Four consecutive championships! China women’s table tennis defeated the Japanese team 3-1 to dominate the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships.

  Xinhua News Agency, Helmstad, Sweden, May 5 (Reporter Zhang Zhang) The China women’s table tennis team defeated the Japanese team 3-1 in the final of the 2018 World Table Tennis Team Championship on May 5, achieving four consecutive championships. This is also the 21st time for China women’s table tennis to win the Columbian Cup.

  Against the second-seeded Japanese team, China sent a combination of Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling, while the Japanese team was still Ishikawa Kasumi with young Ito Miki and Hirano Miwoo, but the order of appearances was adjusted.

  Liu Shiwen, the first to appear on the stage, had been playing steadily before, but obviously there was still a lot of pressure to play the No.1 position in the final, and finally she lost to 17-year-old Ito Meicheng in five games.

  After two draws at the beginning of the first game, Liu Shiwen pulled the score to 6: 3, but Ito quickly tied the score and overtook it by 9: 7. After Liu Shiwen tied the score to 9, Ito scored two points and won the first game; In the second game, the two sides still showed a stalemate. After Liu Shiwen established an advantage of 8: 5, Ito quickly drew the score to 7: 8. Seeing that the lead was narrowed, Liu Shiwen promptly requested a time-out. After the time-out, Liu Shiwen, who was in a stable mood, pulled back a game with 11: 8.

  On May 5th, China team member and coach Li Sun (third from left) won the championship trophy at the awarding ceremony — — The Columbian Cup. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ye Pingfan photo

  In the third game, Liu Shiwen, who strengthened backhand defense, started with 4: 0, then further expanded his advantage and won with 11: 5; In the fourth game, after Liu Shiwen started 3-1, Ito requested a timeout. Since then, the two sides have repeatedly drawn. After 8 draws, Ito scored two points in a row to get the point, and Liu Shiwen’s serve was successfully fought by the opponent. The score became 2: 2.

  In the deciding game, Liu Shiwen started with 5: 1, but Ito soon made it 6: 7. Since then, Liu Shiwen opened the score gap to 2 points and got the match point at 10: 8, but Ito, who didn’t stop, withstood the pressure and scored 4 points in a row, winning the game at 12: 10.

  In the second game, Ding Ning defeated Hirano Miwoo, who ranked sixth in the world, in straight sets. proved that losing the day before was an accident.

  Ding Ning started with 2: 0, and did not let his opponent tie the score again, winning the first game at 11: 6; In the second game, after Ding Ning established a 6-3 advantage, Ping Ye requested a timeout. Although Ping Ye tied the score to 9 and saved a game, he finally lost another game at 10: 12. In the third game, Ding Ning once fell behind at 5: 9, but she doggedly tied the score to 9, and took the lead in getting the match point, and finally won the game at 13: 11, helping the China team tie the big score to 1: 1.

  On May 5th, China team member and coach Li Sun (third from left) celebrated at the award ceremony. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ye Pingfan photo

  The competition between Zhu Yuling, ranked second in the world, and Ishikawa Kasumi, ranked third in the world, should have been a close match, but the scene was one-sided.

  Zhu Yuling, 23, easily won the first game at 11: 4; In the second game, Zhu Yuling once led at 7: 0. Although she lost three points in a row, she still relied on the advantage she had established before to play the next game at 11: 7. In the third game, Zhu Yuling started 4-2, but Ishikawa asked for a timeout, which still failed to stop Zhu Yuling from moving forward. Although she lost two points after winning the match point at 10: 6, she finally won the match at 11: 8, helping China to overtake at 2: 1.

  In the fourth game, Liu Shiwen, who played against Hirano Miwoo again, found his form, winning 11-6 in the first two games. In the third game, Ping Ye, who had been in the lead, got two innings at 10: 8, but Liu Shiwen steadied his mind and finally scored four points in a row, winning the game and helping China defend its title successfully.

  Ding Ning, captain of China team, said after the game that the team competition was the result of the joint efforts of everyone in the team. He was very happy to win the championship and thanked all those who paid for it.

Three big data show the benefits of South-to-North Water Transfer Project

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 25thTitle: Three Big Data Show Benefits of South-to-North Water Transfer Project

  Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Shiping

  On August 25th, the Yellow River crossing project of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project passed the completion acceptance of the design unit project hosted by the Ministry of Water Resources. So far, 155 design unit projects in the east and middle routes of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project have all passed the completion acceptance of the Ministry of Water Resources.

  According to statistics, the South-to-North Water Transfer Project has now transferred more than 56 billion cubic meters of water and benefited more than 150 million people, fully demonstrating the benefits of this project.

  This is the view of Danjiangkou Reservoir in danjiangkou city, Hubei Province (photo taken on May 20, 2021, photo of drone). Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang photo

  Major nodes of South-to-North Water Transfer Project: 155 design unit projects have all passed the completion acceptance.

  The acceptance of the Yellow River crossing project in the middle route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project means that all 155 design unit projects in the east and middle routes of South-to-North Water Diversion Project have passed the completion acceptance, which also marks that the whole project has turned into the formal operation stage.

  The east route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project starts from Jiangdu Water Control Project in Yangzhou City, and the Yangtze River water flows northward into Shandong. The middle line draws water from the first sluice of Taocha Canal of Danjiangkou Reservoir into the canal, and the south water flows thousands of miles, moistening Henan, Hebei, Tianjin and Beijing. Among the 155 design unit projects that have passed the completion acceptance of the Ministry of Water Resources, there are 68 in the east line and 87 in the middle line of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project.

  The Yellow River crossing project that passed the acceptance this time is the control project of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, and it is also the first time that China has used large-diameter shield construction to cross rivers. After the yellow river crossing project started in 2005, a series of technical problems were overcome. Since the completion of the project, the operation has been safe and stable.

