Guangzhou Winter Solstice and New Year’s Day, Cuisine Celebrates Reunion

Guangzhou Winter Solstice New Year’s Eve Food Celebration Reunion At 5: 48: 01 on December 22, 2022, the winter solstice, the shortest day and the longest night, will be ushered in again. During the Zhou Dynasty, the month of the winter solstice was the first month. In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was called "Winter Festival". From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the winter solstice was "as big as a year" or "as inferior as a year". The custom of celebrating the winter solstice has influenced to this day. People in Guangzhou celebrate the Winter Solstice with great solemnity, which is known as "the Winter Solstice is a big New Year" and "the fat winter is a thin year". How time flies, no matter how the times change and the weather changes, Guangzhou people spend the winter solstice with a sense of ceremony: the ancestor worship, the sweet and delicious glutinous rice balls, and the steaming stove are all warm and reunion memories written by Guangzhou people. Tracing back to the history of "Winter Solstice", "Winter Solstice" is indeed true in history. Because "year" is the product of calendar, only when the calendar is made can the year be calculated. To calculate the calendar of a year, we must first set a starting point for calculation, called epoch. Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor ordered people to observe the movement of the sun, the moon and the stars, and made the first calendar in China, Huangdi Calendar, with the winter solstice of Jiazi on the eleventh lunar month as the yuan day. From this perspective, there is a winter solstice and then a year, so "the winter solstice is a big New Year". In the Yellow Emperor, November of the lunar calendar was the first month, and the winter solstice was the beginning of the year. The winter solstice was equal to the Chinese New Year. "New Year in Winter", a family dinner with a traditional sense of ceremony, entrusted a beautiful vision of family reunion. During the nearly 800 years of the Zhou Dynasty,The weekly calendar also takes November of the lunar calendar where the winter solstice is located as the first month, and the winter solstice is very grand. "Zhouyi" says: "The first king and even the Japanese closed their doors, and business travel was not good, and they were not provincial." That is to say, during the Zhou Dynasty, on the winter solstice, the frontier fortress was closed, officials did not work, businessmen did not do business, and everyone had a holiday. Secondly, the winter solstice is a solar term, and the 24 solar terms are part of the solar calendar in the lunar calendar, which was originally obtained by the method of "vertical pole surveying", based on the sun. The "year" is derived from the lunar calendar in the lunar calendar, and the first day of the first month of each year is determined according to the cycle of the moon orbiting the earth. The sun is sunny and the moon is cloudy, which can be understood as "the winter solstice is a big New Year". On the winter solstice, the day is the shortest and the night is the longest in the northern hemisphere. In the eyes of the ancients, the winter solstice is the starting point of the transformation of Yin and Yang. After the winter solstice, the days will get longer and the yang will rise, which is a new beginning. This is an important day when the cathode reaches, and the yang will begin to grow. Therefore, Hanshu said: "The sun is the spirit on the winter solstice, and the monarch is long, so congratulations. On the summer solstice, the yin qi rises and the monarch disappears, so I don’t congratulate you. " It is considered that the winter solstice is an auspicious day and should be celebrated. Festivals The Winter Solstice in the Han Dynasty is called the "Winter Festival", and the Tang and Song Dynasties have a seven-day holiday, which is like the Chinese New Year. Now, on this day of the Winter Solstice every year, the online "North-South dispute" begins: Do you want to eat glutinous rice balls or jiaozi? In fact, Chinese’s winter solstice is not just about eating and drinking. The winter solstice has a long history from solar terms to Chinese festivals. In the first year of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty (104 BC), taichu calendar was used, and the first month was designated as the beginning of the year, separating the first month from the winter solstice.But the custom of He Dong still follows. In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was called the "Winter Festival". The custom of festivals is similar to that of the Zhou Dynasty. In addition to offering sacrifices to heaven and having holidays, there are also "winter worship" and "winter greetings". "History of Etiquette in the Later Han Dynasty" records: "Before and after the Winter Solstice, a gentleman lived quietly, refused to listen to politics, chose auspicious days and then saved trouble." It can be seen that around the winter solstice in the Han Dynasty, the imperial court stopped