it was supposed to be called the Central Bank of People’s Republic of China (PRC), leaving the name of the People’s Bank to separate professional banks. Later, the party group of the People’s Bank of China discussed that, firstly, the RMB issued by the People’s Bank of China has been in circulation for many years, and it is difficult to change the banknotes. Secondly, the People’s Bank of China was established in 1948 and has been the only national bank for decades. If it suddenly becomes a professional bank, it will not be easily understood and accepted by people. Therefore, it was finally decided that the central bank should also be called the People’s Bank of China. "


  Since then, the financial supervision system has been continuously deepened. In November, 1997, the securities institutions originally supervised by the People’s Bank of China were placed under the unified supervision of China Securities Regulatory Commission. In November 1998, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission was established. In 2003, the supervision function of banking financial institutions was separated from the People’s Bank of China, and the China Banking Regulatory Commission was established. So far, a financial management system of "one line, three meetings" has been formed.


  After 60 years of grinding a sword, today’s China financial industry has a proud "world ranking": the total profit, profit growth and return on capital of the banking industry rank first in the world; The total market value of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets ranks third in the world; Premium income ranks sixth in the world.


  "China’s financial industry plays an important role in the world. We hold more than $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves and are the largest creditor of the United States. Any major financial problems in the world today, without the participation and cooperation of China, I am afraid it will be difficult to be properly resolved. " Zhou Zhengqing, former member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, vice chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee and former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said.


  Great changes come from the reform and opening up of the financial industry. In January, 2004, the State Council announced the decision of Bank of China and China Construction Bank to implement the pilot joint-stock reform, and the joint-stock reform of state-owned banks officially entered the implementation stage. Zhou Zhengqing recalled that in 2002, the non-performing loan ratio of four state-owned banks reached 25.12%, far higher than the international risk level of 5%; The average capital adequacy ratio is only 4.25%, which cannot meet the international regulatory requirements of 8%. Now, the non-performing loan ratio of major banks has dropped to 6.01%, and the weighted average capital adequacy ratio of commercial banks is as high as 12%. These indicators are among the best in the world.


  From light to heavy


  From Treasury to Economic Core


  Support development and regulate economy.


  "In the early 1980 s, most of the banks were on the high side, and enterprises had to take the initiative to find everything. As soon as you look at the counter, you will know that it is much higher than half a person, like a pawnshop, "said Lu Keping, chairman of Jiangsu Sunshine Group." Now, the height of the counter has come down and the service level has gone up. Banks often go to the door to conduct business, and the support for enterprises and the economy is too great! "


  Zhao Haikuan said that in the 30 years before the reform and opening up, the role of the financial industry in China’s economy was mainly manifested in two aspects: First, an independent, independent and unified RMB standard system was established, ending the chaotic history of China’s monetary system in the past 100 years; First, raise social idle funds to support socialist economic construction.


  "However, under the condition of planned economy, the bank is just an accountant, cashier and vault, and has not really played the role of a bank. Finance really plays the core role of modern economy in the 30 years after the reform and opening up. " Liu Hongru said frankly.


  The "core" role of finance is first manifested in supporting the economy. Banking "blood transfusion" economy. From 2003 to 2008, the balance of bank loans increased by 16.5% annually. In the first half of this year, the bank’s new loans reached 7.37 trillion yuan, which played a vital role in promoting economic stabilization and recovery.


  The securities industry boosts the economy. "As long as the organization is properly used, the capital market can play many positive roles in promoting economic development," Zhou Zhengqing said. For example, it is conducive to continuously and stably raising long-term funds. By the end of July this year, the domestic capital market had raised 2.5 trillion yuan for corporate stocks and 2.9 trillion yuan for bonds. Another example is that it is conducive to the concentration of social resources to high-quality enterprises. From 2003 to 2007, the control rights of nearly 600 listed companies changed.


  The insurance industry stabilizes the economy. In the past five years, the average annual compensation for natural disasters in the insurance industry has reached 72.5 billion yuan, about 10 times that of government compensation and other forms of compensation.


  The "core" role of finance is also manifested in regulating the economy.


  After 1984, the People’s Bank of China actively carried out financial macro-control, which effectively curbed inflation in 1984, 1988 and 1992-1993. In 1998, the People’s Bank of China began to use a combination of monetary policy tools consisting of open market operations, deposit reserve ratio, rediscount, refinancing and interest rates.