  The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Water Resources said that all 155 design unit projects have passed the completion acceptance, which is a major node since the first phase of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project was completed and put into use, laying a foundation for promoting the completion acceptance of the first phase of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project and the high-quality development of subsequent projects. In the next step, the Ministry of Water Resources will accelerate the preparatory work for the completion and acceptance of the first phase of the East and Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, and continuously improve the comprehensive benefits of the project.

  Near Yujiazhuang Village, north of Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, the main canal of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is intertwined with high-speed rail and highway (photo taken on May 24, 2021, photo of drone). Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang photo

  Water transfer exceeds 56 billion cubic meters: it has changed the water supply pattern in some areas in the north.

  The first phase of the East and Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project was completed in November 2013 and December 2014 respectively. According to the statistics of China South-to-North Water Diversion Group Co., Ltd., as of 8: 00 on August 25th, the east and middle routes of South-to-North Water Diversion Project have transferred 56.324 billion cubic meters of water. After deducting losses, the east and middle routes of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project have supplied 54.424 billion cubic meters of water to Henan, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing and Shandong.

  Experts believe that the South-to-North Water Transfer Project has changed the water supply pattern in some northern areas since it was fully flooded, and at the same time promoted the recovery of the ecological environment of rivers and lakes in the receiving area and the recovery of groundwater level, resulting in huge economic, social and ecological benefits.

  As far as the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is concerned, the water quality of Danjiangkou Reservoir and the middle route is Class II standard of surface water quality and above. Drinking Yellow River water has been replaced by South Water in many places in Henan Province. More than 5 million people in Cangzhou, Hengshui and Handan in Hebei Province bid farewell to drinking high-fluorine water and bitter salt water for a long time because of South Water.

  Beneficiary population exceeds 150 million: the level of water supply security has been improved.

  The reporter learned from the South-to-North Water Diversion Group that by the end of December 2021, there were 42 cities benefiting from the first phase of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Among them, there are 24 middle-line beneficiary cities and 18 eastern-line beneficiary cities.

  As far as the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is concerned, South Water has become a new lifeline for water supply in some large and medium-sized cities along the route. Among them, more than 70% of Beijing’s urban water supply is South Water; Almost all the water supply in the main urban area of Tianjin is south water; The level of water supply security in Henan and Hebei has also been improved due to the South Water.

  The relevant person in charge of the South-to-North Water Diversion Group said that the total beneficiary population of the east and middle routes of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is close to 153 million. Compared with 2020, the number of beneficiaries has increased by about 10 million.

  The person in charge said that the main reasons for the increase in the beneficiary population are: in 2021, Hebei Province carried out the rural drinking water source replacement project, which increased the beneficiary population of South Water by 7,815,500; In Beijing, the newly-built water receiving plant using South Water has increased the beneficiary population by 1 million. Tianjin has increased its beneficiary population by 1 million.

Infant packaged drinking water opens the era of certification

  China Consumer News reported (Reporter Sun Yanming) Recently, according to the Food Safety Law, Certification and Accreditation Regulations and other laws and regulations, China Inspection Science and Technology Testing and Certification Co., Ltd. launched the certification of natural packaged drinking water for infants. The Implementation Rules for the Certification of Natural Packaging Drinking Water for Infants formulated by the certification body have been filed with the National Certification and Accreditation Administration, and applications for enterprise certification will be accepted nationwide from now on.

  Le Fenpeng, vice-president of Beijing Packaging Drinking Water Industry Association, secretary-general of Standardization Committee of Beijing Baby Products Industry Association and the first drafter of the group standard of Natural Packaging Drinking Water for Infants, said in an interview with China Consumer News that at present, enterprises that produce packaged drinking water for infants rarely carry out the testing and certification of infant drinking water products, mainly according to the National Standard for Food Safety Packaging Drinking Water, and do not adopt special water standards suitable for infants’ physiological characteristics. Some infant drinking water production enterprises adopt enterprise standards. It is suggested that infant drinking water production enterprises should carry out comprehensive product testing, improve product quality by applying for infant natural packaging drinking water certification and formulating group standards or enterprise standards higher than national standards.

  Implement voluntary certification

  In recent years, with the improvement of living standards of Chinese residents, the healthy growth of infants and young children has received more attention. Some parents specially give their children packaged drinking water for the sake of their children’s health, and all kinds of packaged drinking water for infants have attracted the attention of many consumers once they are listed.

  According to Le Fenpeng, product certification is divided into compulsory certification and voluntary certification. At the end of 1990s, China’s voluntary product certification started. After more than 20 years of development, it has accumulated rich experience and played an active role in improving product quality, guiding industry development and protecting consumers’ rights and interests.

  Certification mark is a bridge to build trust between consumers and enterprises, and it is also a convenient way for consumers to identify food characteristics and make purchase decisions quickly, and it is also a commitment made by enterprises to consumers through third-party certification institutions.

  China Inspection Science and Technology Testing and Certification Co., Ltd. adopts internationally accepted product certification technology, and conducts third-party certification and evaluation activities for products of infant natural packaged drinking water manufacturers according to the Standard for Infant Natural Packaged Drinking Water and related certification rules. Production enterprises can apply for voluntary product certification, and after passing the certification, they can obtain the certification mark and certificate of natural packaged drinking water for infants and young children. The certificate is valid for 3 years, and the products within the validity period can use the certification mark. Le Fenpeng pointed out that products that can pass the certification of natural packaged drinking water for infants and young children not only meet the national requirements in terms of production conditions, quality indicators, safety indicators and management control, but also need to supervise, inspect and test the certified products every year to ensure that the certified products continue to be qualified and the quality is more guaranteed.

  Safety indicators are stricter.

  "Infant drinking water safety not only affects the infant period, but also affects the health of infants throughout their lives. Therefore, the safety indicators of drinking water for infants and young children are stricter than those for adults. " Li Fuxing, director of Beijing Public Health Drinking Water Research Institute, said in an interview with China Consumer News that the infant period is the fastest and most vigorous stage of metabolism. In terms of unit weight, the cell liquid exchange rate of infants is 8 times that of adults, and the metabolic rate is 2 times that of adults. At the same time, the newborn’s kidney is not yet mature, and the ability to excrete solute and secrete antidiuretic hormone by pituitary is limited.

