It is my pyramid and will go down in history forever.
What makes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sigh so much is an exaggerated building-perhaps it is more appropriate to call it "the city" directly.
Just last week, Saudi Arabia officially announced an architectural plan called "The Line", which exploded in the global architectural circle.
This straight "line" is located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, starting from the Red Sea, with a length of 170 kilometers, a width of 200 meters and a height of 500 meters, covering a total area of 34 square kilometers.
To put it simply, two super-long glass skyscrapers are parallel, and an entire city is sandwiched between them.
It will also become an important part of Neom, a new city in northwest Saudi Arabia.
Such a crazy architectural idea, which we only saw in science fiction movies before, is now going to become a reality?
But don’t be too happy, even in Saudi Arabia, which is "rich to the brim", it is not easy to build such a behemoth.
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has competed with Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and wants to seize the name of "the most luxurious in the world" by countless grand and futuristic wonders.
These renderings are really beautiful, but what is the probability of completion?
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A super-long linear city
The Line project is designed by American firm Morphosis, and the budget will reach an astonishing $1 trillion, which will be completed in 2030.
Such a huge volume, if calculated by a single building, will undoubtedly become the largest building in the world after completion.
Ben Salman said that The Line provides a brand-new concept of urban planning and design.
"The vertical hierarchical distribution of urban functions allows people to travel seamlessly in three-dimensional space, which we call’ zero gravity urbanism’."
Different from the layout of traditional cities radiating from the city center, The Line City, as its name implies, brings all functions together in this straight line.
Two super-long skyscrapers with a height of 500 meters enclose the outline of the city. By then, they will surpass our world financial center (492 meters) and become the 12th tallest building in the world.
The building extends all the way from the red sea to the mountains, 800 meters from the mountains, and then continues to extend to the desert. Because the surface of the building is covered with glass curtain wall, it is also called "Mirror Line", which is full of science fiction.
The 200-meter-wide area between the two buildings is the public area of the city.
These functional facilities are all three-dimensional-vertical farm layered farming, connecting canteens and kitchens, making urban residents’ food baskets self-sufficient; The stadium is located at a height of 305 meters, and residents run, play ball and have fun in the sky.
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NEOM, the new future city of Saudi Arabia
Another major feature of The Line is environmental protection. It is completely powered by renewable energy. 95% of the land is divided into nature reserves, where sunlight, plants and natural ventilation are balanced.
There are no roads and private cars in this city, and countless sidewalks and bridges connect two buildings.
People can walk to the public station they want to go to in 5 minutes at most, then take the high-speed train to their destination and reach the other side of the city in 20 minutes.
When completed in 2030, The Line will welcome the first batch of 1.5 million residents. In the later stage, we will gradually expand and improve the functions, and increase facilities such as houses, shopping malls, parks and schools, which can accommodate up to 9 million residents.
For Saudi Arabia, this is actually very important, because it is also one of their original intentions to build a new future city NEOM in the northwest, and The Line is an important part of this new future city.
NEOM covers an area of 26,500 square kilometers. In Ben Salman’s vision, it will become a place where everyone in the world can leave their footprints with creativity.
"The world is facing an environmental crisis, and NEOM can provide the most imaginative solutions. We have a team of the brightest talents in engineering and architecture to realize these cutting-edge ideas."
Environmental protection is a signboard with great communication value, but it is not the whole of NEOM. With a huge investment of trillions of dollars, the crown prince is not thinking of doing "charity" for environmental protection.
As early as 2016, Saudi Arabia issued the so-called "Vision 2030", with the goal of diversifying the Saudi economy and getting rid of its dependence on oil.
NEOM, the new future city, is a trump card of Vision 2030.
The Line alone can provide 380,000 new jobs, and it is expected to provide Saudi Arabia with a gross national product of 47.9 billion US dollars by 2030.
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What is the probability that the spectacle will end badly?
In the "Vision 2030", the big goal is ahead, and now Saudi Arabia is building a lot of buildings, and exaggerated projects are one after another.
Besides NEOM, another most famous project in Saudi Arabia is the Red Sea Project, which will be an important step for Saudi Arabia to become a "global luxury tourist country".
500 kilometers north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a super-large luxury resort will be built, and 22 brand-new islands will be built on the Red Sea.
The participating big-name design firms include Kengo Kuma, Foster+Partners and Killa Design, and they will build a large number of seascape villas and desert tents on these islands.
In addition, they have signed contracts with 12 luxury hotels including Ritz-Carlton Seclusion, Magnificent, Liushan, St. Regis, Raffles and Addison. Magnificent and Ritz-Carlton Seclusion are scheduled to be completed and opened by the end of next year.
Building luxury hotels and wonders everywhere, wrestling with rivals such as the United Arab Emirates, and now the $1 trillion The Line is launched …
Is Saudi Arabia really so rich?
Of course, Ben Salman has his own small abacus, attracting investment all over the world with renderings, and plans to list NEOM in the new future city in 2024 to attract more investors.
But the problem is that the Saudi Crown Prince has a bad reputation in the West.
In particular, in 2018, his approval of the execution of Saudi journalist Kachouqi was exposed, which was widely resisted by the international community, and foreign investors in Saudi Arabia even withdrew their funds.
As a result, many magnificent buildings in the original plan were forced to stop the progress of the project, and even have been unfinished.
One of the most famous examples is the "Jeddah Tower" in Jeddah, which started construction in 2016 and has a design height of 1,008 meters. It is planned to surpass the Burj Dubai as the tallest building in the world.
Unexpectedly, in January 2018, construction workers suffered a collective strike of unpaid wages, reaching a height of 600 meters and stopping.
Originally expected to be completed last year, there is only a semi-finished product until now.
Today’s The Line is actually not optimistic about the outside world after the design scheme is announced, and some people even predict that it will be "a bad end".
On the one hand, the reason for funds is that the construction and implementation are too difficult.
For example, it is necessary to drill through the mountains and dig a huge tunnel with a length of 800 meters and 30 floors to let the skyscrapers pass.
In addition, high-rise buildings will be built on the ground in the desert where there is nothing, and 10 huge mansions will be built …
By 2030, can this imaginative "line" really end successfully?
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Original title: "A trillion wonders city, will it become the biggest unfinished building? 》
A 30-cm-wide road behind the house almost became a permanent pain in parents’ hearts.
At 6 o’clock in the evening the day before yesterday, a little girl less than 3 years old in Lin ‘an, Hangzhou, took this road, turned and went away … … She may have been attracted by the bamboo shoots that just popped up by the roadside. She walked and watched, and went further and further, plowing roads and loess roads. At last she got lost, which was a mountain she had never been to.
Fortunately, at 9 o’clock yesterday morning after a whole night, she was found by search and rescue personnel, unhurt and in a normal mood. She was even asleep when she was found.
Grandparents, mom and dad, and grandma who arrived from Yiwu cried like tears.
Nearly 1000 people participated in the search and rescue of the little girl, and a large number of them went spontaneously after seeing the news on the Internet. How did a three-year-old girl get lost? How did she come over on a cold night in the mountains?
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3-year-old girl disappeared
Li Yue (a pseudonym) arrived at her mother’s house in Luojiwu Natural Village, Langjia Village, Lin ‘an, Hangzhou at noon on March 27th with her daughter Duoduo (a pseudonym) who is less than 3 years old. A few days ago, she made an appointment with her mother to make Qingming Guo (a kind of food) — — Making rice dumplings is a way for every family to live in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
At 6: 00 pm, villager Jiang Zhongxiao went to work at night shift. When he passed by, he saw Duo Duo playing at the door, with rice husk in his hand.
"The adults are here, and my mother also urges me to eat early so that I can take my children back early." In pheasant dock village, Li Yue told Qianbao that she went to add a bowl of rice and just ate a few mouthfuls, only to find that many were gone. Hurry out and look for it, there are few places that I often go to.
At 6: 13 in the evening, she called the police.
Jiang Zhongxiao saw that there was a difference of 7 minutes between a lot of time and the alarm time.
Where can a 3-year-old child go in these 7 minutes?
On the evening of March 27, the news of finding a 4-year-old girl lost in Qingshanhu Street in Lin ‘an was screened in the WeChat circle of friends. Qianjiang evening news APP "Zhejiang 24 Hours" also immediately pushed "4-year-old Lin ‘an girl lost for 6 hours, help turn! Contact Lin ‘an Public Security 61106110》&mdash clues & mdash; — Up to now, this news has been read nearly 450 thousand times.
Many enthusiastic people rushed to pheasant dock village one after another, and the search team has rapidly increased from dozens to two or three hundred.
"First, look inside and outside the village, empty houses, ditches beside houses, and other places where children may go." The relevant person in charge of the village Committee of pheasant dock village said that almost all the people in the village, men, women and children, participated, and the police of the local Qingshan police station did not sleep all night.