  Since then, the words "raising interest rates" and "raising the deposit reserve ratio" have gradually become familiar to the public, and financial regulation has frequently appeared on the economic stage: in response to the Asian financial crisis, the People’s Bank of China has implemented a prudent monetary policy and appropriately increased the money supply; Since 2003, the People’s Bank of China has raised the deposit reserve ratio 15 times, the benchmark interest rate for deposits 8 times and the benchmark interest rate for loans 9 times, thus preventing a new round of inflation and economic ups and downs. In the face of the once-in-a-century international financial crisis, in accordance with the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the People’s Bank of China implemented a moderately loose monetary policy, comprehensively implemented and enriched the package plan and related policies and measures to stimulate the economy, and promoted economic stabilization and recovery …


  From far to near


  More and better financial services.


  Fly into the families of ordinary people


  When Aunt Yuan, 58, joined the work 37 years ago, there were few bank outlets. "It takes half an hour to go there, and there is a long queue to get there. It takes a long time to save a few dollars." Aunt Yuan said that it is much more convenient now. There are four outlets such as ICBC and China Merchants Bank in her community alone, as well as a 24-hour self-service terminal. The deposit and withdrawal can be done in one minute. "I also opened online banking, so I can pay, transfer and pay without leaving home!"   


  Over the past 60 years, especially since the reform and opening up, China’s financial industry has "flown into the homes of ordinary people" and has become more and more closely connected with the people.


  The banking service is even better. Bank outlets are scattered all over urban and rural areas, and there are more than 80,000 outlets in only four state-owned banks. "In the past, going to the bank was to deposit and withdraw money. Now, utilities, telephone bills and gas bills can be paid at the bank, and you can also buy various wealth management products there." Aunt Yuan said.


  There are more securities services. In August 1992, about 1.5 million people flocked to Shenzhen from all over the country to snap up the application form for subscription of new shares to be issued soon. There were not enough porridge, and finally I had to issue an application form for subscription, which calmed the once out-of-control situation. This is the famous "8.10" incident in Shenzhen.


  Nowadays, no matter stocks or funds, it has become a common way for people to invest and manage money. By the end of July this year, stock investors had opened nearly 133 million accounts and fund investment accounts had exceeded 178 million.


  Insurance services are more familiar. When the domestic insurance business was resumed in 1980, there were only a few types of insurance, and most people were unfamiliar with insurance. Today, more than 1,000 kinds of insurance products protect people’s lives from the wind and rain, covering thousands of households with risk protection.

Editor: Xu Guimei

Is there a nightlife in Jiangsu and Zhejiang? In the face of this hot topic recently, Hangzhou expressed dissatisfaction.

Chao News Client Reporter Zhan Chengkai Correspondent Li Jia Yu Huifang

"Is there a nightlife in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" This is a hot topic recently.

Hangzhou said: Of course! And very rich.

As night falls, the lights are on, fireworks are rising in the night market in the neighborhood, the bustling business district is full of people, and the colorful performing stage is bursting with popularity. Night shopping, night eating, night traveling, night entertainment and night sports … Under the reflection of lights and starlight, a "night going to the city" full of trend vitality and fashion style has begun.

The fiery night economy releases huge consumption energy.

Let’s take a look at how interesting the nightlife in Hangzhou is.

There are more flowers in Hangzhou night market, and each one is more interesting than the other.

A dazzling array of cultural and creative products, attractive snacks, colorful open-air movies and cultural performances … On a summer night, the Wanxianghui Night Market at the East Railway Station, 300 meters away from the East Railway Station, is crowded with people, with colorful lights, vendors selling and diners talking one after another.

"The night market food here is delicious, satisfying my taste buds, and there is a unique camping night market to experience, with high value and very good photos." Ms. Huang, who is from outside the province, has visited Wanxianghui Night Market in East Station on social platforms before, and recently went to punch in. "It’s near the railway station, which is very suitable for visitors who arrive and leave Hangzhou."

It is understood that the night market of Wanxianghui, the East Station of Pengbu Street, opened on June 3, with 50 market stalls and a constant stream of tourists every day. After 10 o’clock in the evening, the market closes, midnight snack appears, and the latest catering brand is open until 2 o’clock in the morning.

Since its opening, the night market has attracted 1.5 million consumers, and the market has achieved sales of 1 million yuan. At the same time, it has also brought more than 20% passenger flow and sales to the shopping mall.