  Le Fenpeng said that in 2003, the "Effects of Nutritional Minerals in Drinking Water on Infant Nutrition" issued by the World Health Organization proposed that drinking water sodium ≤ 20mg/L, sulfate ≤ 200mg/L。

  China’s national standards for packaged drinking water include National Standards for Food Safety: Packaged Drinking Water and National Standards for Food Safety: Drinking Natural Mineral Water. In April, 2020, Beijing Packaging Drinking Water Industry Association issued the group standard "Infant Natural Packaging Drinking Water", which clearly stipulated the technical requirements, mining and processing requirements, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transportation and storage requirements of infant natural packaging drinking water products, filling the gaps in domestic infant natural packaging drinking water standards.

  Weng Yongsong, director of the Group Standards Committee of Beijing Packaging Drinking Water Industry Association, said in an interview with the reporter of China Consumer News that the standard has revised and adjusted the relevant indicators on the premise of meeting the National Food Safety Standard for Packaging Drinking Water. Among them, three boundary indicators were added, namely, total dissolved solids, pH value and sodium, which met the requirements of the national standard "Hygienic Standard for Drinking Water". Increase two microbial limit indicators, namely Streptococcus faecalis and Clostridium perfringens; Ten limit indicators were adjusted, including carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, oxygen consumption, lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury,
Anionic synthetic detergent, total α Radioactivity, total β Radioactivity index and limit indicators are better than the requirements of National Food Safety Standard for Packaged Drinking Water.

  The market space is huge.

  On March 1st, the reporter of China Consumer News saw on the shelf of wu mart packaged drinking water located in Yuetan South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing that there were three types of packaged drinking water for infants on the shelf, and the retail price of each type was more than twice that of ordinary packaged drinking water. Among them, the price of 1 liter bottled Evergrande Ice Spring Baby Water is 4.8 yuan, 256 ml bottled Evergrande Low Sodium Baby Water is 1.5 yuan, and 1 liter bottled Nongfu Spring Infant Natural Water is 9 yuan.

Packaged drinking water for infants sold on supermarket shelves. Sun Yanming/photo

Packaged drinking water for infants sold on supermarket shelves. Sun Yanming/photo

  According to the survey data, from 2015 to 2019, the demand for maternal and child water in China increased from 8.9 million bottles to 52.2 million bottles, with a compound annual growth rate of about 55.6%; The maternal and child water market has reached 240 million yuan, but it accounts for a very small proportion in the global market. Weng Yongsong said that there are still few consumers of packaged drinking water for infants in China, and only nearly 50 water companies have relevant production qualifications.

  The data of the seventh national census shows that China is 0-mdash; The total number of 3-year-old infants is 70 million, 0-mdash; The number of 6-year-old infants is 180 million, and the number of new births reaches 1750&mdash every year; Between 19.5 million. According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2021, the birth population in China was 10.62 million. China’s huge infant population base has laid a solid customer base for the infant packaged drinking water market.

  "At present, maternal and child water has been basically popularized in developed countries in Europe and America, but it is still in the primary stage of public cognition in China." Le Fenpeng said that in recent years, China’s maternal and child water market has developed strongly. In the future, with the improvement of public awareness, the market has great development potential.

  Tip: You should look at key indicators when purchasing.

  How do consumers choose packaged drinking water that meets the physiological characteristics of infants? In this regard, Li Fuxing said that consumers should carefully read the product labels, mainly focusing on key indicators, including sodium ions less than 20mg/L and total dissolved solids at 30-mdash; 100mg/L, pH 7-mdash; Between eight. In addition, it depends on the water source, and it is best to make a comprehensive and systematic scientific evaluation of the water source on the basis of general testing.

  At present, there are a few illegal enterprises in the infant drinking water market that produce fake and shoddy products at will. For example, some packaged infant drinking water is made by adding baking soda tablets to pure water, and the sodium ion reaches more than 100 mg/L.

  Le Fenpeng suggested that when consumers choose packaged drinking water for infants and young children, they should preferably obtain brands that meet the standard test report and certification of packaged drinking water for infants and young children, and boil the packaged drinking water for infants and young children before drinking it. It is not recommended to choose pure water because it contains almost no mineral elements.

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During the day on the 10th, most parts of Chongqing were cloudy with intermittent light rain in the north, with a temperature of 5 ~ 16℃.  

According to the forecast of Chongqing Meteorological Observatory, from the night of the 10th to the day of the 12th, Chongqing will be mainly cloudy to sunny, and the Pingba Valley will be foggy on the morning of the 11th. From the night of the 12th to the day of the 13th, it turned to rain, with moderate rain in the south.

Weather forecast for the next three days

From the night of the 10th to the day of the 11th, it is cloudy to sunny, and the Pingba Valley area is foggy in the morning with a temperature of 3 ~ 22℃. The downtown area is cloudy to sunny with a temperature of 11 ~ 21℃.

From the night of the 11th to the day of the 12th, the area west of the west turned cloudy to cloudy with sporadic light rain, while the rest areas were cloudy and sunny, with a temperature of 4 ~ 23℃. The central city is cloudy and sunny, with a temperature of 11 ~ 22℃.

From the night of the 12th to the day of the 13th, there was moderate rain in the south and light rain in other areas, and the temperature was 7 ~ 18℃. There is light rain in the central city, and the temperature is 13 ~ 17℃.

Upstream journalist He Yan

Editor: Xia Hongling Editor: Lin Qi, Zhou Shangdou Audit: Feng Fei

Pork and fruit "rising again" expert: there is no inflation risk.