government affairs and concentrated on "He Dong". From the Han Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, the winter solstice was "as big as the year" or "as small as the year". During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, every winter solstice, the emperor was "congratulated by all nations and hundreds of people … and his appearance was inferior to that of the old dynasty." The solemnity of the "He Dong" ceremony is second only to the New Year celebration on the first day of the first month. Since then, the winter solstice has been known as the "Asian Year". The night before the first day of the first month is called New Year’s Eve, and the night before the winter solstice is called "winter removal". The "Golden Week" in the Tang Dynasty is the winter solstice and the Spring Festival. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty promulgated the national decree "False Ning Order", saying, "Yuan Zheng and Winter Solstice are given seven days off each." For the first time, it is stipulated that the "Winter Solstice Festival" holiday will be extended to seven days, which is also an important manifestation of the prosperity of the "Winter Solstice Festival". The Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty also had a seven-day holiday, "Winter Solstice is like Chinese New Year". "Dream of Tokyo" has such a record: "November winter solstice. The capital attaches the most importance to this festival. Although it reaches the poor, it is easier to get new clothes, prepare meals and enjoy the ancestors in a year. Officials let go and celebrate exchanges, just like the New Year Festival. " The Ming Dynasty’s "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" introduced the grand occasion of Beijing’s winter solstice at that time: on the winter solstice in November, a hundred officials of civil and military affairs, He Donghou, wore auspicious costumes for three consecutive days and worshipped each other with red notes, just like the New Year. During the Qing dynasty,The winter solstice is still very grand among the people. Qing Jia Lu is a monograph that systematically records the folk life in the south of the Yangtze River at the age of 18, in which it is written that "the county people attach the most importance to the winter solstice festival" and "the winter solstice is as big as a year." In 214 BC, Qin Shihuang ordered Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo to unify Lingnan, saying that "books are the same, cars are on the same track, degrees are the same, lines are the same, and places are the same", and the winter solstice originated in the Central Plains took root in Lingnan. During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, along Zhuji Lane, people from the Central Plains moved into Guangfu several times on a large scale, and the custom of the winter solstice spread further, and it was very grand. In 1956, the report on the Winter Solstice published in Guangzhou Daily recorded that in the old days, Guangzhou people had a set of "rules" full of "Cantonese flavor" for celebrating the Winter Solstice: worshipping ancestors, eating glutinous rice, cooking glutinous rice with preserved meat, killing chickens and ducks and stewing eight treasures (referring to stewing eight rare and precious cooking materials, the specific meaning of which varies with the times and regions). According to the Collection of China Local Records and Folklore Data (Zhongnan Volume), almost all the "folk customs at the age of one year" in Guangdong local chronicles are written around the world to celebrate the winter solstice, and every family in Guangfu area regards it as as as big as a year. Different from the north, the weather in Guangfu is hot and humid in spring and summer, and warm in autumn and winter, and winter can only be truly felt until the winter solstice, so Lingnan people have taken the greatest enthusiasm to welcome the winter solstice: people who have been working in the four places have come home to reunite; The way of eating has also changed from the usual cooking mode of clearing away heat to "a side furnace", which has opened a rare opportunity to make up for winter. In ancient times, the winter solstice was an important day to worship the gods and ancestors.On this day, the emperor will hold a grand ceremony to worship heaven in the suburbs, and the common people will also worship their ancestors and pray for good weather in the coming year, and then sit around and eat, just like a New Year. Therefore, the winter solstice is also known as the "small year". Lingnan literature also talks about the tradition of the winter solstice, such as "Zengcheng County Records" (an increased edition in the tenth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty): "The winter solstice is a feast to worship ancestors"; "New Records of Conghua County" (the first year of Qing Xuantong): "On the winter solstice of the mid-winter month, families worship their ancestors and celebrate the lawsuit, such as the story of’ Yuanri’". The winter solstice in Guangzhou is very grand. "Huaxian