Some people are worried about whether the child has suffered a more serious accident. Taking advantage of the night, several people searched separately, and some of them focused on ponds and reservoirs around the village.
Zhou Yong, director of Qingshan Police Station of Lin ‘an District Public Security Bureau, stayed up all night, and his voice was extremely tired. "I received an alarm at 6: 13 pm on March 27. In fact, the worst plan was made at the beginning. " He said that the worst consequences that children may encounter include being trafficked and being violated.
After receiving the alarm, the first wave of 15 policemen who searched quickly set off, and the video group also began to analyze and investigate the surveillance videos near the jurisdiction that day.
At 7 o’clock that night, Zhou Yong reported to the District Public Security Bureau, and the community streets were linked at the same time, and the Criminal Investigation Brigade also rushed to the scene. At 8 o’clock in the evening, more than 40 police officers of Qingshan Police Station were all involved in the search (except the personnel on duty). At 10 o’clock in the evening, two emergency rescue teams in Lin ‘an and Fuyang rushed to the incident site with professional equipment. At 12 o’clock in the evening, search and rescue dogs joined the search team.
According to the villagers, the total number of people on the scene at that time exceeded 300 (there were more than 1,000 participants before and after), and the carpet search was spread out.
Get lost on the mountain with seven turns and eight bends
She slept alone by the wild grave all night.
Good news came early on March 28th! On the basis of a large number of investigations by the public security department, the emergency rescue commando team first discovered a lot.
"At 8: 50 in the morning, I saw something moving 70 or 80 meters away. Looking closer, the little girl covered her head with clothes and was sleeping on the grass." The first child was Mr. Miao of Fuyang Xincheng Emergency Rescue Commando. He said that the child’s little feet that moved from time to time caught his attention.
"I woke her up, and she didn’t cry, so she said she wanted to find her mother. It’s so happy, the child is safe and everything seems to be normal. "
At noon on March 28, Qianbao reporter saw a lot. She pestered her mother for a hug and almost forgot what happened the night before.
"Sleeping in one place, there are very big stones and very small bamboo, which can talk." She said to Qianbao reporter with her hand, with a naive face. She said she left by herself, and it got dark when she walked, and then she went to sleep.
With the encouragement of my mother, I took everyone again — — She came out from home, walked a few meters, turned left on a road only 30 centimeters wide, turned right on a dirt road after 300 meters, and turned right again after 50 meters — — It’s hard to walk, there are puddles and mud, keep walking, walking, walking … …
The 3-year-old Duo Duo has limited language skills and can’t describe the details accurately, but she still took us to a hillside — — It is about 1 km away from the village where Duoduo’s grandmother lives, and it takes nearly 30 minutes for adults to walk.
"Look, isn’t there a big stone there? Just sleep here." The place with many fingers is a graveyard, and there are two shoes left by her in the haystack. "It’s so cold."
"Yes, this pair of shoes is a lot." Mother Li Yue’s eyes are red again. Self-reproach, guilt, the night’s suffering and the luck that finally arrived made her unable to imagine her daughter’s night’s experience, and even more made her speechless.
A lot of safe return made many people who participated in the search and rescue shed tears.
Fortunately, the most worrying thing didn’t happen.
As of press time, the police have not found any suspicious people or cars entering the village, nor have they found any evidence that the girl was controlled. She should have lost herself.
Different consumers have differences in their acceptance of new energy-powered vehicles. Some consumers value the cost of maintaining a car and are more inclined to choose pure electric models; while others are worried about the mileage anxiety of pure electric models and believe that extended-range models that can be fueled by oil and electricity are more reliable. Therefore, the launch of pure electric and extended-range models at the same time will help car companies broaden their audience and attract more potential consumers’ attention. The protagonist of today’s test drive is such a model.
Just last month, its second blockbuster model – officially launched and started delivery. The new car is positioned as a family smart large SUV, providing extended range and pure electric models, and the same price starts at 216,600 yuan. Previously, my colleagues have experienced the pure electric version of eπ 008. Today we will test drive the extended range version of eπ 008. At the same time, we will review the design highlights of eπ 008 for you. Let’s take a look.
First, the focus of the new car
1. Eπ 008 is equipped with Dongfeng Mach super range extension system and intelligent digital platform, equipped with 45.18% hot topic effect 1.5T range extension engine, efficient oil-electricity conversion, pure electric battery life of 210km, comprehensive battery life of 1300km, to solve mileage anxiety.
2. The front face is equipped with digital diamond lights and double sapphire headlights. The rear of the car is echoed by the taillights. The body lines are smooth and the wind resistance is low. The star grille and digital charging indicator add a sense of luxury.
3. The interior is calm, leather-coated, imitation suede fabric enhances the texture, the seat design is unique, and the national style embroidery process shows grade. The cockpit is spacious and equipped with a 15.6-inch smart screen, etc., to enhance the driving enjoyment.
4. Equipped with self-developed SOA smart cockpit, super computing technology empowered, multi-scene exclusive experience. The car system responds quickly, supports wireless screen projection, gesture control, and has a strong technological atmosphere.
5. True three-row large six-seat design, the front seats are rich in functions, the second row of business class zero-gravity seats, and the third row has sufficient space to meet the travel needs of the whole family.
6. Standard 20 intelligent auxiliary driving functions, including high-speed NOA piloting, over-the-horizon memory parking and other high-level functions. 32 high-precision sensors to achieve L2 + level intelligent driving, safe and convenient.
Second, Mach extended range escort to enjoy a comfortable ride
Compared with the pure electric model, the biggest highlight of the eπ 008 extended range version is undoubtedly the 1.5T turbocharged engine as the range extender, which has a maximum power of 108 kW and a maximum torque of 210 Nm. The lithium iron phosphate battery pack of Zhongchuang Xinhang has a maximum power of 200 kW and a maximum torque of 340 Nm. The new car officially provided by the CLTC has a pure electric battery life of 210km, a comprehensive CLTC battery life of 1300km, a feed fuel consumption of 4.7L/100km, and a fast charging time of 0.43 hours.
The starting performance of the Dongfeng Yipai eπ 008 extension version is very smooth, without abrupt acceleration. Thanks to its new Dongfeng Mach super range extension system, the power output is linear and stable, which can be on call, but not too aggressive. It is very suitable for household scenes.
During the acceleration phase, the 1.5T range extension dedicated engine with a thermal efficiency of up to 45.18% provides continuous and stable acceleration even at high speeds. During the acceleration process, the vehicle power output is very consistent and there is no sense of frustration.
In particular, when the driving mode is adjusted to the sport mode, the vehicle’s dynamic response is faster, but in terms of somatosensory, a denser power output still brings a relatively stable acceleration experience, which may be felt by drivers who pursue an intense driving experience.
When the accelerator pedal is released, the kinetic energy recovery system intervenes more smoothly, and there is no obvious dragging feeling. This setting helps to improve the vehicle’s endurance performance. In terms of braking, the brake pedal stroke of the vehicle is slightly longer, especially the driver may feel that the braking force is soft in the first half, especially in the case of emergency braking, the driver needs to anticipate and apply more braking force in advance. In non-emergency braking conditions, when the brake pedal stroke exceeds 1/3, the feedback becomes clear, and the braking force is uniform and linear. In this setting, the driver needs a certain amount of adaptation time.
The chassis adjustment of the EP008 extended range version is designed to be comfortable but not lose toughness. When passing through bumpy roads or speed bumps, the suspension system can effectively absorb ground vibrations and maintain the stability of the body. At the same time, the vehicle can also maintain good stability at high speeds without fluttering.
The steering wheel has a clear feedback and clear direction, allowing the driver to easily grasp the direction of the vehicle. However, the steering force of this car is set relatively lightly, which may affect the driver’s perception of the steering accuracy of the vehicle to some extent, especially at high speeds or when it is necessary to change lanes quickly.
Thanks to Continental’s latest generation of EC7 ultra-quiet tires and the equipment of double-layer laminated sound insulation glass for the whole car, the eπ 008 extended-range version performs well in terms of silence, allowing drivers and passengers to enjoy a more comfortable and tranquil driving environment during driving. Especially with the WANOS panoramic sound system, whether listening to music, chatting or resting will never be disturbed by external noise.
III. Harmonious coexistence of technology and luxury
Dongfeng Yipai eπ 008 fully demonstrates the style of both atmosphere and technology in its exterior design. The front face adopts the combination of intelligent star grille and double sapphire headlights, which not only highlights the charm of technology, but also enhances the recognition of the vehicle. The double flying swallow logo inlaid in the middle complements the thick through-type lights, adding a bit of grade and cultural connotation to the whole vehicle.
The side lines of the eπ 008 are smooth and dynamic, and the straight roof design with C-pillar small windows not only visually lengthens the body length, but also provides a wider view for the third-row passengers, reducing the sense of oppression. The design of the lower waist line adds a touch of agility to the side of the body, and the chrome trim strips running through the front and rear further enhance the luxury of the vehicle. The design of the hidden door handle not only enhances the overall feel of the body, but also effectively reduces the wind resistance coefficient, reaching 0.268Cd.