In Dinglan, north of the city, at 7 pm, "Lechao Street" night market also ushered in the most lively moment of the day. The 26 booths were lined up in an orderly manner, and diners from all directions feasted in the enthusiastic shouts of various merchants.

The "predecessor" of the night market is the ground parking lot of Dinglan Square. In order to encourage the development of "night economy", Shangcheng District ingeniously revitalized the existing idle resources to build a night market. It is worth mentioning that there are 10 stalls in the night market transformed from nucleic acid sampling kiosks, and now they have become the main force of the night market stalls.

"The night market at home is very grounded, but it doesn’t lose quality. Recently, the weather is hot. After work, I am here with my family and friends to blow the evening breeze, drink, eat and chat. The most important thing is to enjoy this atmosphere and enjoy it very much." Mr. Li said.

Recently, along with Wanxianghui Night Market in East Station and Lechao Street in Dinglan, there are also 777 West Street Night Market and Jiubao Nightingale Street in Xizi International of Jianqiao East Station, which have their own characteristics and styles. For example, there are 16-meter graffiti neon walls, starry bubble houses, romantic camps and other projects in 777 West Street, and a free stall policy has been introduced.

These night markets have become emerging punch points in Shangcheng District after the core business districts such as Hubin, Wu Shan and Qianjiang New City. The night market with more flowers attracts a steady stream of passengers and also strongly stimulates consumption.

Night consumption accounts for more than half of the whole day’s consumption, and "going to the city at night" is full of vitality.

The streamer at night is not only a colorful display of urban culture, but also an important symbol of urban economy. When the neon lights are flashing and the diners are talking, it is not only fireworks, but also a new impetus.

According to the person in charge of the Shangcheng District Bureau of Commerce, as the first batch of urban areas selected as provincial-level night economy pilot cities, this year, Shangcheng District has actively implemented the action plan of Hangzhou to build a "sleepless paradise and Tesco Hangzhou", created different types of night economy gathering areas, developed night economy consumption patterns with local characteristics, and rich formats covering shopping, food, travel, entertainment, exhibitions and performances are emerging, forming a night that matches high-quality development and high-quality life. From January to June, 2023, the night consumption in Shangcheng District reached 58.12 billion yuan, accounting for 55.7% of the whole day consumption, up 20.5% year-on-year.

As the first batch of demonstration zones of city-level night economy gathering, Wu Shan, Hubin and Qianjiang New City deepen the integration of business and culture, and innovate consumption scenes. Among them, the Wu Shan business circle highlights the Song rhyme culture, innovates the blending scene of ancient and modern times, and creates a new national tide. For example, the Qinghefang Historical District has launched activities such as the night tour of Qinghe River and the wonderful night of literary travel, and the Gulou Little Square has created a "literary beauty" night performance; Lakeside business circle, deeply cultivate the "Lake" series IP, launch night cultural performances, night auto shows and trunk market activities, introduce 24-hour convenience stores and "Midnight Food Store" to provide 24-hour consumer services; Qianjiang New Town Business Circle, through the light show+cultural show, shows the trend block and fashion atmosphere of international norms.

Shangcheng also uses digital technologies such as Hangzhou’s "urban brain" and "smart business district" to provide supporting management support in health, public security, traffic congestion and parking convenience, including taking the lead in issuing detailed rules for the external swing and relaxing the external swing area, format and time.

In the next step, Shangcheng will further refine its business format, cultivate hot spots, enrich the supply of night consumption, and enhance the economic and cultural connotation at night. It will also launch night consumption promotion activities in cooperation with activities such as Midsummer Night and Nightless Paradise, strengthen the brand of "Going to the City at Night", and continue to ignite the city’s fireworks and stimulate new vitality.

"Let the night in the upper city light up, the popularity will gather, the consumption will be on fire, and the people’s lives will be happy." The person in charge of Shangcheng District Bureau of Commerce said.

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Go in both directions! Yantian economic and trade exchange group goes to Europe to achieve fruitful results again

From December 2 nd to 9 th, Su Feng, deputy head of Yantian District, led a Yantian economic and trade exchange delegation (hereinafter referred to as the "exchange delegation") to Britain and Italy to carry out investment promotion, economic and trade exchanges and project docking, jointly explore new opportunities for development, and reach cooperation intentions with many institutions and platforms in the fields of digital creativity, top hotels, theme parks and yacht industry.