  Since the beginning of this year, China has continued to promote supply-side structural reforms, increased tax reduction and fee reduction, rationalized the price formation mechanism in important areas, maintained a balance between market supply and demand, lowered inflation expectations, and moderately fluctuated consumer prices. At present, the overall price level has maintained a stable operation trend, which indicates that the economic operation is stable and good, creating a good environment for promoting high-quality economic development.

  Recently, there has been a strong expectation that the prices of pork, fruit and other foods will rise. According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics not long ago, the national consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.0% in the first four months of this year. Among them, in April, the CPI rose by 2.5% year-on-year, and it was in the "2 era" for two consecutive months.

  In an interview with Economic Daily China Economic Net, relevant experts said that, on the whole, since the beginning of this year, China has continued to promote supply-side structural reforms, increased tax reduction and fee reduction, rationalized the price formation mechanism in important areas, maintained a balance between market supply and demand, lowered inflation expectations, and moderately fluctuated consumer prices. At present, the overall price level has maintained a stable operation trend, which indicates that the economic operation is stable and good, creating a good environment for promoting high-quality economic development.

  There has been a structural increase in prices.

  In the first four months of this year, CPI rose by 1.7%, 1.5%, 2.3% and 2.5% respectively, and the monthly year-on-year increase showed a steady upward trend in moderate fluctuations. Among them, in the last two months, the year-on-year increase in prices has increased, entering the "2 era."

  Liu Aihua, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics, believes that the CPI rose by 2.5% year-on-year in April this year, mainly due to the increase of individual varieties. Among them, pork, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits all increased by more than 10% year-on-year.

  "Overall, despite the increase in CPI in the last two months, it is significantly lower than the control target of 3%, and it is mainly affected by factors such as the base of the previous year, the hikes and seasonality, showing structural upward characteristics and not having a comprehensive upward basis." Zhang Qianrong, deputy director of the Finance and Finance Research Office of the National Information Center, said.

  Zhang Qianrong analyzed that in the first four months of this year, food prices rose by 3.2% year-on-year, which boosted CPI by 0.62 percentage points and contributed 29.7% to the CPI increase. Non-food prices rose by 1.7%, which boosted CPI by 1.48 percentage points and contributed 70.3%. The contribution rate of non-food prices to the price increase is obviously higher than that of food. Although the recent increase in pork prices has led to an increase in food prices, non-food prices have remained stable as a whole, and prices do not have the basis for an overall increase.

  "At present, China’s price increase is at a medium level on a global scale. From an international perspective, China’s price increase is slightly higher than that of developed economies such as the United States and the European Union, and significantly lower than that of BRICS countries such as Russia, which is at a medium level in the world. " Zhang Qianrong said.

  The data shows that in the first quarter of this year, the US CPI rose by 1.7% year-on-year, while the EU harmonized CPI rose by 1.6%, slightly lower than that of China. India’s CPI rose by 7.1%, Russia’s by 5.2%, South Africa’s by 4.2% and Brazil’s by 4.2%, which was significantly higher than China’s CPI.

  It is worth noting that in the first four months of this year, the national producer price index (PPI) rose by 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.4% and 0.9% respectively, with a slight year-on-year increase.

  Zhang Qianrong said that the increase in PPI was mainly affected by factors such as the rise in international oil prices and the negative increase in the same period last year. Since the beginning of this year, the increase of PPI is lower than that of CPI, and the upstream and downstream price trends are upside down.

  Pork supply is relatively abundant.

  In April, the price of pork rose by 14.4%, an increase of 9.3 percentage points over the previous month, which affected the year-on-year increase of CPI by about 0.31 percentage points.

  Relevant data show that in the first ten days of March this year, the price of white pigs rose continuously and rapidly. On March 1st, the average wholesale price of striped pigs in Beijing Xinfadi Market was 7.28 yuan/kg, but on March 10th, the price rose to 9.45 yuan/kg, and the price rose by 29.90% in 10 days, which was quite obvious. Since then, the price has fluctuated slightly.

  "Overall, pork prices have changed little in the past 60 days. In other words, after the price of meat reached a higher level in mid-March, it showed a weak trend. " Liu Tong, director of statistics department of Beijing Xinfadi agricultural products wholesale market, said.

  Liu Tong analyzed that in the first ten days of March, the price of pork rose significantly, which was the expected increase in advance. From the market situation, in the first week of March, the average daily market volume of white pigs increased by 10% from the previous week and 15% from the same period of last year, and there was no shortage of supply. In this case, the increase in meat prices mainly comes from the thrust outside the market, especially the data released by some institutions show that the stock of fertile sows has decreased, which provides conditions for the bottom rebound of meat prices.

  "The increase or decrease in the number of fertile sows reflects that there is a certain lag period in the supply capacity and price, and the insiders call this lag period ‘ Cobweb effect ’ . In other words, the supply of pigs in the second half of 2019 may show ‘ Tight equilibrium ’ State, meat prices will rise. Therefore, the rise in early March is an early rise. " Liu Tong analyzed that after the release of relevant data, most forecasts tend to show that the pig price will reach an all-time high. This expectation has played a strong role in fueling the rise in meat prices.

  Liu Tong said that in fact, the number of pig heads with white stripes does not fully represent the supply of ketone bodies in pork. After the price of meat rose, the pig farm was filled with the emotion of waiting for the price to be sold, the time of keeping pigs in the pen was prolonged, and the single weight of pigs generally increased. In April 2019, the single weight of pigs generally increased by 10%. According to this calculation, the supply of pork in April this year exceeded the same period last year. If this phenomenon continues, when the number of pigs drops by 20% and the single weight of pigs increases by 20%, the decline in the number of pigs can be compensated by the increase of single weight, and the supply of pork is still relatively sufficient.

  There is no inflation risk.

  "Overall, whether it is from food or industrial consumer goods and services, there will be no sharp increase in CPI in the future, and prices will be stable and have a solid foundation." In response to the future trend of prices, Liu Aihua said.