The design of the rear part of the car is also full and layered. The decorative lines on both sides of the bumper add a sporty element, and the through taillights complement the characteristic lines of the license plate area to create a more three-dimensional visual effect. The lattice-arranged lamp cavity structure not only echoes the headlights, but also gives the rear of the car a stronger recognition.
IV. A dual experience of refinement and comfort
The interior design of the Eπ 008 continues the technological luxury of the appearance, and the symmetrical center console layout is clear and reasonable. A large area of the cockpit is wrapped in soft and skin-friendly leather materials, and the visual center is wrapped with the unique texture of imitation suede fabric, which feels delicate and luxurious.
The configuration of the instrument panel and the central control screen is equally excellent. The 8.8-inch LCD instrument panel is clear and easy to read, and the 15.6-inch central LCD screen supports a variety of intelligent functions, which makes the operation smooth and responsive. The car system is equipped with the 8155 chip, which supports the visible voice control function, which greatly improves the convenience of operation. The eπ 008 is also equipped with a 9.2-inch streaming media rearview mirror, which shows a clear and weakly reflective display, effectively improving driving safety.
Create a mobile smart home
Based on Dongfeng’s self-developed SOA smart cockpit technology, eπ 008 has successfully built a mobile "smart life home". Users can switch between various scene modes such as nap mode and movie viewing mode with one click through the car system to meet different car needs.
In addition, the eπ 008 is also equipped with a 15.6-inch smart rear entertainment screen, which supports intimate functions such as wireless screen projection and one-click fly screen. With 20 speakers in the whole car and 7.1.2 channel WANOS panoramic surround sound system, both drivers and passengers can enjoy an immersive audio-visual feast.
In terms of intelligent driving, the eπ 008 comes standard with 20 intelligent auxiliary driving functions, including high-speed NOA pilot assistance, 400-meter over-the-horizon memory parking and other high-order intelligent driving functions. Equipped with 32 high-precision perception sensors and black sesame A1000 chips, the intelligent driving performance of the eπ 008 far exceeds that of its peers, providing users with a safer and more convenient driving experience.
Sixth, create a high-quality travel experience in an all-round way
As a medium and large SUV, the eπ 008 deserves praise in terms of spatial performance. The body length exceeds 5 meters and the wheelbase exceeds 3 meters, effectively ensuring a spacious riding space in the car.
The front seats of the eπ 008 come standard with electric adjustment and ventilation heating functions, and the main driver’s seat is also equipped with intimate configurations such as position memory and electric waist support. The car has a 180mm ultra-wide rear aisle, allowing passengers to easily enter and exit two or three rows.
The second row of seats is a business-class two-seat design, which supports electric adjustment and ventilation and heating functions. The right side also provides zero-gravity seats and 8-point massage functions. The third row of seats is also spacious and comfortable, with convenient configurations such as independent cup holders, reading lamps, and charging ports.
The eπ 008 is also designed with a wealth of storage space, with a total of 28 storage compartments and front boxes available for use in the whole car. The trunk space can be flexibly arranged through baffle, and can be expanded to a maximum of 783L large capacity to meet the diverse storage needs of users. In addition, the car is also equipped with practical configurations such as dual-purpose electric sliding refrigerators and aviation small tables, which further enhance the comfort and convenience of riding.
Summarize:First of all, the Dongfeng Yipai Eπ 008, as a family smart large SUV, performs well in terms of appearance design, interior space, power control, and intelligent driving. It meets the dual needs of home users for space and comfort with its large six-seat and comfortable equal rights.
The launch of the extended range version met the market’s demand for longer cruising range and more flexible energy supply methods. At the same time, the price of the extended range version was consistent with the pure electric version, which further improved the cost performance of the extended range version, which undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm into the market recognition of the eπ 008.
Of course, the EPi 008 also faces competition from many domestic and foreign automakers of the same type. To quickly increase user loyalty and satisfaction with the brand, Dongfeng Yipai must increase publicity efforts through various channels, and also ensure that products remain competitive in a highly competitive market by continuously optimizing product performance and service experience.
Cctv news(Reporter Wang Jiazhu) It takes about an hour’s drive from downtown Xi ‘an to the west along Huanshan Road to reach zhouzhi county. At the end of November, the season has passed light snow, and the Guanzhong Plain is getting colder. However, the villages in Luoyu Town at the northern foot of Qinling Mountain are full of vitality.
On November 30th, which lasted more than two months, the reconstruction and construction of beautiful countryside in 13 administrative villages in two districts of zhouzhi county was completed on this day.
When Jiang Anshun, a villager, walked out of his house, he couldn’t hide his excitement when he saw a new, clean and tidy village street in put in order, white walls and gray tiles, a simple and elegant farmhouse and leisure square, and the distinctive beautiful countryside logo at the entrance of the village. He said: "I didn’t expect my hometown to become so beautiful."
The entrance of reconstructed Zhouyi Village
Zhouzhi county, a land sheltered by the Qinling Mountains, is named after "the mountain song is terrible and the water song is awkward". It is adjacent to the Qinling Mountains in the south and the Weihe River in the north. It is known as the "Golden Week" and is the west gate of the provincial capital Xi ‘an. It has a good natural ecology, is a national ecological demonstration county, and has a profound cultural heritage.
According to the "Implementation Plan for Revitalizing Beautiful Villages in zhouzhi county during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)" formulated by the zhouzhi county County Party Committee and the county government, the construction projects of zhouzhi county Beautiful Village Demonstration Area (Louguan Mazhao Area and Luoyu Area) where the above 13 administrative villages are located are listed as key projects in the county.
On September 18th, 2021, Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group successfully won the bid for the construction of this project, and ran into the site 10 days later, starting a two-month reconstruction.
Prior to this, the Group had successfully completed the renovation project of human settlements in beautiful countryside, Yinji Central Village, Zhangbaling Town, Anhui Province, and the construction tasks of key demonstration projects in provinces and cities such as the 2020 cultivated land upgrading project in Nayong County, Guizhou Province.
The construction of beautiful countryside is a systematic project, which must be combined with geography, natural resources, cultural accumulation, folk customs, industrial structure and its own characteristics. Because of the village system, it is necessary to make a good construction plan, not only pay attention to the coordination with the surrounding environment, but also shape the village’s own characteristics and characteristics, and inherit the historical folk culture to ensure the scientific and rational planning and fully demonstrate the farming culture and beautiful characteristics.
Zhang Jingjing, director of planning and design of Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Municipal Transportation Group, who is in charge of the project transformation, said: "Highlighting rural flavor, reflecting homesickness and creating rural rhyme are the top priorities of beautiful countryside’s image design, and we have made every effort to create ‘ There are mountains, water, fields and houses ’ The design scheme of the Mazhao area in the foothills and the Luoyu area with the theme of humanistic leisure town and eco-tourism resort is also to make ‘ The countryside is more like the countryside ’ , avoid ‘ One side of a thousand villages ’ Guide the village to develop in the direction of market town. "
Specifically, in the process of construction, Luoyu District mainly relies on the advantages of human landscape resources such as Luoyu Reservoir and the site of ancient Luoguo, and strives to make Luoyu Town a characteristic scenic spot for citizens to relax through the design idea of humanistic leisure town and eco-tourism resort, and vigorously develop rural tourism, leisure vacation, sightseeing agriculture and other industries.
Louguan Mazhao area is close to Qinling Mountains in the south, which is rich in water resources and is an important local kiwifruit planting area. The design idea of this area is mainly to improve and transform the public space, integrate the relevant design elements of kiwifruit into the landscape, and guide the renovation of the village style, so as to enhance and expand the brand influence of "Zhouyi Village" kiwifruit.
Zhang Jingjing said that the 13 beautiful countryside in these two districts should create their own characteristics in the construction. "In the end, we have completed the construction goal of a core flagship brand, a tourist service center, a string of village tourist routes, a characteristic village lane in Guanzhong, a group of high-end boutique homestays, an exhibition hall for agricultural and sideline products, a number of farming experience projects and a number of online celebrity punch cards."
Louguan section logo
In the project transformation, Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group planned from a high starting point, built with high standards, fully carried forward the spirit of "Iron Army", seized the progress of the construction period, actively practiced the Group’s standardized construction norms and implemented the "five full coverage" and other related policies during the project construction. In the difficult times when the epidemic occurred repeatedly, the project department of Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group chose not to stop construction, and insisted on construction during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. Their busy figures were all over every village.
"Xi’ an Construction Engineering has worked hard and worked overtime. In order to complete the construction task on time, it has worked tirelessly, rain or shine, and has been recognized by the broad masses of cadres and masses." Wang Jie, deputy mayor of Luoyu Town, said.