County Records" (a block-printed edition in the 16th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty) said that "the winter solstice is celebrated by scholars and husbands. From the beginning of the day to the beginning of the day, the folk custom worships the ancestors and the Yanke, which is especially heavy than other festivals. It is called the group winter to offer a meal. " Nowadays, many older people in Guangzhou still regard ancestor worship on the winter solstice as the most important custom on this day. Cao Popo, who lives in Shabei Village, Baiyun District, has always followed the old ceremony. Every year before the winter solstice, she will buy shad in advance. "Marinate shad with salt, fry the shad skin until golden brown, seal it with plastic wrap and put it in a rice jar, which is called’ pressing winter’." On the day of the winter solstice, she will get up early to get fish, which means that there is more than enough money every year, and then put all the offerings such as roasted meat, winter oranges and glutinous rice balls in the hall to worship her ancestors. "In the past, the days were tight. After completing the ancestor worship ceremony, some of the offerings were robbed by the children to become breakfast and eaten into the stomach." Cao Popo said with a smile that life is getting better and better now, and grandchildren are no longer rare for offering sacrifices to their ancestors. The most important thing to spend the winter solstice is "group winter" (reunion). If the ancients did not reunite with their families on the winter solstice, they were often unhappy.Su Shi once wrote "A Lonely Visit to Jixiang Temple on the Winter Solstice Day": "The sunshine at the bottom of the well has not returned, and the rustling cold rain is wet and withered. Who is more like Master Su, not willing to come alone when he spends time? " Just four sentences, a total of 28 words, describe Su Shi’s inner helplessness. Although Su Shi wants to go back to his hometown to reunite with his family and spend the Winter Solstice Festival together, the real life makes him very helpless, so he has to go to Jixiang Temple alone to play. Sitting around "Tuandong", hot meals warm the stomach and heart. For Laoguang, in winter, glutinous rice balls and preserved glutinous rice are essential! "Every family makes glutinous rice balls, knowing that it is the winter solstice of the Ming Dynasty." According to legend, the original form of glutinous rice balls is a popular snack "Yuan (Yuan) Zi" in Song Dynasty, which is recorded in Dream of Tokyo. When the children finish eating a bowl of sweet glutinous dumplings, the mother often fills another bowl, saying that this is called "adding new year". The New Year has not passed, but it has grown up by one year! The round glutinous rice balls symbolize reunion and perfection, and also place a good vision for life in the coming year. According to a survey, people in Guangzhou love black sesame stuffing, glutinous rice balls stuffed with bean paste and peanut stuffing. Little one learns to make dumplings. Some families in Guangzhou will also specially cook glutinous rice with preserved meat. The ingredients of preserved glutinous rice are very rich, including mushrooms, shrimps, scallops, sausages and other ingredients. Waxy glutinous rice bears the imprint of family. When many people in Guangzhou were young, their elders made it for the holidays. Whenever a wanderer eats glutinous rice outside, he often thinks of a family sitting happily together and eating a bowl of warm waxy glutinous rice to drive away the cold.Talking about the time. Food evaluation Lao Yibo said, why do southerners eat more glutinous rice products during the winter solstice? He believes that, first, glutinous rice is sticky and has the meaning of "reunion" that tightly sticks the family; Moreover, glutinous rice has a high calorie, and eating a portion of glutinous rice in winter is more "hungry" than a bowl of rice. Pan Jianming, vice president of Guangdong Folk Culture Research Association, said that in Guangzhou 40 or 50 years ago, every household still needed to make their own small cakes by hand. Every winter solstice, zhu cun’s neighbors generally like to make meat buns, candy pills or powdered fruit. Eating nine baskets and sitting around the edge furnace is a reunion day on the winter solstice, and there is no shortage of reunion dinner. The winter solstice is difficult to attract the attention of modern people because there is no public holiday. However, in the evening, Cantonese people are still willing to get together and enjoy the reunion dinner. "In the past, most families chose to cook at home, but now they are more willing to go to restaurants for dinner, saving trouble." Feng Yi, who lives in Xihua Road, told reporters that the memory of her childhood winter solstice is inseparable from a reunion dinner. Usually, her mother cooks, kills chickens and geese in advance, buys roast meat, preserves shad, and adds fans, shrimp, fish eggs, mushrooms, radishes and other materials to make nine vegetarian dishes, and