  Liu Aihua analyzed that, from the perspective of food prices, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits are short-term impacted by extreme weather factors, which is not sustainable, and pork prices have a certain resilience. With the gradual recovery of prices, farmers’ enthusiasm for replenishing the column will be correspondingly improved, which will play a stabilizing role in prices. From the perspective of non-food prices, the supply capacity of industrial products is sufficient, and there is no basis for a sharp increase. Although the increase in service prices is relatively high, it is generally stable.

  "Overall, the factors that will support and curb price increases in the future are intertwined." Zhang Qianrong said. From the factors supporting the price increase, on the one hand, affected by African swine fever epidemic and other factors, the number of live pigs has declined, and pork prices have continued to rise. However, considering the strong overall supply capacity of pork in China, an early warning mechanism for pig price control has been established, and it is more likely that the pork price will increase in the later period, but it does not have the basis for a substantial increase; On the other hand, with the decline of demographic dividend, labor cost will become a long-term factor to push up prices.

  On the one hand, since 2012, the increase of CPI in China has been less than 3%. Considering that residents’ inflation expectations are generally related to the previous price level, the current low price increase has reduced residents’ inflation expectations; On the other hand, China’s main industrial products are abundant in supply, with bumper harvests for many years, high grain and oil stocks, rapid development of service industry, strong supply capacity in various fields and strong price stability. In addition, with the continuous advancement of supply-side structural reforms, the operating costs of enterprises have been significantly reduced, providing a good policy environment for stabilizing prices.

  Zhang Qianrong said that after preliminary calculation, the CPI hikes factor is about 0.7% and PPI hikes factor is about 0.1% in 2019. Considering the hikes and the above factors, it is expected that consumer prices in China will continue to rise moderately and steadily in 2019, with CPI rising by about 2.3% and PPI rising by about 1.0%. There is no inflation risk, and the pressure on price control is light.

Amazing time, about those nicknames of autumn.

Autumn is rich in Gao Shuang’s autumn sky, and there are many beautiful nicknames. For example, July in the lunar calendar is called first autumn, Meng autumn, early autumn, early autumn, new autumn and last autumn, August in the lunar calendar is called positive autumn, mid-autumn, Mid-autumn and Guiqiu, and September in the lunar calendar is called late autumn, seasonal autumn, cool autumn and late autumn. In addition, there are many nicknames for autumn. Have you heard of the following?

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Jiuqiu

The whole autumn is about 90 days, divided into 90 days, so autumn is called nine autumn. Tang Du Fu’s poem "Moon" said: "Considering Heng E’s widowhood, it is cold and resistant to nine autumn."

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Jintian

According to the ancient five elements, autumn belongs to gold, so it is called golden sky or golden autumn. Tang Wang Wei has a poem: "Jin Tian Jing Xi Li San Guang, Tong Ting Shu Xi Yan Ba Huang." There is a poem by Chen Ziang in Tang Dynasty: "The Jin Tianfang is cold, and the Millennium is special."

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Jinsu

In ancient times, the five elements said that autumn was golden, but gold was white, so autumn was called "golden element". Xie Lingyun of the Southern Dynasty stated in the poem "The county of Yongming three years began to make its capital on July 16th": "The period of technical post was stopped, and the reason was changed into golden element". Shan Li later explained this: "Gold element, autumn also. Autumn is gold and white, so it is called gold. "

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Suqiu

According to the ancient five elements, autumn belongs to gold and its color is white, so autumn is also called plain autumn. Tang Du Fu’s Autumn Prosperity (VI): "Qujiangtou at the mouth of Qutang Gorge, Wan Lifeng smoke meets Suqiu." Song Ouyang Xiu’s poem "Clear Business Complaints" says: "The river is full of worries, and it is getting late in autumn."

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Shangqiu

In ancient times, the five tones (Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu) cooperated with the four seasons, and Shang was autumn. The sound of business is piercing, corresponding to the cold air in autumn, so it is called business autumn. Jin Panni’s "An Pomegranate Fu": "Shang and Qiu gave gas, and collected China and gathered reality." Lu-Ji’s "Xing Si Fu": "Shang and Qiu Su’s hair festival, mysterious clouds and shadows." Besides Shang Qiu, there are other nicknames such as Shang Xu, Shang Jie and Bai Shang.

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Xilu

Refers to autumn. "Sui Shu Tian Wen Zhi" records: "The sun travels eastward along the ecliptic, once a day and once a night, 365 days are strange and Sunday. (Japan) The trip to the east is called spring, the trip to the south is called summer, the trip to the west is called autumn, and the trip to the north is called winter. "

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Bai Zang

According to the five-color theory, autumn is white with five colors, and autumn is the harvest and storage season, so autumn is called Bai Zang. Tang Weizheng’s "Five Suburbs Movement Bai Di Shang Yin": "Bai Zang should celebrate the festival, the sky is high and the air is clear, and the old years are both rich, and the harvest is ordinary." In the poem "Xuanpu Lecture" by Xiao Tong of the Southern Dynasties, he said: "Bai Zang is already dying, and Xuan Ying is in order."

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Jinqiu

It refers to the cold autumn, hence the name because of the strong autumn wind. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties Lu Ji’s Wen Fu, there is a saying: "Sad leaves fall in the autumn, and joy is in the spring."

Taiqiu

Autumn is also called "Tai Qiu" because it is the season of harvest, rich in things and auspicious. There is a saying in the "Wen Fu" by Lu Ji, a writer in the west of Shanxi Province: "Sad leaves fall in the autumn, and I like the softness in the spring." In Guanzi Rolling Abroad, there is a record that autumn day is called "Tai Qiu": "Tai Qiu, when people order it, it is made."