The data shows that by the end of November 2021, the roadway reconstruction in two districts of zhouzhi county has been completed by 30km, gravel paving by 7km and roadside railings by 1800 m; Clean up 4000 cubic meters of garbage and sundries, including 100 broken walls; More than 200 newly planted trees; Shrubs are planted in 3,500 square meters, with a total greening area of 20,000 square meters. Laying drainage cover plate for 1.5km.. At the same time, 15 new cultural squares were built, covering an area of 6,543 square meters; The newly-built cultural and leisure corridor is 540 meters. The entrance space of the village in Louguan Mazhao area has been reconstructed in four places, with a total area of 820 square meters; 2 new regional signs; Renovate the facade of street-facing buildings by 20,000 square meters, renovate advertising slogans by 5,130 square meters, and draw rural cultural walls by 8,470 square meters.
In more than two months, the village has taken on a new look, and a "clean, green, smooth and beautiful" beautiful countryside scroll has been woven at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.
This earth-shaking change, the local villagers feel the most profound: "In the past night, this passerby did not dare to leave, and now the street lights are installed at night; In the past, when it rained last day, the whole family had to wear rain boots. Now it doesn’t have to wear rain boots for a month or two, the road is wide, the streets are neat, beautiful, and everything is fine. " A villager said.
Luoyu entrance signs
With the completion of the beautiful countryside project, in early December, people from nearby villagers, Zhouzhi County and even Xi ‘an City came here by car. This also allows the local government and villagers to see the business opportunities for further developing tourism, leisure agriculture and other industries. Take Zhouyi Village in Mazhao Town as an example. On the basis of this year’s kiwifruit harvest, this village has also developed 40 farmhouses and is building a homestay economy with high standards.
A person in charge of Luoyu Town, zhouzhi county said: "The dividends of beautiful countryside construction will continue to be released, which will greatly help us achieve the win-win goal of making tourists more satisfied and increasing villagers’ income."
At present, the real estate market generally has a positive boosting trend, and the signs of recovery in first-tier cities and new first-tier cities are becoming more and more obvious.
Xu Qian, reporter of China Housing News, reports from Beijing.
There is a rare collective surge in real estate stocks.
After the A-share market opened in the morning on April 29th, real estate stocks continued to rise. At the close, the real estate development sector rose by 6.39%. 15 real estate stocks have a daily limit of 10%, including Vanke A, gemdale, Huaxia Happiness, Rong Sheng Development, Jinbin Development, Dalong Real Estate, Jingneng Real Estate, Daming City, Sunshine Shares, Nanshan Holdings, Fuxing Shares, China Wuyi, Tiandiyuan and Rongan Real Estate.
There were 15 real estate stocks that rose more than 9% but did not reach 10% that day, including Xincheng Holdings, Greenland Holdings, Qixia Construction, Dima Shares, and Shoukai Shares. There are as many as 64 real estate stocks that have increased by more than 5%.
The real estate sector of Hong Kong stocks also strengthened. Hang Seng Mainland real estate index rose by over 4%, Huijing Holdings soared by nearly 52% in intraday trading, Fantasia Holdings, Jing Rui Holdings and China Aoyuan all rose by over 40%, Kaisa Group rose by over 30%, Sunac China and Zhengrong Real Estate rose by over 20%, Xuhui Holding Group rose by 18% and Agile Group rose by over 15%.
The sectors closely related to real estate also ushered in a sharp rise. For example, the real estate service sector rose by 8.5% on the same day, and stocks represented by World Bank, I love my family and Tianbao Infrastructure all ushered in a batch daily limit.
At the close of this day, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.79% to 3,113.04 points, returning to above 3,100 points; The Shenzhen Component Index rose 2.22% to close at 9673.76 points; Growth enterprise market index rose 3.5% to close at 1887.57 points; Beizheng 50 rose 0.8% to close at 815.19 points. The turnover in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets was about 1,211 billion yuan, an increase of about 125 billion yuan over the previous trading day.
From the news point of view, the favorable support policies for the property market in various places have been introduced one after another recently, and the loosening of "purchase restriction" has become the main trend, releasing a loose signal to the market.
On April 18, Changsha announced that it would no longer examine the qualifications of buyers for buying houses within the city, and the official policy of restricting purchases for seven years was cancelled.
On April 22, Beijing refined the policy of buying a house after divorce, and relaxed it again on the basis of abolishing "you can’t buy a house in Beijing within three years of divorce", stipulating that as long as you have no house in Beijing under your name and buy a house within one year of divorce, the first home credit policy will be implemented.
On April 24, there was also market news in Shenzhen. Shenzhen may optimize and adjust the purchase restriction policy in the peripheral areas at an appropriate time, but the news has not been confirmed by the Housing and Construction Bureau.
On April 26th, Nanjing issued the Notice on Matters Related to the Settlement of Legally Stable Residence (Draft for Comment), which mentioned that the conditions for settlement will be further relaxed, and non-Nanjing household registration personnel who have legally stable residence in Nanjing and actually live can directly settle down.
On April 28, Chengdu also announced the liberalization of the housing purchase restriction policy. Housing transactions within the city will no longer review the purchase conditions such as household registration and social security, and will no longer limit the number of purchases.
This means that after Chengdu has become a hot provincial capital city such as Wuhan, Hefei, Nanjing and Changsha, it is another city that has fully liberalized housing purchase restrictions. Up to now, except Hainan Province, among the core cities, four first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and core areas such as Hangzhou (new house), Tianjin and Xi ‘an still maintain the purchase restriction policy.
"The whole region has withdrawn from the purchase restriction, which is the common choice of second-tier cities in recent times, and it is expected to cover other cities next. Under the background of systematically planning to stabilize the property market policy, strengthening the local main responsibility and the new housing market falling short of expectations in the first quarter, the motivation for local rescue is stronger. " Li Yujia, chief researcher of the Housing Policy Research Center of Guangdong Urban and Rural Planning Institute, said.
At present, the real estate market generally has a positive boosting trend, and the signs of recovery in first-tier cities and new first-tier cities are becoming more and more obvious.
Shanghai property market luxury "hot sale" news continues to spread. According to CRIC data, the transaction scale of high-end residential buildings with a total price of more than 20 million yuan in Shanghai in the first quarter was the highest in a single quarter since 2016. Among them, 1,079 sets were sold in March, a year-on-year increase of more than four times.
The Shenzhen property market also showed signs of recovery. In March, the number of second-hand housing transactions reached 4,547, up 115.13% from the previous month. As of April 15th, the number of second-hand housing transactions in Shenzhen reached 2,067, exceeding the same period in March.
According to the statistics of official website of Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, in March this year, the number of online signing of second-hand houses in Beijing was 14,280, up by 125.5% month-on-month, and it also broke through the "threshold" of 12,000 sets, setting the highest point in the past year.
The action of some real estate enterprises in danger is accelerating. On April 29th, Xuhui announced that it had reached an agreement with the bondholders’ group on the comprehensive plan in principle.
According to previous years’ experience, Politburo meeting of the Chinese Communist Party will be held on April 30th to make arrangements for the next real estate work.
The day before this important meeting, the stock market soared, partly because of some news from the market scene. According to the news, the real estate policy may undergo directional changes, and more favorable policies may be introduced around the property market destocking, such as further liberalizing purchase restrictions, liberalizing price restrictions, and reducing transaction costs such as deed tax.
This day, real estate stocks rose sharply, which also showed that everyone expected to further emphasize the judgment of loose property market, and market confidence is being repaired. Whether it is the property market or real estate stocks, the bottom may not be far away.
Suddenly, it is rare for foreign giants to sing more about China real estate market. "After three years of bearish, thanks to the government’s assistance, we became more optimistic about the real estate industry in China for the first time. The real estate industry in China is preparing for a slow recovery. " John Lam, head of real estate research in UBS Greater China, said in an interview recently.
Original title: "Real estate stocks have skyrocketed collectively! Vanke and other daily limit! 》
Get together for divorce after the year? Is there a long queue at the divorce office of the Civil Affairs Bureau? Recently, a number of videos circulated on the Internet showed that the divorce registration offices of civil affairs bureaus in some areas "exploded" after the Spring Festival, and there were even rumors that divorce teams in some areas lined up at the door of civil affairs bureaus.
At present, some of the above videos have been officially rumored. The reporter also learned from the Marriage Registry of the Civil Affairs Bureau of many places that the number of divorcees in some areas did increase after the Chinese New Year because they did not handle business, but there was no long queue, and some areas replied that there was no increase, and even the number of married people was more than the number of divorced people … …
It is nothing new that the divorce rate has gradually increased in the past 20 years. The reporter found out that from 2003 to 2019, China’s national crude divorce rate (the ratio of annual divorce to total population, usually expressed in thousandths) suddenly rose, and the number of divorce registrations nearly quadrupled during this period. Although it is not really a trend to choose divorce after the year, some people in the team that handles divorce after the year admit that the reason why they specially make an appointment for divorce after the year is to have a New Year’s Eve dinner with their children and bilateral parents without leaving any final regrets.