then puts them into the "octagonal bowl" with rooster patterns. "Nine dishes not only mean a long time, but also show the importance of festivals. Feng Yi said that the conditions were poor at that time, and there were usually nothing to eat, so everyone was particularly looking forward to the arrival of the winter solstice. "At the end of eating, even the stew in the bowl would be licked clean." But now, her family is used to eating the winter solstice reunion dinner in the restaurant, thinking it is worry-free and time-saving.In addition to the nine baskets, it is freezing in the winter solstice, and the edge furnace has become the best choice for Guangzhou to drive away the cold. In Guangzhou, the history of "edge furnace" goes back to ancient times. In fact, the history of edge-beating furnace in Lingnan has been nearly two thousand years. Various bronze dings were unearthed in the tomb of Nanyue King, including: Chinese bronze dings with short hoof feet, Yue bronze dings with flat straight feet, and Chu bronze dings with high hoof feet. The most noteworthy one is the Chinese bronze dings with the word "Fanyu". Every winter, the King of Nanyue can invite several courtiers to get together, enjoy singing and dancing bells and chimes, and enjoy various delicacies, and at the same time, don’t forget to have a few drinks with a rhinoceros horn-shaped jade cup. In the Qing Dynasty, Guangdong Tongzhi appeared: "Surround the stove on the winter solstice and eat it as a side stove." According to the explanation of "Guangzhou Benzi", eating hot pot and rinsing is like "beating", and because people are standing by the stove and eating food while rinsing, it is called "edge furnace". What ingredients do you use for the edge furnace? The food structure and eating style of Guangfu people who spend the winter solstice also have distinct regional characteristics. Because Guangfu area is surrounded by rivers and seas and rich in aquatic products, its food structure reflects the characteristics of products in large rivers and seas. Guangzhou people love to eat raw fish in winter. Qu Dajun mentioned in "Guangdong New Language": "Cantonese customs are fond of raw fish, with perch, silver carp, yellow croaker, silver carp, snow carp and bighead carp as the top priority." In the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there were many "Zhuzhi Ci" related to Guangzhou fish, such as "The winter solstice fish is the same everywhere, and the fresh fish is exquisite. A cup of hot wine will cool you down, which is still a fad in the past. " Traditional raw fish mostly take pomfret as raw material. "slice" with a thin knifeSlices as thin as cicada’s wings and crystal clear are made into raw fish, which is eaten with various ingredients and sauces. In the early morning of the winter solstice, various residential areas in Guangzhou became lively, and every household bought fish and meat. On the night of the winter solstice, the weather is getting colder. In addition to raw fish, people in Guangzhou also like to "edge the stove". Shrimp, squid, pork liver, lettuce, chrysanthemum, spinach, etc., the meat is cut into pieces, and the fish is cut into two pieces that are connected like butterflies, which are put into the soup and eaten immediately. This method is called "crossing the river with sand". However, with the change of the times, everyone gradually realized that the risk of parasites eating raw fish was extremely high, so they changed to eating cooked food by the side stove. Guangzhou people especially like radishes on the winter solstice. As the saying goes, "Radish in winter solstice and ginger in summer solstice, eating at the right time is not painful", which means eating the right food in different seasons to achieve the purpose of health preservation. In winter, people are accustomed to tonic and do little exercise every day, so it is easy to generate heat and phlegm in the body. Eating radish can stop coughing, quench thirst and promote the qi of viscera, while eating ginger in summer can increase appetite and promote digestion. In ancient times, people didn’t have mobile phones, computers, entertainment, air conditioning and heating, but even if the weather is cold, they should live a good life. Going home to visit relatives, seeking roots and visiting friends and hiking to enjoy the scenery has become an important activity of the winter solstice. Guangzhou people have the custom of going to Luogang to enjoy the "snow" on the winter solstice since ancient times. Luogang Xiangxue, one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng, has presented a beautiful landscape of "Shili Meilin" for thousands of years and has become one of the resorts for Guangzhou people to punch cards in the winter solstice. According to records, the cultivation of green plums in Luogang area originated in the Song Dynasty.Because of its unique natural environment, it often blooms twice. In the 1950s and 1960s, Meiyuan stretched for dozens of miles, commonly known as "Shili Meilin". Before and after the winter solstice every year, plum blossoms are in