 

First stop

Britain

After the delegation arrived in the UK, they intensively visited London Canary Wharf Group, Frameless Creative Digital Art Center, Intercontinental Group, Farzade Consulting Co., Ltd., British Maritime Federation, Merlin Entertainment Group and other places, and successfully held cooperation and exchange meetings to comprehensively publicize the high-quality business environment, investment promotion policies and development achievements of cultural tourism industry in Shenzhen and Yantian District, and comprehensively display the development potential and advantages of regional key industries.

During the exchange and cooperation in the UK, the delegation visited London Canary Wharf Group at the first stop. Canary Wharf was once a famous wharf in London. It stopped operation in 1980. After transformation, it has become a famous business center in Europe and even the world, and is the global or European headquarters of more than 100 large banks, professional service companies and media organizations. The delegation learned more about the experience of Canary Wharf Group in wharf reconstruction planning and investment promotion, provided reference for Yantian Port wharf regional reconstruction project, and established good communication channels with it, so as to gain more cooperation opportunities in commercial trade and port tourism.

On December 3rd, the delegation visited the ——Frameless Creative Digital Art Center, the largest permanent digital art gallery in Britain. The center was converted from an abandoned cinema, and four unique galleries were filled with self-created artworks and entertainment products. With more than 479 million pixels and 1 million lumens of optical fiber, the traditional artistic experience was raised to a new height. During this period, the delegation had a discussion with Mr. Richard Relton, CEO of Frameless Creative Digital Art Center. Mr. Richard Relton expressed the hope to build the first frameless art experience space in China in Yantian, and discussed with the delegation the possibility of cooperation in digital products, facilities and equipment, training and operation, and digital creativity.

As the world’s largest and most widely distributed professional hotel management group, Intercontinental Group has 19 internationally renowned brands including Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Express, 6,261 hotels and over 100 million members, and has more than 60 years of international hotel management experience. During the visit, Mr.Matt Walton, head of the Western European market of Intercontinental Group, introduced the overall situation of the group to the delegation, focusing on the development and new brands in the past 12 years. The delegation introduced the measures and spatial planning of "building a desirable and world-famous top hotel cluster" in Yantian, and the two sides initially screened out eight brands that matched Yantian’s resource endowment, such as SIX SENSES, REGENT, KIMPTON, Huayi and VOCO. At the same time, the delegation communicated with the manager of VOCO Hotel in Milan to fully understand the hotel’s upgrading, positioning, development and operation, and invited Intercontinental Group to make an on-the-spot investigation in Yantian.

Farazard Consulting Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Farazard Investment Group, which focuses on providing professional and structured guidance for multi-purpose real estate investment institutions, focusing on hotels, consulting, in-depth market analysis and feasibility reports. Its business covers five continents, with operations in Britain, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Australia and the United States. During the visit, the delegation held talks with Mr. Korosh Farazad, CEO of Farazad Consulting Co., Ltd. to introduce Yantian’s industrial development and location advantages, understand its international experience in global hotel development and management consulting, explore the possibility of consulting and investment cooperation between the two sides in luxury hotels, lifestyle hotels and other hotel projects, and promote more hotel brands to enter Yantian.

Next, the delegation visited the British Maritime Union. Located in Southampton, the Federation has held 55 yacht shows, each attracting 100,000 visitors and generating 24 million pounds (220 million RMB). Since 2015, it has been in charge of consulting services for the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, which has advantages in race planning, business planning and consulting services. The British Maritime Federation expressed great interest in developing the yacht industry in Yantian. During the visit, the delegation had a discussion with Lesley Robinson, CEO of the British Maritime Federation, and Mark Ring, director of the exhibition, to introduce the situation of Yantian sea area, dock construction planning, the development of yacht clubs and the holding of water sports events. At the same time, they learned more about the role played by the British Maritime Federation in yacht exhibitions, and learned from its advanced practices in promoting the operation and management of yacht exhibitions and water sports as an NGO. The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges and reached a consensus on the cooperation of international yacht exhibitions and the joint holding of water events in the large and small Meisha waters.