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Is there a wave of divorce after the holiday?
Multi-local Civil Affairs Bureau responded:
The number of divorces has not increased sharply.
On January 28th, a video released by a man in Fuyang, Anhui Province was circulated on the Internet, showing that only two couples got married in Yingshang County Civil Affairs Bureau of Fuyang, but the divorce team was outside the Civil Affairs Bureau. For a time, the topic of getting together for divorce after the year triggered a heated discussion on the Internet.
But soon, Yingshang County Civil Affairs Bureau issued a rumor statement on January 30, calling the short video content a rumor. In the statement, it was explained that the contents of the video were all located at the marriage registration window on the first floor, and the people in the queue were all people who registered for marriage, while the divorce registration window was on the second floor. The information video was a diversion and confusing.
Coincidentally, another netizen also recently released a video of a long queue at the entrance of the divorce room of Poyang County Civil Affairs Bureau in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province. Accordingly, a staff member of Shangrao Civil Affairs Bureau in Jiangxi told the reporter that the specific situation in the video is being verified, but from the marriage registration data of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the divorce business volume is not much different from that before.
Is the peak of divorce after the year real? The reporter learned about the relevant situation from the Marriage Registry of the Civil Affairs Bureau of many places. On the whole, a number of civil affairs bureau staff said: "The number of people who handle marriage and divorce has indeed increased after the year, but the overall situation is still in a stable period."
On January 31, a staff member of the marriage registration office of a district civil affairs bureau in Jinan told the reporter: "According to the working hours that morning, the number of people applying for divorce business is 5 pairs, and the number of people applying for marriage business is 3 pairs. In a normal state, there is no such thing as a peak period of marriage and divorce. "
However, Ms. Wu, a citizen of Yangzhou, told the reporter: "I went through the divorce procedure on the third day after the year, and there was indeed a queue, but there was no big queue ‘ Changlong ’ 。” Ms. Wu said that she did not deliberately choose to divorce after the year, but the appointment date and number of people before the year were full, just making an appointment on the third day after the year.
Ms. Wu told the reporter that she went to the local civil affairs bureau for divorce at about 10 am that day, and the queue time did not exceed one hour. "There may be a queue because the business is not handled during the Chinese New Year, so it will be handled later in the year, and the number of people will naturally increase."
The operator of the marriage registration office of a district civil affairs bureau in Hangzhou also gave the same answer. "Although there are no recent detailed statistics, the number of divorces and marriages will generally increase after the year." The operator explained that this was because the Civil Affairs Bureau did not handle business during the Chinese New Year, which led to a backlog of applications for marriage and divorce. This is a normal phenomenon, there is no obvious sharp increase, and it is still in a stable period.
In addition, the reporter also called several marriage registration offices in Haidian District, Beijing and Heping District, Tianjin. The staff in these areas all said that the number of people who handled divorce after the holiday did not increase significantly. Among them, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Zhengzhou, Henan Province proposed that the number of applications for divorce by the Civil Affairs Bureau did not increase sharply after the year, but the number of people who came to get married increased a lot.
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Marriage service industry practitioners:
Who to go back to for the New Year, how to share housework, etc.
Divorce promoter in adulthood
Although it is a coincidence that Ms. Wu divorced after the year. However, in order to eat the last reunion dinner, some people deliberately chose to go through the divorce formalities after the year.
"We originally agreed to divorce at the end of December, 2022, but we wanted to take our children to have the last reunion dinner on both sides, so we decided the date of divorce after the year."
Ms. Liang, 39, went through the divorce procedure in Wuxi on the afternoon of January 31. She told reporters that she finished the processing that morning, and there was no long queue. But when talking about her divorce, Ms. Liang still choked.
Ms. Liang, who has been married for nearly 10 years, and her ex-husband have a daughter: "Although the child is only 6 years old, she already knows the meaning of divorce and is very sad." Although the child was eventually raised by Ms. Liang, her daughter’s disappointment with her father was also in her eyes. In order to make up for the lack of children and explain to bilateral parents face to face, Ms. Liang finally agreed with her ex-husband to choose the divorce date after the year.
During the Chinese New Year, Ms. Liang and her ex-husband took their daughters to have a reunion dinner at her husband’s house and her mother’s house, respectively, and expressed their gratitude to their parents. In Ms. Liang’s view: "There is no deep hatred between our husband and wife when they go to divorce, but the concept is not harmonious." And this last reunion dinner is also Ms. Liang’s unwillingness to leave regrets for herself and her family.
"In fact, the number of people who consult for divorce during the Chinese New Year and apply for divorce after the year will indeed increase." Mr. Huang, the person in charge of a marriage rescue and service center, said in an interview that from the nearly three years since the establishment of his company, he can clearly feel that the business volume of the company is relatively large at the end of each year and the beginning of each year.
According to Mr. Huang, some of the businesses of the Marriage Rescue and Service Center he runs are to help couples rebuild their marriage and solve various problems encountered in marriage. "Judging from the cases we have encountered, problems during the Chinese New Year, especially those involving who is in the New Year, getting along with the elders during the New Year, sharing housework during the Spring Festival, etc., can all be the driving force for the breakdown of marriage."
In Mr. Huang’s memory, a man once suggested that he wanted to take his wife back to her husband’s house in the village for the New Year, and during the New Year, his wife took on a lot of housework, and finally his wife had the idea of divorce. According to Mr. Huang, because of the custom of his hometown, the man has taken his wife back to his husband’s house for the New Year’s Eve many times, and he can’t return to his mother’s house until the second day of the New Year’s Eve. This has also caused his wife’s dissatisfaction for many years. In addition, during the Chinese New Year, the family banquets at home are also handled by the wife and mother-in-law. For a long time, the wife complained.
Under the persuasion of Mr. Huang, the man’s marriage did not break down in the end. However, some couples failed to get together because of various complicated things during the Spring Festival. Even after the cooling-off period of divorce, they finally chose to divorce after the Spring Festival.
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Sociologist:
Avoid impulsive divorce
Relevant social services need to be institutionalized.
The rising divorce rate is no longer a new topic. Since 2003, China’s divorce rate has started to rise. The reporter combed the data of the crude divorce rate released by the National Bureau of Statistics in the past 10 years and found that from 2003 to 2019, the national divorce rate has increased significantly, but since 2020, the divorce rate has dropped significantly.
Statistics over the years show that in 2003, the number of registered divorces reached 1.33 million, and the crude divorce rate was 1.05&permil. Since then, it has been on the rise; By 2016, the number of divorce registrations rose to 4,158,200 couples, and the national crude divorce rate reached 3.00&permil for the first time; Above; Until 2019, the number of registered divorces reached 4,700,600, and the national crude divorce rate rose to 3.36‰ It has become the peak of divorce in the past 10 years.
From 2003 to 2019, why did China’s divorce rate rise continuously in these 16 years? Wen Jun, dean and professor of the School of Social Development of East China Normal University, told reporters that there are several reasons behind this.
First, from a macro perspective, due to the accelerated pace of social changes and transformation, the traditional division of labor between husband and wife and family structure have been impacted, and more and more women have taken up jobs, their social status has been improved, and their economic subordination has been reduced, which has immediately broken the family stability and raised the possibility of divorce to a certain extent;
Secondly, from the microscopic point of view, people’s ideological emancipation brought about by social progress has changed their understanding of traditional marriage, and they no longer think that divorce is a bad behavior, which also makes more people dare to pursue personal happiness and say no to low-quality marriage, thus increasing the possibility of divorce.
In Wen Jun’s view, behind the high divorce rate, it also reflects the crux of China’s social organization, interpersonal network construction and insufficient level of community public services. "Especially for young people’s impulsive divorce, apart from administrative intervention, we still lack effective social services to resolve it, and the excellent solutions provided by social organizations and even emotional counseling and counseling are still insufficient.
However, the reporter also noticed that after 2019, the divorce rate in China gradually went downhill. By 2020, the number of divorce registrations will drop from over 4.7 million couples to 4.339 million couples, and the crude divorce rate will drop to 3.09‰ ; In 2021, it dropped to 2,839,300 couples, and the crude divorce rate dropped to 2.01‰ .
In this regard, in Wen Jun’s view, the decline of divorce data after 2019 conforms to the law of social development. "China’s divorce rate rose for 16 years and then fell back, indicating that it has reached its peak in the past year and began to transition to a stable state." In addition, Wen Jun said that the setting of the cooling-off period for divorce also provided "soil" for the decline of divorce rate in recent years to some extent.
In Wen Jun’s view, in order to avoid the phenomenon of impulsive divorce after the year, social services in various places should keep up, and gradually incorporate community emotional mobilization, marriage counseling, community adjustment and psychological and emotional construction into the institutionalized construction.
Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star Journalist Yang Yuqi Wuyang
Sub-district offices, township governments, district government committees, offices and bureaus, and district-owned institutions:
With the consent of the district government, we hereby print and distribute "Several Measures of Fengtai District on Responding to the COVID-19 Epidemic and Supporting the Development of Enterprises (Provisional)" to you, please implement them carefully.
Beijing Fengtai District People’s Government Office
February 19, 2020
Measures of Fengtai District on Responding to COVID-19 Epidemic and Supporting Enterprise Development (Provisional)
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on resolutely winning the prevention and control of epidemic situation, fully implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee the State Council and the municipal party committee and municipal government on doing a good job in the prevention and control of epidemic situation in COVID-19, help enterprises tide over the difficulties and support the stable development of enterprises, the following measures are formulated.
First, strengthen support for key enterprises in epidemic prevention and control
To support the prevention and control of epidemic situations such as medical protective clothing and masks, it is urgent for medical material production enterprises to resume production and expand production capacity, and to help enterprises solve the problems of ensuring raw materials, factories, personnel, transportation and other factors in the process of resuming production. Give appropriate subsidies to enterprises that urgently need medical materials production and enterprises that provide space, property and other support, with a maximum of 1.5 million yuan. (Responsible unit: District Development and Reform Commission)
Second, open up a green channel for approval
We will speed up the examination and approval of new projects that produce materials needed for epidemic prevention and control, adopt a special way, and provide all-round services such as priority acceptance, on-site guidance and one-stop handling of administrative examination and approval items such as business license issuance, medical device production and business record permission. (Responsible unit: District Market Supervision Bureau)
Third, increase industrial financial support.
For key enterprises that meet the policies of "Several Measures for Optimizing Business Environment in Fengtai District" and "Measures for Zhongguancun Fengtai Science Park to Support the Development of High-tech Industries and Technological Innovation", the online declaration of policy funds in 2019 will be carried out, simplifying the application procedures for policy awards, speeding up the disbursement of funds and alleviating the operational pressure of enterprises. (Responsible units: District Development and Reform Commission, Fengtai Park Management Committee and District Finance Office)
Fourth, ease the credit pressure of enterprises
Take the initiative to accurately connect financial institutions for key enterprises in epidemic prevention and control, coordinate special credit support, and do not lend, keep lending or suppress loans to enterprises that have temporary difficulties in operation but have development prospects due to the epidemic. For enterprises that failed to be included in the special refinancing support scope of the People’s Bank of China during the epidemic period and met the industrial development direction of Fengtai District and made outstanding regional comprehensive contributions, banks in the region are encouraged to provide financial support for them and give a discount of 1.5 percentage points of the loan amount, and the discount amount for a single enterprise does not exceed 1 million yuan. The local government guarantee institutions launched "anti-epidemic loans" products to help small and medium-sized enterprises that are greatly affected by the epidemic to renew their loans and reduce the comprehensive rate by 0.5 percentage points. (Responsible unit: District Finance Office)
Five, reduce the cost of enterprise property
Small and medium-sized enterprises that lease the real estate belonging to state-owned enterprises directly under public housing and state-owned enterprises in the area to engage in production and business activities, adhere to business according to government requirements or close down in accordance with epidemic prevention regulations without layoffs or fewer layoffs, will be exempted from February rent; Leased for office space, 50% of the rent in February will be reduced. For renting other business premises, the owner (landlord) is encouraged to reduce or exempt the rent for the tenant, which shall be settled by both parties through consultation. For commercial buildings with outstanding regional comprehensive contributions recognized by the competent department of industry, if rent is reduced or exempted for small and medium-sized enterprises in line with the industrial development direction of Fengtai District, subsidies will be given at 30% of the amount reduced or exempted in February and March, with a maximum of 1 million yuan; Large shopping malls and shopping centers with outstanding regional comprehensive contributions recognized by the commerce department will be subsidized by 30% of the amount of rent reduction and exemption in February and March, with a maximum of 1 million yuan. (Responsible units: District Housing Management Center, District State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Fengtai Park Management Committee, Lize Business District Management Committee, District Investment Promotion Service Center and District Commerce Bureau)
Sixth, support innovation and entrepreneurship carrier platform
Priority will be given to incubator funds for science and technology business incubators and creative spaces that reduce rents for small and medium-sized enterprises renting houses during the epidemic. (Responsible unit: District Science and Technology Information Bureau)
Seven, support enterprises to carry out epidemic prevention and control technology and product innovation.
Special funds for major scientific and technological projects in Fengtai District are given priority to enterprises involved in epidemic prevention and control. COVID-19’s scientific research projects in prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment, as well as projects that apply artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data and other technical means to epidemic prevention and control, will be given priority subsidies for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements after review by the competent authorities of the industry, with a maximum of 3 million yuan. For loans to small and medium-sized scientific and technological enterprises, the guarantee and evaluation fees will be reduced by 1.1 percentage points. Give priority to providing application scenarios for new technologies and new products related to epidemic prevention in the region. (Responsible unit: District Science and Technology Information Bureau)
Eight, support the stable operation of daily necessities supply and reserve enterprises.
During the period of epidemic prevention and control, large-scale commercial business entities that have made outstanding contributions to stable price and supply as determined by the commercial department will be given a one-time reward of 501 million yuan depending on the degree of contribution. (Responsible unit: District Bureau of Commerce)
Nine, increase the intensity of aiding enterprises to stabilize their posts
Expand online recruitment channels, make full use of Fengtai District’s "Everyone Employment Network" to publish job information, build a platform for employment service exchange, and ensure the stability of enterprise employment. To implement the policy of helping enterprises to stabilize their posts during the epidemic in Beijing, the insured enterprises that are greatly affected by the epidemic, face temporary production and operation difficulties and are expected to recover, and insist on not laying off employees or laying off fewer employees, can return the unemployment insurance premium according to the monthly per capita unemployment insurance premium standard and the number of insured employees in the previous year for six months. According to the growth of the average number of employees in enterprises at the end of April and the average number of employees in the previous year, enterprises are given moderate financial subsidies. For enterprises that enjoy the above policies, employees (including those waiting for posts) are organized to participate in vocational skills training that meets the requirements according to the post requirements, and they can enjoy one-time skills upgrading training subsidies according to the standard of 1000 yuan per person. Eligible unemployed people in this area can enjoy free training in accordance with relevant regulations. (Responsible unit: District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)
X. Strengthening the guarantee of legal services
Set up a legal service group for small and medium-sized enterprises, and provide consulting and agency services for enterprises affected by the epidemic by "zero meeting" such as online and appointment, so as to reduce the business risks of enterprises. Provide specialized notarization services for small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the epidemic. (Responsible unit: District Judicial Bureau)
The above measures shall be implemented as of the date of issuance, and shall be valid for the period of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19 (unless there is a clear time limit in the specific measures), and shall be interpreted by the District Development and Reform Commission in conjunction with the responsible units. In addition to enterprises directly involved in epidemic prevention and control identified by relevant departments, enterprises enjoying the above measures should register and pay taxes in Fengtai District. Enterprises shall not repeatedly enjoy similar subsidies to support funds. Small and medium-sized enterprises should comply with the Standard Provisions on the Classification of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Bureau of Statistics, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance (No.300 [2011] of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology).
Baking fan, cutting fan, cutting fan, closing fan …
On the coast of the South China Sea, the west bank of the Pearl River and the bank of Yinzhou Lake, there is a famous cultural city with a long history-Xinhui. Xinhui is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, and it is also known as "Kwai Township" because it is rich in Pukui. Xinhui sunflower art has a long history, and the planting and processing of sunflower trees began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After more than a thousand years’ exploration, Xinhui people have integrated knitting, embroidery, painting and printing, making the processing of sunflower art products reach a superb position. In the most prosperous period of sunflower industry, Xinhui has more than 300 sunflower factories and more than 500 varieties of colors, and its products are exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asian countries.
At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Qu Dajun wrote in "Guangdong Xinyu Pu Kui Fan": "The edge is made of the silk of wild silkworm, embedded with the piece of Bai Lin, the handle is made of the brand of Qinglang, wrapped with the thread of dragon beard and rattan, painted with copper nails, and the painting is gorgeous."
In 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Xinhui and made a special trip to Kwai Art Factory, and spoke highly of Kwai craft products in Xinhui. When Guo Moruo visited Xinhui in 1959, he praised the sunflower fan technology: "The cool world comes from the hands, and it is more skillful than the ghost axe, flying all over the world and overwhelming the west wind." Guan Shanyue, a great master of Lingnan School of Painting, tried to "brand fire painting" for more than 60 times, but because he couldn’t grasp the strength of the soldering iron, he burned the fan every time. Finally, he had to throw a sigh of "branding": What a stunt!