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Shuangjie

It is also known as the "cool festival" because of the crisp weather in autumn. Xie Muzhao, a poet in the Southern Dynasties, wrote in One of the Sixteen Poems of His Royal Highness "On a high autumn night in Fang Jing, the gods live in a peaceful and deep place … The deep feelings are in harmony with each other, and words are sung to promote virtue". Sometimes "Shuang Jie" refers to the Double Ninth Festival. For example, there is a saying in Tang Dezong Li Shi’s poem "Double Ninth Festival": "Shuang Jie is in the Double Ninth Festival, and things are new and rainy."

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clear autumn air

It can also be called "high autumn" and "frosty day". This is because there are white and cold autumn frost and clear autumn sky in autumn.

Don’t say I don’t know, I’m shocked! It turns out that there are so many nice nicknames in autumn. Which one surprised you?

Source: Xinhuanet, China Meteorological Network

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Can you divide these fruits clearly?

When it comes to pineapples, have many people "moved tears" already flowed down from the corners of their mouths?
But some people will have some questions, for example, are pineapples and pineapples the same fruit? What about cherries and cherries? What about kiwi and kiwi …
Today, let’s learn together!
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Pineapple and pineapple
Pineapple, commonly known as pineapple, is one of the common tropical fruits. They are originally the same food, but there are the following differences:
Appearance: pineapple leaves are toothed, the fruit is large and round, and the peel is generally orange-red; Pineapple leaves have no teeth, and the skin is mostly green. The head of pineapple is deeper, while the head of pineapple is shallower.
Color and smell: when the pineapple is ripe, the skin is yellow and the fruit is very rich; Pineapple, on the other hand, has a turquoise skin when it matures, and the fruit smell is relatively light.
Taste: pineapple pulp is hard, sweet and sour, and needs to be soaked in salt water before eating; The pineapple pulp is soft and sweet, and can be eaten directly without soaking in salt water.
Treatment: pineapple needs to be peeled first, then the inner thorns are removed with tools, and it needs to be soaked in salt water for about 1 hour before eating; Pineapple can be eaten only by removing the skin.
Ingredients: Pineapple contains many vitamins and 16 kinds of natural minerals needed by human body, which can effectively help digestion and absorption and is of great benefit to human health. Pineapple is also rich in vitamin C.
After eating pineapple, the tongue will feel pain, because pineapple contains an alkaloid called bromelain, which is a proteolytic enzyme that can hydrolyze muscle tissue and dissolve fibrin, so the tongue will feel pain of injury.
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Cherry and cherry
Botanically speaking, Cherries come from the transliteration of Cherries, which is essentially "cherry". But "oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges", so are cherries and cherries, so they can’t be regarded as exactly the same fruits.
Origin: Cherry originated in Europe and the United States, and is a light-loving tree; Cherry is native to China, and likes light, temperature, humidity and fat.
Ripening season: the ripening period of cherries is between June and August every year; Cherry generally begins to ripen in May, and the ripening period is generally one month.
Appearance: Cherry skin is dark red and slightly larger; The skin color of cherry is more ruddy, red or reddish.
Taste: cherry pulp is thick, elastic, delicate, juicy and delicious, very sweet; Cherry fruit is thin, with less pulp and slightly sour taste.
Ingredients: The iron content of cherries is higher than that of cherries, which can help prevent iron deficiency anemia.
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Kiwi and kiwi fruit
The two are actually the same fruit in essence, and the difference lies in:
Origin: Kiwi is native to China, while Kiwi is native to New Zealand.
Appearance and color: Kiwi fruit has a round shape and fine fluff, which looks delicate and compact, while kiwifruit has a large shape, with more fluff on the peel and uneven distribution, and its appearance is relatively rough. Kiwi fruit has many flesh colors, such as green, yellow and red.
Taste: Kiwi fruit is sweeter, not sour, and tastes good even if it is not ripe; Kiwifruit is delicious only when it is ripe, and it is often sour when it is not ripe enough.
Ingredients: the content of vitamin C in kiwifruit is high, and kiwifruit feels smooth and comfortable, while kiwifruit feels rough.
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Tomatoes and cherry tomatoes
Today’s cherry tomatoes are actually the most primitive tomato varieties. After the tomato from South America was introduced to Europe, it became a familiar tomato after continuous seed selection.
Appearance: Compared with tomatoes, the volume of cherry tomatoes is much smaller, and the common shapes of cherry tomatoes are round, spherical, oval and heart-shaped. Most tomatoes are flat and round like persimmons. The most common colors of cherry tomatoes and tomatoes are red, with uniform color and green in the red. But the cherry tomatoes are rich in colors, including yellow, orange and pink.
Ingredients: Compared with ordinary tomatoes, the contents of vitamin C and folic acid in cherry tomatoes are higher. In addition, the contents of nicotinic acid, vitamin E, zinc and carbohydrates are nearly twice as high as those in tomatoes, so its nutrient content is richer.
Taste: The cherry tomatoes are sweet and have no sour taste, while there are many seeds in tomato fruits, and most of the time they taste sweet and sour.
Cherry tomatoes are usually eaten as fruits or candies, while tomatoes can be eaten raw as fruits or cooked as vegetables.
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Bananas and plantains
Bananas and plantains are close relatives, and both are fruits of Musaceae.
Appearance: The curve of banana is crescent-shaped, while the curve of banana is smaller.
Color: When the banana is ripe, its surface is yellow with brown spots, and its pulp is yellowish white, while the surface of banana is grayish yellow and its pulp is milky white.
Taste: After eating, the banana has a sweet aftertaste, while the banana is slightly sour.
Leaves: Banana leaves tend to be turquoise, while banana leaves are yellow-green.
The above fruits
Have you learned to recognize?
(Source: Xinhuanet)
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Chinese Academy of Sciences issues online children’s English report: Head enterprises occupy 80% of the market.

  BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) Recently, the Key Laboratory of Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management of the Chinese Academy of Sciences released the White Paper on Online English Education for Children in China in 2017. According to the report, online English education for children in China is spreading its influence around the world, covering 35 countries and regions around the world. Except for China, Japanese, Canadian and American have the largest number of young students who use the services of educational enterprises in China.