In addition, the delegation also visited Merlin Entertainments Group. The Group is a well-known high-quality home entertainment attraction operating company in the UK and the second largest tourist attraction operating company in the world. There are 147 different amusement parks in the world, 40 of which are in China, and its subsidiaries include Lego Theme Park, Madame Windsor Wax Museum, Aquarium and other projects. During the discussion with Mr. COO John Jacobson, Lego Resort of Merlin Entertainment Group, the delegation deeply understood the global strategic layout of Merlin Entertainment Group and its IP projects for cultural tourism, as well as its current development and future planning in China. At the same time, they promoted Yantian’s policy of enriching mountain and sea resources and cultural tourism industry, actively explored the cooperation mode between the two sides in cultural tourism projects, and invited Merlin Entertainment Group to pay a return visit and conduct on-the-spot investigation in Yantian, further promoting the in-depth cooperation between Merlin Entertainment Group and cultural tourism enterprises such as OCT and xiaomeisha in the east of Yantian.

On the afternoon of December 4th, the delegation successfully held the "China (Shenzhen Yantian)-UK (London) Economic, Trade and Cultural Tourism Cooperation Exchange Conference" in London. This cooperation and exchange meeting was held in the conference room of the House of Lords in the UK. Senator Mark Logan attended the meeting and delivered a speech to witness the signing of the contract.

At the meeting, the delegation comprehensively introduced the excellent business environment and unique modern industrial system in Yantian District, explained in detail the implementation plan of building a world-class coastal tourist destination in Yantian District and the construction plan of xiaomeisha, and signed a memorandum of cooperation with representatives of Framelless Frameless Creative Digital Art Center, Farzade Consulting and Investment Company, British Maritime Federation and British Return International Business Co., Ltd. on the spot to promote the gathering of cultural and tourism industry resources and help Yantian build a world-class coastal tourist destination.

The second stop

Italy

On December 5th, the delegation visited Procuratie Vecchie (the old administrative building), Valenza town and its jewelry innovation center, Italian yacht club, and had a discussion with the Italian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Italian China Council Foundation.

Procuratie Vecchie (Old Administration Building) is an important exhibition venue for each Venice Biennale. As a successful case of transforming a classic building into a business, cultural tourism, art and office center, it can provide experience for the construction of Yantian city, the biennial of the two cities and the creation of characteristic art landmarks.

Valenza is the most important jewelry and gold craft center in Italy and Europe. During the visit, the delegation learned about the development of Valenza town as the birthplace of jewelry craft, visited the workshop of jewelry brand IL DIAMANTE, and introduced the development of Yantian jewelry culture and fashion industry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area market. At the symposium, the two sides discussed brand output and talent training, and provided many inspirations for Yantian to develop jewelry industry tourism, jewelry exhibition and high-end customization, push the gold jewelry industry to the high end of the value chain, build the gold jewelry headquarters corridor and the global brand of "Yantian Jewelry Design" and build a fashionable area.

Italy Yacht Club is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. It holds Venice Yacht Show and sailing activities in the city every year, which fully displays Venice’s urban civilization and ancient buildings. It has a long history and is full of honor. Through exchanges between the two sides, a yacht exhibition and sailing platform will be built to accumulate resources for Yantian to hold related large-scale international exhibitions and events.

The Italian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce is the only national joint chamber of commerce between Italy and China approved by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and affiliated to the Italian Chamber of Commerce. It has been committed to promoting the development of economic relations between Italy and China. The exchange delegation held discussions with relevant member units in the fields of low-altitude economy, water sports and commerce and trade, and gained an in-depth understanding of the cooperation between member units in China’s economy, trade and tourism, especially the cooperation with and investment in Shenzhen. The delegation introduced Yantian’s advantageous industries and industrial policies to the participating enterprises, welcomed overseas enterprises to invest and develop Yantian, and hoped that the Italian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce would actively dock resources for Yantian and help build the Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Consumer Cooperation Zone in Sha Tau Kok. At the meeting, the delegation reached a strategic cooperation consensus with the Italian-Chinese Council Foundation and signed a memorandum of cooperation.

 

On the afternoon of December 7th, the delegation successfully held the "China (Shenzhen Yantian)-Italy (Milan) Cooperation and Exchange Meeting on Economy, Trade and Cultural Tourism". During the symposium, the delegation held discussions and exchanges with the heads of the Water Sports Federation, yacht companies Delta Interior and Delta Automotive on the promotion of business environment and the development plan of cultural tourism industry in Yantian District, creating opportunities for exchanges and cooperation between Yantian and Italian economic and trade enterprises, and promoting in-depth cooperation between the two companies in the fields of cultural tourism innovation, digital fashion and economic and trade cooperation.