full bloom everywhere, white and crystal clear, full of fragrance, and the wind pulls flowers and dances, not flying snow is better than flying snow. Nowadays, in addition to Luogang Xiangxue Park, there are many places to enjoy the "snow". Plum Valley in Baiyun Mountain has about 600 varieties of plum trees such as Meizhou Palace Powder and Chaotang Palace Powder. Every time plum blossoms are in full bloom, hundreds of plum blossoms compete to open; There are nearly 60 Bai Mei plants in the Four Gentlemen Garden of Baiyun Lake, and the rippling water is just a stone’s throw away, so the Meilin landscape near the lake is particularly elegant. Fat and thin in winter, dry and wet in winter, Guangfu people often say "fat and thin in winter", and winter is more abundant than Chinese New Year. In fact, the saying that fat winter is thin has appeared as early as the Song Dynasty. Song people attached great importance to the winter solstice, but why was it a fat winter and thin year? Jin Yingzhi’s historical notes of the Southern Song Dynasty, The Drunken Weng Tan Lu, are analyzed as follows: "The capital city (now Hangzhou) has three major festivals: cold food, winter solstice and New Year’s Day (now Spring Festival) … Therefore, many people ask about each other’s legacy (greet each other and visit each other), and they will not talk about it until they are old or have insufficient financial resources. There is a saying that’ fat winter is thin’. " It turns out that the festival is too close, spending too much money is limited, so we have to make a choice. However, it can be seen that people pay more attention to the winter solstice than to the Chinese New Year. There are also some sayings about the weather on the winter solstice, the most famous of which is "dry winter and wet year" and "wet winter and dry year", which means that it rains around the winter solstice, and it is often sunny during the Spring Festival, and vice versa. "dry winter and wet year"Is this statement true? Experts say it’s not absolute, it’s just a folk saying. There is no corresponding relationship between the sunny winter solstice and the rainy Spring Festival. Whether it rains during the Spring Festival is mainly determined by the weather system and atmospheric circulation before and after the Spring Festival. Inheriting the white-cut chicken dumplings, waxy glutinous rice, reunion in winter must be eaten for thousands of years. Although the traditional winter solstice custom of Guangzhou people may gradually disappear in the city, many families in Guangzhou still regard the winter solstice as a big festival. Spending a big Chinese New Year holiday in Guangzhou-the winter solstice, can fully prove that Guangzhou exists as a traditional and modern city with great tolerance. On the winter solstice, Guangzhou people who are born and raised often have a family dinner with a traditional sense of ceremony to pin their beautiful vision of family reunion and spend this wonderful and warm day; And many new "Hakkas" who come from all corners of the country to settle down in Guangzhou do as the Romans do. In addition to expressing their homesickness through food with hometown characteristics, they have gradually integrated into Guangzhou’s local flavor customs, and finally condensed into Guangzhou’s rich winter solstice eating customs over time. Winter solstice, revisiting the family holiday dinner ceremony and celebrating the winter solstice according to traditional customs is still the choice of most old people. Every winter solstice night, food critic Lao Yibo’s family must eat "Kaiping Tangyuan". He was born and raised in Guangzhou, but his hometown is Kaiping, Guangdong. Every winter solstice, his parents cooked a large pot of Kaiping glutinous rice balls for the whole family to enjoy. "It is in this way that parents pin their homesickness, and it is also in this way that we remember our ancestral home."Lao Yibo said. Kaiping glutinous rice balls are solid glutinous rice balls, which are only the size of an adult’s index finger. Because of their simple production, when they were young, they always participated in the "action" of rubbing glutinous rice balls together, and glutinous rice balls of different sizes, such as big beads and small beads, fell on the plate. This soup dumpling is the "protagonist" of their winter solstice reunion dinner that night, accompanied by a home-cooked boiled chicken and a plate of boiled shrimp. The soup base of glutinous rice balls is made by boiling chicken shells. Tangyuan is the staple food, and the soup is also rich with fried shad balls, dried pork, dried shrimps, mushrooms, shredded radish and other vegetables. On a cold winter night, a bowl of warm glutinous rice balls warms not only everyone’s stomach, but also the heart of every family member sitting around a table. Boiled chicken with nine famous dishes. Matthew, a media person, is also a native of Guangzhou. He regards the arrival of the winter solstice as one of the most important comforts all the year round, just like a person taking part in a marathon, which is the most