  In the domestic market, first-tier cities such as Beishangguangshen and Shenzhen have become the main force in the online children’s English education market. The three major brands have divided 80% of the domestic market, and VIPKID has a 55% market share; Domestic students tend to be younger, with an average age of about 6 years old. Most parents are willing to spend more than 10,000 yuan a year for this, and 70% parents are willing to choose North American foreign teachers with pure accents and lively teaching.

  The data also shows that the total daily class hours of online children’s English education in China have exceeded 100,000. From this calculation, parents in China saved 146 million hours in total, effectively solving the pain point of parents’ time-consuming and labor-intensive transportation of their children to class. In terms of teaching staff, there are currently more than 30,000 foreign teachers in North America providing online English teaching services to students around the world, with an average teaching experience of 7.5 years. All of them have bachelor’s degrees or above, and many of them have ivy league backgrounds, including Columbia University, Duke University, Harvard University, Brown University and Stanford University.

  Dr. Zhong Yunqin, Key Laboratory of Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences, believes that the follow-up survey in recent years shows that the extensive online education service model is gradually losing its appeal and its business growth is obviously limited; The high-quality personalized Internet education platform pays more attention to the inherent development law of education, and creatively combines new educational concepts, teaching models, artificial intelligence, big data and other technical means to better meet the needs of users in the new era for personalized education. The global rise of domestic online education brands represented by VIPKID caters to this trend and explores new ideas for future educational innovation.

  The average age of online students is 6 years old, and the number of people in East China accounts for over 30%.

  The combination of the Internet and traditional education has given birth to a brand-new business scene. Teachers and students are no longer bound by geographical constraints, and students may connect with excellent educational resources around the world without leaving home. At present, the number of paid students on the VIPKID platform exceeds 200,000, covering 35 countries and regions around the world. Japan, the United States and Canada are the three countries with the largest number of overseas students on this platform. Generally speaking, online education has shown strong portability and is becoming an important means for children to learn English all over the world.

  From the domestic market, first-tier cities such as Beishangguangshen and Shenzhen have become the main force in the online children’s English education market, and the three major regions of North China, East China and South China, which radiate from this, account for 81% of the overall market. Among them, the number of students in East China accounts for the highest proportion, with a share of 36%. North China and South China followed closely with 27% and 18% respectively. Compared with other regions, parents in coastal and economically developed areas are more receptive to online education mode and more willing to cultivate their children’s English ability from an early age.

  According to the market survey, the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows that the domestic online children’s English education market is still in an early stage after only four years of development. In terms of market share, the top three companies at present are VIPKID, 51Talk and vipJr, which account for more than 80% of the market, of which VIPKID accounts for 55% of the domestic market; In terms of the number of foreign teachers, there are more than 30,000 foreign teachers working on the VIPKID platform, which exceeds the total number of foreign teachers of all other online education brands in China.

  In major cities, the number of VIPKID students in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu occupies the top five. This is roughly consistent with the search distribution results of "VIPKID" in Baidu Index. It is worth noting that the students in two quasi-first-tier cities, Hangzhou and Chengdu, are growing rapidly, pushing Guangzhou, which ranked fourth in 2016, to sixth place. Cities such as Nanjing, Wuhan, Dalian and Chongqing also entered the TOP10.

  At present, children’s English learning in China tends to be younger. From the perspective of urban distribution, the average age of students in first-tier cities is generally around 6 years old, and the average age of students in second-tier cities has slightly risen to 6.5 years old. The survey also shows that more and more parents begin to consider English education before their children are 3 years old.

  Online mode helps parents in China save 146 million hours a year.

  Driven by the deepening economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, the maturity of internet education technology and application, and the reform of English teaching, the online English education model for children has been recognized by more and more families and parents. Among them, parents in first-tier cities such as Beishangguang have fully realized that online education is an effective way to quickly improve their children’s English listening and speaking level, and the related cognition of parents in second-tier cities has also been significantly improved. In contrast, parents in third-and fourth-tier cities are still relatively vague about the concept of Internet education, and the market needs more patient cultivation.

  The data shows that users in the online children’s English market have strong spending power, and middle-class families with an annual income of 200,000-1 million account for 58%. Most parents said that they would spend more than 10,000 yuan on their children’s English education every year. Despite the high cost, most families still think that online English education has remarkable learning effect and high cost performance.

  According to the survey data of a large number of parents by Chinese Academy of Sciences, the phenomenon that many parents passively choose Asian foreign teachers is changing under the previous insufficient supply. At present, 73.6% of parents prefer to choose foreign teachers in North America for three reasons: foreign teachers in North America have purer accents and more lively teaching methods, and North America is the first choice for their children to study abroad. 22.1% parents tend to choose British or Australian foreign teachers, while only 4.3% are willing to choose Asian (Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia) foreign teachers.

  In online children’s English learning, after-class evaluation is a very important part of the evaluation of learning effect. At present, the number of foreign teachers on the VIPKID platform exceeds 30,000, and the total number of evaluations by users after class exceeds 5 million, and each foreign teacher receives an average of 167 evaluations. Foreign teachers with five-star praise are more favored by parents, and foreign churches with bad reviews are quickly eliminated by the market. A tripartite feedback mechanism between parents, North American foreign teachers and online platforms is taking shape. In terms of specific dimensions, "paying attention to pronunciation", "being patient and friendly" and "being good at guiding" are the three evaluation keywords that parents are most concerned about, and the number of evaluations related to each keyword exceeds 1 million.

  The rise of online English education mode highlights many disadvantages of traditional offline mode. According to the survey of offline traditional mode, 85% parents complain that it takes time and effort to pick up and drop off their children, which is particularly prominent in first-tier cities. Many parents spend far more time on picking up and dropping off their children than the class hours themselves. 68% of parents think that the level of offline foreign teachers is uneven and the choice space is extremely limited; 61% parents think that offline mode is not conducive to systematically understanding their children’s learning progress; 49% parents think that there is too little interaction in offline large class mode; 28% of parents said that their children are not interested in learning in offline institutions.