▲ On July 6th, 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai inspected the sunflower industry in Xinhui. Photography: Cai Zhongzhi
The main products of Xinhui sunflower art include sunflower fan, sunflower basket, sunflower mat, cushion and sunflower coir. Besides, Xinhui sunflower art can also make a painting, a lantern and a screen, which has great plasticity.
▲ Tuyuan Xinhui released
Among them, the craft sunflower fan is the most famous one with pyrography and embroidery, which is one of the four traditional crafts in Guangdong. Fire painting fan is recorded in the records of Daoguang County in Qing Dynasty. Chen Wan, an old painter at the end of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, pushed the skill of fire painting fan to the peak. In 1915, a sunflower fan in Xinhui won the gold medal in Panama International Expo. In 1952, it was listed as a special handicraft by the state, and also won the first "Hundred Flowers Award" of China Ministry of Light Industry and other national awards.Xinhui Kuiyi was selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.
▲ Screen pyrography sunflower art fan. Photography: Liao Huilin
Xinhui kuiyi
It has rich humanistic history and local characteristics.
Generations of new people and overseas Chinese
Have some feelings for sunflower fans.
It’s hard to find any industry.
Can be like kuiyi
Bring back memories of the older generation.
▲ Sticker birds of paradise Kwai Art Fan. Photography: Liao Huilin
Inheritance of sunflower art in Xinhui
In addition to innovation
We need more people who love Kwai Art.
Get involved.
Hope that our younger generation
Can experience and inherit the sunflower art culture.
More hope for high-level talents
Be able to use what you have learned.
Fusion innovation
Cultural and Creative Products of Jiangkui Culture
Bring it to our daily life.
Create a cultural card with the characteristics of overseas Chinese hometown
Magpies can be said to be the most common birds in rural areas of Guanzhong, especially in the countryside near the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, on the big trees in front of and behind people’s houses, and among the branches on the banks of ditches in rural areas. Magpie looks very festive, with a round head, a pointed beak, a fat body, a long tail and feathers in black, white, blue and purple, which can be said to be loved by everyone. What the villagers like best is its chirping sound, which they think is an auspicious sound. "When the magpies chirp, the guests will come", which is a favorite saying in our village.
I also like magpies for two reasons. First, I have lived in the countryside since I was a child. Magpies are more common and seen, just like my neighbors. When I am familiar with them, I am happy. Second, I think this kind of bird looks good and sounds good, unlike sparrows, which gather in groups in front of people’s eaves all day, chattering, making people upset, and sometimes harming crops and making people hate it. Nor is it like an owl, whose voice is sharp and harsh, such as a sharp instrument crossing a slate.
In my memory, magpies are the most common in spring and winter, but they don’t seem to be seen much in summer. This may be the reason why the magpie’s whereabouts are not easy to be found in summer. In spring, magpies can often be seen in Yuan Ye, my hometown. They jump in the wheat field one by one, head by head, and look very fun; Or while chirping, slowly fly from tree to tree, and the tail feathers draw a beautiful arc. This season, magpies’ nests are also easier to find, mostly on tall poplars. Walking in the countryside, when I look up, you will see huge magpie nests, crouching peacefully among the treetops of Gao Yang willow trees, as if they were pieces of art.. The sky is pure and blue, not stained with a trace of dust. At this time, there may be wind, and the nest will gently shake with the wind.
Although it shakes, there is no need to worry that the nest will be blown down by the wind, because magpies are masters of nesting. I have lived in the country for many years, and I have seen many bird nests, such as those of swallows, sparrows and turtledoves … I think they are not as beautiful and strong as those of magpies. Sparrows make a nest out of a mess of grass. Sometimes, they don’t even build such a simple nest, but live directly under the eaves of others or among the trees. Swallows’ nests are exquisite, but they are also built on the beams of other people’s houses, and they like to use old nests, which are neither as big as magpie’s nests nor as beautiful as magpie’s nests. As for the doves’ nests, they are mostly built in the oblique branches of the trunk of a big tree, which is not only sloppy, but also extremely unsafe. When I was a teenager, I saw more than once that the village children climbed the tree to dig out the nest of the turtledove, and the turtledove flew around the tree in shock. Magpies, on the other hand, have no such worries. Their nests are mostly at the top of big trees, and village children can’t climb them. Even if they climbed up, because the branches at the top of the tree were too thin, the children were afraid of breaking the branches and falling to the ground, and did not dare to climb to the top to dig out the magpie nest. What’s more, the villagers also forbid children to climb the tree and dig out the magpie nest. Therefore, it is very natural that magpies are more common in their hometown.
In spring and summer, magpies are busy building nests, laying eggs and brooding, but in autumn, magpies seem to be more relaxed. This season, the young magpies have grown up, so they don’t need to be fed. There is plenty of food in the field, and they can eat without much effort. The full magpies are singing and playing in the fields, or in the big trees in front of and behind people’s houses. Only in winter, because of the lack of food and the cold weather, they seem sluggish and seem to be less active than in spring, summer and autumn. Magpies seen in winter are mostly foraging.
I have long known that magpies like to live in exile. In the past, during those years in my hometown, I also often saw it. However, in the past twenty years, it seems that I have seen fewer magpies in the plains and Sichuan fields. Sometimes I see it occasionally, and it is often one or two, and there are no groups. And the magpie’s nest seems to be smaller than I remember. Looking at it, it is about the size of a basketball and stands alone among the treetops of a small tree. Last winter, I went to Fengyukou, Qinling Mountain to play. By the Hongcao River, I unexpectedly met a large group of magpies. They were screaming and laughing, jumping and pecking in a mountainous area. That carefree, makes me fascinated. I was excited for a long time, and I stopped in a hurry and watched it quietly for a while. At that moment, my heart seemed to have returned to my familiar hometown and my distant childhood. In a trance, I saw my kind grandmother take a big red window cut of a magpie and stick it on the pane. And outside the window, it is a place of snow, a tree of Qiongzhi.
In the article "It’s time to break the myth of multivitamins", we talked about that the quality of multivitamins cannot be guaranteed, and the products may not completely contain the elements indicated in the instructions, or may contain pollutants harmful to human body. How to find reliable health care products? This paper provides some methods for your reference.
Writing | Shi Juan
With the improvement of living standards, "health preservation" has become a daily topic for Chinese people. In addition to the old ways, taking all kinds of health products has become the best choice for many Chinese people, especially the elderly. A study shows that by 2023, the nutritional supplement market in China is expected to reach 40 billion dollars, which will replace the United States as the largest nutritional supplement market in the world. There are many kinds of health care products in China market, both domestic and imported. Many people like to buy "imported" health care products, especially those from the United States, and feel that the prices are affordable and the quality is guaranteed.
However, are all American health products really good?
The rise of American health care products market
Since 1994, the American health care products market has experienced rapid development: sales in 1994 were only $4 billion, and in 2018, it has reached $42 billion. To a great extent, this increase can be attributed to a federal bill passed in 1994, entitled Dietary Supplement Health Education Act [1]. This law was initiated by some politicians who are inextricably linked with health care industry’s economy. The protection of health care products manufacturers is far more than that of ordinary consumers, which makes health care products completely unnecessary like prescription drugs, and can only be listed after strict examination and approval.
This bill relaxes the industry regulations, so that Dietary Supplement (also known as health products, including vitamins, minerals, plant extracts, etc.) can be sold in pharmacies or supermarkets without the prior approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). After the product enters the market, if consumers report adverse events after use, the FDA will intervene in supervision. The FDA will also conduct product sampling inspection from time to time. If it is determined that the supplement is adulterated, the FDA can send a public warning letter to the manufacturer or recall the products sold.
If you carefully look at the regulatory content of health care products on the FDA website, you can summarize the following important points:
1) Health products don’t need the approval of FDA.
2) American federal law does not require health care products to prove to FDA that the products are safe before going on the market.
Note: it is not proof of "effectiveness"! You don’t even have to prove safety!
3) The manufacturer does not need to prove to the FDA that the effect marked on the health care product bottle is accurate and true.
4) Generally speaking, the FDA began to formally monitor health care products after they were put on the market. Monitoring is only aimed at whether this product will cause great side effects to people and so on.
5) It is illegal for health care products to advertise that "it can cure a specific disease or delay a certain symptom". This is why health care products usually do not say that they can cure a specific disease, but only generally say that they can improve "immunity" and so on.
There are a large number of health products in the market, some of which are produced by large companies and some from very small companies. The production specifications of different companies are very different. The number of health care products is a whole order of magnitude larger than that of drugs, but the resources for supervision are limited, which means that the quality and safety of these health care products can only rely on the conscience of manufacturers and distributors before problems are found.
01 consumer’s misunderstanding
Made in America?
In Chinese, we often think that the quality of health care products abroad (such as the United States and Australia) is good. However, things are not what we imagined.