Attracting investment and attracting talents is the most important support to promote high-quality development and realize the transformation of old and new kinetic energy. The exchange delegation visited three cities in two countries and conveyed confidence and sincerity in high-quality development. Many overseas leading enterprises in cultural tourism expressed strong interest and intention in investing in Yantian District.

In the next step, Yantian District will promptly follow up the achievements of foreign investment, build a matching carrier for attracting resources based on the leading enterprises’ driving effect, strongly support the landing of high-quality project resources, actively create a first-class business environment, fully support the landing of high-quality project resources, and join hands with all salt investors to seek common development and win-win cooperation in the future.

Professors in colleges and universities in Hangzhou, relying on a ping-pong stunt, "kicked off" German semi-professional clubs and gained Sino-German friendship spanning 30 years.

Qianjiang evening news Hour Journalist Yang Jian
At 10 o’clock last Sunday night, Ling Ping, director of the International Sports and Leisure Research Center of Hangzhou Normal University, was wide awake. He tuned the TV to CCTV4 Chinese International Channel and waited for a TV program to be broadcast. In the next half an hour, this column of "China Yuan" will tell a story related to him.
This story is called Xia and His "China House". The protagonist Christian Sommer, whose Chinese name is Xia Jian ‘an, is the chairman of Jiangsu Taicang Deutschland Industrial and Commercial Center Co., Ltd.. In the past 27 years, he has made outstanding contributions to Sino-German economic and cultural exchanges. During this period, he organized a number of Sino-German exchange brand projects, and in 2017, he was named "Honorary Citizen of Suzhou".
Xia Jian ‘an and China became attached to each other, which originated from their acquaintance with Ling Ping 30 years ago, and this time-span Sino-German friendship started from a small table tennis ball.
Go to the semi-professional club in Germany to "kick the pavilion"
Also in the local sports newspaper.
Looking at the old photos on TV, Ling Ping’s memory surged and she couldn’t calm down for a long time. After the Spring Festival in 1991, Ling Ping came to Kiel City in northern Germany as an exchange scholar of Zhejiang University (formerly Hangzhou University). "At that time, Laohangda and the local Kiel University had cooperation and exchange programs, and I went to study sports management, industrialization, marketization and club development."
When she first arrived in Germany, Ling Ping got acquainted with Xia Jian ‘an by virtue of her excellent table tennis skills. "At the beginning, I played with German college students. They couldn’t beat me, so I found several masters from schools. When I found that I still couldn’t beat them, I took me to the local KTB table tennis club to try."
Ling Ping said that Xia Jian ‘an was three years younger than himself and was a member of the first team of the club. "They just started looking for players from the second team to play with me, and the players from the first team behind also came to play with me." After several games, Ling Ping’s skill conquered his opponent, and they invited Ling Ping to join the club to play together. "KTB Club was mainly playing the fourth level competition in Germany at that time, which was regarded as a semi-professional team."
Although she is not a professional table tennis player, Ling Ping is confident in her skills. "I practiced table tennis in Hangzhou Junior Sports School. In college, I won the second place in the table tennis competition of the National Institute of Physical Education on behalf of Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, and I was still a first-class athlete." Ling Ping said that on the one hand, he likes playing table tennis, on the other hand, he also wants to experience the sports events and club operation in Germany.
In this way, Ling Ping and Xia Jian ‘an became teammates and played games together every week. "At that time, the place where I lived was about an hour and a half drive from the competition venue, and I basically took his car." After a year and a half of competition, Ling Ping helped KTB club successfully advance to the third-level league, and attracted the favor of other clubs. "The local newspaper also reported that’ the arrival of Ling has greatly increased the strength of KTB Club’. After the upgrade, other clubs contacted me to play in the past." However, considering that she was about to return to China, Ling Pingwan refused these invitations.
It is worth mentioning that KTB Club has been registering Ling Ping for many years after he left Germany. "I went to Kiel, Germany again in 1999, and the teammates of the club said that you are still a member of our club and they will help me register players every year." Now, every time she goes to Germany, Ling Ping always takes time to go to KTB Club to see her old friends.
30 years of ping-pong friendship
Evolved into a special Sino-German friendship.