  Online education allows more and more children to enjoy North American English education without leaving home, which saves parents a lot of time. The survey shows that parents in big cities spend an average of more than 2.5 hours on picking up and waiting for a class for their children, and the average time spent in small and medium-sized cities is about 1.8 hours.

  At present, VIPKID has 100,000 online courses every day, which exceeds 50% of the total online courses of the same kind in China. Calculated by saving 2 hours per class, online mode saved about 146 million hours for parents in China. Even according to the walking distance, it saves parents in China nearly 730 million kilometers a year, which is equivalent to 18,250 laps around the equator of the earth. Switching to car transport calculation will help China families save about 650,000 tons of gasoline consumption every year.

  The data shows that when children adapt to the online mode, 82% of online children’s English learners complete their classes independently without their parents’ company. At the same time, parents are more willing to learn about their children’s learning at any time with the help of classroom video playback and real-time class monitoring system. More than 87% parents have used the course playback function within one month, including 13% parents who work in different places or travel, who have used the real-time class monitoring function within one month.

  Because the online children’s English learners are generally young, and the teaching pays more attention to the improvement of English comprehensive ability such as expression, parents’ feedback on the effect is lagging behind. VIPKID class data shows that in the first five classes, parents think that the effective curve grows more slowly; With the deepening of the course, the growth rate of the feedback result curve is obviously improved, and the maximum growth rate is ushered in in the 20 th section; Since then, parents’ satisfaction has shown a continuous growth trend.

  Among the extracurricular reading materials of online children’s English education, excellent picture books are more popular with children. On the VIPKID open class platform, the TOP5 five are all excellent picture books, including popular science, fairy tales, humanities and other topics. In terms of reading habits, it becomes an open class collective "movie-watching day" for parents of students every Friday night.

  The average teaching experience of foreign teachers in North America is 7.5 years, and the master’s degree is over 30%

  According to the data of foreign teachers from VIPKID, the foreign teachers in North America engaged in online children’s English education are mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the United States, followed by the central part of the United States, the western part of the United States and the southeastern part of Canada. In terms of specific states, Texas in central China ranks first in the number of foreign teachers, followed by Florida, Utah, Georgia and California, the largest state in the United States.

  Among the TOP10 cities in North America, Orlando, a city in central Florida, has the largest number of foreign teachers, and Chicago and Houston rank second and third, with a small gap with Orlando. As the sole representative of Canadian cities, Toronto ranks fourth.

  According to the data of VIPKID foreign teachers, the number of foreign teachers in North America who have been teaching for more than 5 years accounts for 70%, with an average teaching experience of 7.5 years. Among them, foreign teachers with 10-20 years of teaching experience account for 25%, and foreign teachers with more than 20 years of teaching experience account for 7%. In terms of academic qualifications, all foreign teachers in North America have bachelor’s degrees or above, of which 30% are masters and 2% are doctors. From the data of appointment, foreign teachers with longer teaching experience are more popular with parents, and foreign teachers with active expressive force are also deeply loved; It is worth noting that the number of male foreign teachers only accounts for 10% of the total, and the demand for classes is in short supply.

  The Internet education model has enabled foreign teachers who graduated from top universities in the world to enter China families. The data shows that among the more than 30,000 North American foreign teachers, there are many graduates from American Ivy League and well-known universities, including Columbia University, Duke University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and Stanford University. These foreign teachers with prestigious backgrounds cover pedagogy, psychology, special education, literature, sociology and economics.

  The survey shows that the focus of foreign teachers in North America in the process of online teaching is first to improve their self-skills, followed by a sense of accomplishment and educational public welfare, and finally to improve their income and cross-cultural communication experience. With its mature teacher training system, VIPKID continues to empower foreign teachers, thus becoming the most popular online children’s English education platform for foreign teachers in North China in 2017, and surpassing Amazon to become the first in the list of the most popular telecommuting platforms in the United States, which also highlights the unique attraction of online education in for foreign teachers.

  The rapid development of online children’s English industry allows foreign teachers to freely choose various teaching platforms. When choosing a teaching platform, foreign teachers in North America first look at the number of students on the platform, followed by the degree of technical stability and whether the course content is easy to teach and learn; In addition, the popularity of the platform and the teaching atmosphere are also important factors affecting foreign teachers in North America. At present, in the major social networking sites in the United States, the popularity of VIPKID far exceeds that of 51Talk and vipJr, which rank second and third.

  Online mode promotes education and benefits a large number of rural primary schools.

  The Internet has enabled a large number of high-quality educational resources to cover children in poor areas in China in a short period of time, and various online education platforms in China have launched various public welfare activities. "VIPKID" has been extended to 100 rural schools since it started on September 12, 2017. These schools are located in 21 provinces in China, with Yunnan, Gansu and Guizhou accounting for the largest proportion.

  Compared with the trend of younger students in cities, English education in rural areas generally started late. According to the 100 rural schools covered by "VIPKID", most rural children’s English education begins after the third grade. The combination of online education and public welfare has enabled more North American foreign teachers to enter rural classrooms. Among the 3,745 students covered by the VIPKID public welfare project, 92% said that they were exposed to foreign teachers for the first time.

  With the help of online education mode, the plight of weak and limited English teachers in rural schools has been quickly improved. "VIPKID foreign teachers from North America enter the rural classroom" only took one month, and the average completion rate jumped from the initial 78% to over 90%, and some of them have already achieved 100% completion.

  For rural children, learning English faces many challenges, including the lack of local English teachers, poor English teaching materials and equipment, and parents’ insufficient attention to English education. According to the survey of rural children’s wishes, the number one in rural children’s minds is looking forward to "more foreign teachers’ classes", followed by "more picture books", and "parents pay more attention to my study", and "I can communicate in English" is also at the top of the wish list.