Although most health care products sold in the United States are produced in the United States, their raw materials usually come from other countries, of which more than 60% are from China, and only the last step of assembly is carried out in the United States. Manufacturers will often change the source of raw materials, and different batches of the same vitamin from the same manufacturer are likely to have different raw materials. The FDA of the United States does not require the country of origin of the ingredients on the bottles of health care products, nor does it require the country of origin. It only requires the telephone number or address of the manufacturer or distributor for consumers to contact. Because the address is not necessarily the place where the product is made, it is impossible to tell where the health care product comes from just by looking at the medicine bottle.
Photo: American-made health products. But the raw materials used may come from other countries.
The following three common health care products are basically produced in China:
① 90% of vitamin C comes from China. Scots also produce a small amount of vitamin C, but the cost of raw materials is three times that of China, so the price is much more expensive than that from China.
② At present, there is no manufacturer of biotin in other countries except China. Many so-called "Made in America" biotin is actually imported from China, and then ground and processed, and turned into American production.
③ Pure folic acid mainly comes from China. Like biotin, many folic acid claimed to be produced in the United States are imported from China and then ground in the United States. The only exception is 5- methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF, a form of folic acid that is more easily absorbed and has better bioavailability), which is usually produced in the United States.
In the United States, the quality of health care products is also a big problem.
In 2015, the Attorney General’s Office of New York accused four major national retailers-GNC, Target, Walgreens (walgreen) and Walmart (Wal-Mart)-of selling fake and even potentially dangerous health products made of plant extracts [2].
The attorney general’s office tested the best-selling plant extract health care products on the shelves of these retailers, and found that four-fifths of the products did not contain any labeled plant ingredients, but only contained cheap fillers, such as rice flour, asparagus and indoor plant extracts (that is, artificially planted ordinary low-priced plants). In some cases, these substances may cause serious allergic reactions.
For example, Walgreens has a very popular self-produced brand of ginseng tablets, which claims to "improve physical endurance and vitality" and only contains garlic and rice powder. Walmart sells a ginkgo biloba extract, the real ingredients are radish, indoor plants and wheat flour, although the label claims that the product does not contain wheat and gluten. Of the six plant extract supplements tested by Target, three-Ginkgo biloba extract, St. John’s wort (St. John’s wort) and Valerian root-do not contain the ingredients on the label, but contain rice, beans and wild carrot powder. The same is true for GNC’s health care products, which use ingredients not indicated on the label as fillers, such as peanut and soybean powder, which is extremely dangerous for people with peanut allergy.
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Natural = good?
There are still many people who think that health care products are mostly "natural" ingredients, so there will be no problem. However, even if it is extracted from natural animals and plants, the complexity of the animals and plants themselves (from the content of effective components to the pollutants that may be contained) and the industrial steps to be experienced in purification should be taken into account. Take some health care products made of plants, many different plants can be used to prepare health care products, but plants that look similar and are close in species may have very different effects. For example, many women take black cohosh extract to improve menopausal symptoms, but in the United States and Canada, consumers have suffered liver damage because the pills they take actually contain different substances with similar names.
"Natural" ingredients do not mean that they are good, and many natural substances are toxic. Toxic natural substances in food include cyanogenic glycosides in bamboo shoots, glycoalkaloids in potatoes, Furocoumarins in citrus plants (lemon, lime, grapefruit, bergamot), and many beans contain toxins called lectins. When the dose is reached, these natural toxins will cause many bad effects on people’s health, and some toxins will cause great damage as long as they are few. "Natural" ingredients are not worthy of superstition.
How to judge the quality of health products?
Because health care products don’t have to undergo rigorous clinical trials, there is actually no way to guarantee their effectiveness and safety, and there is no guarantee that they will not interact with any drugs you may take.
The only thing I can see is what is in this health care product. That is to say, does this health care product contain the ingredients it claims to have, the dosage is in line with the label, there is no pollution (such as lead and other heavy metals), and whether the ingredients can be released normally after taking the tablets.
Drugs can be tested for purity, so why don’t health products just do it?
Drugs are usually purified products, and the content of main components can even exceed 99.9%, with only a small amount of impurities. However, the ingredients of health care products may be very complex, sometimes containing dozens or even hundreds of different substances, many of which come from plants or other natural sources, which makes it difficult to detect the ingredients.
At present, the standard test method is to evaluate the components of health care products by chromatography. However, for complex products, the information obtained by chromatography is limited. Some new technologies, such as the combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, and other analysis, can obtain more accurate results. However, before these technologies are widely used, further verification is needed, and the cost must be reduced to be routine.
Drugs for treating diseases are supervised by FDA. Who wants to test the health care products that have been deregulated by the FDA? How credible are the quality inspection data published by the manufacturers themselves? The best way is to be tested by an independent, disinterested third-party organization, so that the data obtained can be convincing.
Figure: Certification marks of three major health care products quality inspection organizations
01
USP certification
You may notice that many health care products in the United States have the words "USP verified" on their bottles (pictured above). This means that the product is certified by an independent, non-profit scientist organization called "USP Dietary Supplements Verification Program". USP sets a quality standard for food ingredients and health care products, and then welcomes manufacturers to cooperate with them voluntarily and let them test their production facilities, processes and product quality. If it meets the standard, the product can bear USP verification mark. The organization also updates the certified brands and where to buy these products on the website in real time [3].
But be careful, some companies will put "USP" on the bottle label instead of the unique black and yellow "USP Verified" seal. These companies claim to meet USP production standards, but in fact their products have not been reviewed by USP. In fact, only a few health care products have "USP Verified" seal, such as some Kirkland brand health care products in Costco.
In addition, strictly speaking, USP can not be regarded as a truly independent third-party testing, which requires the voluntary cooperation of manufacturers.
Figure: USP verification mark on health care products (from the network)
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national sanitation foundation
Another non-profit organization that independently certifies certain health products is NSF International. This organization will certify health products such as fish oil and multivitamins. In addition, it also has a "NSF Certified for Sport" project, which is particularly useful for athletes and people who use sports supplements (such as protein powder, amino acids and creatine), because it has been found that these products are sometimes intentionally doped with stimulants.
The blue and white NSF logo means that the product has been reviewed by NSF and contains the ingredients listed on its label.
Figure: NSF markers of different species [4].
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Other test reports
There are also some independent laboratories that regularly test a series of health care products, and then publish their test reports on their websites, such as ConsumerLab.com, labdoor.com, cptclabs.com and so on. On their website, you can find many test reports and rankings of health products, but you usually have to pay to see them.
Figure: Certification mark of Consumer Lab
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Third-party test plan of CVS in pharmacy
In 2017, CVS, a famous American pharmacy, announced that it had started testing health care products on its shelves, and had completed testing 1,400 health care products from more than 150 suppliers. Early test results show that 7% of the products are not up to standard, and the reasons include pollution, the content of active ingredients is lower than that indicated on the label, and various counterfeiting behaviors. Common fraudulent behaviors are:
1) Substitute cheap compounds for more expensive components.
For example, manufacturers sometimes add a large number of other common flavonoids, such as quercetin or rutin, to a health care product called Ginkgo biloba. These flavonoids can be found in ginkgo biloba, but the concentration is usually very low.
2) Add some prescription drug ingredients to health care products.
For example, viagra is added to some health care products that claim to enhance sexual function.
Figure: CVS’s third-party advertisement for testing the quality of health care products.
Take health care products with caution.
The certification test mentioned above is a reassurance to consumers. However, these tests often only measure a specific batch number of products, and it is still uncertain whether the next batch of products produced by the same manufacturer still meet the standards.
I want to remind everyone that many health care products have complex ingredients. Sometimes it will interact with the therapeutic drugs prescribed by doctors. For example, some health care products may change the activity of some enzymes in the liver, thus affecting the metabolic absorption of prescription drugs. The changed metabolism may increase the concentration of drugs in the blood and cause adverse reactions; Or reduce the drug concentration in the blood, making it ineffective.
A study in 2015 estimated that in the United States, about 23,000 emergency visits each year were adverse events related to dietary supplements [5]. It is best not to eat health care products casually, and should be carefully considered.
[4] S. R. Akabas et al., Quality Certification Programs for Dietary Supplements. J Acad Nutr Diet 116, 1370-1379 (2016).
[5] A. I. Geller et al., Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements. New England Journal of Medicine 373, 1531-1540 (2015).
The pen name is "Cats at My Will" and now lives in Boston, USA. I graduated from the Department of Biological Sciences and Technology in Tsinghua University with a bachelor’s degree, and joined a multinational well-known pharmaceutical company to engage in drug research and development after obtaining a doctorate in the United States. For more than ten years, he led the team to fight diabetes and muscular dystrophy. In recent years, he focused on the research and development of anti-aging drugs. Personal WeChat WeChat official account "Feel Free" to talk to you about medical care.
Shi Juan
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