Outside the stadium, Ling Ping also established a profound friendship with Xia Jian ‘an. "We have the same hobbies and our personalities are quite in tune. Although I don’t speak German very well, his English is very good, and there is no obstacle for us to communicate together. " During his one and a half years in Germany, whenever he has free time, Xia Jian ‘an will take Ling Ping to local museums or famous scenic spots, introduce him to the local history and culture of Germany, and often invite him to parties.
Similarly, Ling Ping kept talking about China’s history, culture, scenery, food, etc. in front of Xia Jian ‘an. "In that year, we also went to the local Asian supermarket to buy ingredients and cooked China food for German friends." In the contact with Ling Ping, Xia Jian ‘an also took a keen interest in China. In the summer of 1992, before Ling Ping returned to China, Xia Jian ‘an vowed to him that I would definitely visit you in China in the future. Ling Ping also said that he will come to Germany again in the future.
After returning home, Ling Ping and Xia Jian ‘an kept in touch, writing letters and talking on the phone from time to time, and Xia Jian ‘an was always looking for an opportunity to go to China. At the end of December 1994, Ling Ping received a phone call from Xia Jian ‘an. He excitedly said that he would go to China in a week. "At that time, many German companies came to China to develop, and he won an internship in China."
At that time, there was only a flight to Beijing in Munich, Germany. Xia Jian ‘an wandered all the way and finally arrived in Shanghai, and Ling Ping also specially went to Shanghai to bring Xia Jian ‘an to Hangzhou. "Before he officially joined the job, he lived in my house for five days. I took him to the West Lake and Lingyin Temple to play. He especially liked to eat the big row made by my wife."
At the age of 31, Xia Jian ‘an fell in love with China. After that, he got a job in the German center in Shanghai, and soon gained his love and became a "son-in-law of China". Xia Jian’ an, who has taken root in China, has been committed to promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and Germany, and his friendship with Ling Ping continues to precipitate. "He always invites me to the German Embassy for activities, and he will also come out to get together when I go to Shanghai, once or twice a year." Speaking of this, Ling Ping also remembered a special fate between them: "In 2006, I took my family to Kiel, Germany, and I happened to meet them on the street. It turned out that he also took his family back to Germany. What a coincidence."
Ling Ping said that table tennis is the most talked-about topic in the past 30 years. "He has been promoting the exchange of table tennis between the two countries. He once brokered the trip of German athlete Bohr to China, and took this opportunity to organize the’ Sino-German Friendship Cup’ table tennis international invitational tournament in 2016. This competition, which has been held for four consecutive years, has become the normalization of cultural and sports exchanges between China and Germany, and has become the only brand event in China with the table tennis match between China and Germany as the carrier."
In October this year, Xia Jian ‘an invited Ling Ping to participate in the latest "Sino-German Friendship Cup" table tennis international invitational tournament. "Unfortunately, due to repeated domestic epidemics, the event is currently suspended." Although the game failed to participate, it did not affect the two men’s skills. "In that month, he would bring German players to Hangzhou to play every weekend, and we also played against each other several times." What makes Ling Ping quite complacent is that after 30 years, his technology is still better. "We joked that he couldn’t beat me when he was young, but now he is almost 60 years old and still can’t beat me."
Last month, Xia Jian ‘an came to Hangzhou to shoot again with CCTV’s "China Edge" column, and gave Ling Ping a special gift-a racket with the signatures of many German table tennis players such as Bohr and Ochalov. "Our friendship is due to table tennis, and this racket is also the best testimony of our friendship."
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A few days ago, Qingfeng Road Kindergarten in Licang District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province carried out a variety of interesting outdoor activities. Children exercised their physical agility and coordination by participating in outdoor games such as hockey games and hopscotch, and cultivated the will quality of courage, unity and cooperation and not being afraid of difficulties. The picture shows the children playing a hoop game. Correspondent Zhang Ying photo

China Education News, 1st edition, December 10th, 2023.

Author: Correspondent Zhang Ying photo

What is history?

What is history? History is everything in the past that has disappeared with the passage of time.

First of all, history is a real objective existence. There is no doubt about it. I once met a buddy who opened his mouth and said that history is just like that. History is a little girl who can be dressed up at will, so there is nothing credible. I asked him, is your child yours or your neighbor Lao Wang’s? He said angrily, of course it’s mine! I asked him, didn’t you say that history is like that? As far as you and your wife made your child together, this is a basic historical fact. Historical fact is an undeniable objective existence.

Secondly, we all live in history, but history can never be reproduced. For example, it is a basic historical fact that you got up and had a breakfast this morning. However, after this incident has passed, it is absolutely impossible to reproduce it. You might say, isn’t there monitoring in the breakfast shop? But can the surveillance see everything? For example, the monitor can see you eating. Can he see how you feel when you eat? Can he know whether you are thinking about the dream you had last night or the beautiful woman at the next table when you eat? A child once asked me, if the technology of human society advances in the future, people can cross it, can they cross it back? I said to him, back in the past, there would be no you. Would you like to disappear? He said, no. I said, isn’t this over? History can never be crossed or reproduced.

Thirdly, although history cannot be reproduced, it can be recognized as an objective existence. Once, I asked a child, when were you born? He said that one day in December 1999, I asked him: How do you know? Don’t tell me you remember the date! For the birth of this child, it is a historical event that can never be reproduced. But the historical fact that he was born is undeniable, and such a big child is standing here. And this child’s becoming a monk is also understandable. We can ask his parents and consult the medical records in the hospital.

Also, there will be some deviation between our understanding of history and the truth of history. There are subjective and objective factors here. We’ll explain it with the birth of that child. We know about the birth of this child through two channels, one is to check the files, and the other is to ask the parties. However, the file may be mistaken and the memory of the parties may be biased. This will make our understanding of the original historical facts biased and wrong. This is the deviation caused by objective factors. In addition, some people will modify their birth records for various purposes, and the parties will deliberately lie and falsely report their age. There are many such things around us. This will also lead to our misunderstanding of history.

For example, is it possible that the history of the Ming Dynasty was tampered with by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty? The history of the Ming Dynasty is gone forever, and we can never reproduce it. It is impossible for us to know the history of the Ming Dynasty and ask the parties concerned. Because all the parties in the Ming dynasty have turned to dust. We can only know the history of the Ming Dynasty through various documents handed down from the Ming Dynasty. Then the question is, are the documents handed down from the Ming Dynasty reliable? Could someone have tampered with it? Indeed, a considerable proportion of all kinds of documents handed down from the Ming Dynasty have been tampered with by later generations. Especially the documents in the late Ming dynasty, the Qing government paid special attention to them and specially organized people to tamper with them. If you believe all these documents, you will definitely have a wrong understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty.

However, what I want to say is that history is definitely not a clown who can be dressed up! Although the historical truth will be covered up to some extent, no one can be absolute monarch. It is true that official documents, such as Records of the Ming Dynasty, History of the Ming Dynasty compiled by the Qing Dynasty, contain false words about the history of the late Ming Dynasty. However, the folk literature is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to completely eliminate. This includes people’s notes, diaries, letters, genealogy, etc. A large number of folk documents can correct the shortcomings of official documents to some extent. Secondly, foreign documents, such as the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties recorded by Koreans, Wu Han found a lot of historical materials about important historical issues in the Ming and Qing Dynasties from Records of the Li Dynasty.

Portrait of ban gu

As I said just now, those who modify their age will never be perfect. For example, if he modifies the original file, it will leave traces of modification. The original paper, the original ink color, the original handwriting, etc., can not be absolutely fit. Let’s talk about people. He may tell his relatives his revised age. Don’t let it slip. However, he can’t get all the parties to say what he says. For example, it is not possible for him to cover the mouths of people in the same ward when he was born, or other people who know his real age. Besides, he will make mistakes himself. If he changes his age by three years, if he has a sister who is two years older than him. According to his revised age, his sister needs to call him brother. Will the two brothers and sisters always perform like this?

In a word, what I want to say is that history is an objective existence, which is undeniable. But history cannot be reproduced, which is also an objective existence. But history can be recognized. Of course, understanding historical facts requires the help of historical materials. There will be various interference factors in historical materials, and what we have to do is to eliminate the interference in historical materials and get as close as possible to the truth of history. Of course, to understand the historical truth, we need to sort out the historical reality from the complicated statements, which requires not only the same intelligence as Sherlock Holmes’ judgment, but also a certain theoretical basis. In other words, history has a high threshold. This is why this society still needs professional historians.

Finally, Hu Shi never said that history is a little girl dressed for anyone. You can check it online yourself, which is not difficult!