important supply station before the end of the race. In his memory, the day of the winter solstice means the time for family reunion. One of the most important things for a housewife’s mother all the year round is to prepare dinner on the winter solstice. When mother is physically able to do housework, she starts to be busy inside and out the day before the winter solstice. In the early years, the economy was not affluent, and the family had a large population. It was not easy to prepare a winter solstice dinner, but even so, I would rather scrimp and save on weekdays, and I would like to prepare more abundantly on the winter solstice day. In the early morning, she will rush to the market to buy food, kill chickens and ducks, prepare dinner, and then everyone will sit around a table.Have a big meal. What impressed Matthew the most was not only the delicious food cooked by his mother, but also the winter solstice dumplings made by his mother, which were filled with shage, pork and shrimp and served with chicken soup, salty but not greasy and delicious. This day’s waxy glutinous rice is not only delicious, but also excellent in meaning. According to mom, glutinous rice means warmth, and it is warm from the beginning to the end of the year. My mother also presents her dried bacon to relatives and friends on the winter solstice. Guangdong-style beef bone beef offal pot, take a bite for the winter, it’s really delicious. The ritual feeling of the full dinner on the winter solstice also made Matthew memorable: Mom is very traditional. Before meals, the family should worship their ancestors first, and they are not allowed to move chopsticks until everyone is here, otherwise they will have to wait even if they wait. The custom of "wintering" continues among the new generation. For Xiao Zhang, a new Guangzhou native born in 1990s, Guangzhou’s strong custom of celebrating the winter solstice has awakened childhood memories and deepened his understanding and recognition of China culture. He told reporters that in Guangdong, where traditional culture is well preserved, the winter solstice is a lively and extraordinary festival, which makes people feel warm and comforted. The winter solstice is regarded as the "sub-year-old" after the New Year. It is not only the end of a year, but also the beginning of a new year. It is a day of family reunion and happiness. Looking back on the winter solstice when I was a child, a few days before the festival, my parents had begun to prepare all kinds of ingredients for the festival, such as mutton, beef and chicken … On the winter solstice, I would see a table full of delicious food, and the whole family would gather around the table to drink, warm up, eat delicious food and chat at home. On the morning of the winter solstice, my mother will wake me up from the bed."The dumplings I cooked are cold, so don’t get up quickly." Listening to my mother’s nagging, eating round glutinous rice balls, which is the warmth of home alone. Have a bowl of warm glutinous rice balls. Miss a bowl of hot glutinous rice balls in the morning of the winter solstice, miss the reunion dinner at night of the winter solstice, miss the tender and meticulous care of parents … This winter solstice, Xiao Zhang decided to go home for the holiday, "Winter solstice is a big New Year", don’t eat dinner alone, it’s better to go home! Have a happy reunion dinner with my family on the night of the winter solstice. It is a day of family reunion to let the traditional winter solstice custom return to the winter solstice rationally. With the improvement of people’s living standards, it has long been the choice of many families in Guangzhou to have a reunion dinner in restaurants. Many people in Guangzhou began to choose restaurants to celebrate the holidays and have family reunion, so that all restaurants, large and small, were shocked (lively). Slowly, the winter solstice became one of the busiest festivals in Guangzhou restaurants in a year. After the winter solstice, the Spring Festival, when the whole family has dinner together, is approaching. In recent years, the developed take-out has promoted the dishes in the Winter Solstice restaurant to enter thousands of households. The complex and laborious "hard dishes" such as Buddha jumping over the wall and potted vegetables have met the needs of some citizens to "eat at home". Gum, abalone, sea cucumber, duck’s feet, chicken wings, pig’s hands, blessing bags … They are soaked in abalone juice, and the rich sauce is boiling in the furnace, and the rising fireworks surround the family, driving away the cold of winter nights. Compared with dishes that are cold as soon as they are put, it is more enjoyable to enjoy hot dishes while boiling. Guangdong-style mutton pot that has been passed down for five generations. This year, as the winter solstice approaches,Although it is still the choice of Guangzhou people to go to restaurants to order takeout for the winter solstice, many people plan to regain traditional customs and spend the winter solstice at home, which to some extent allows the traditional winter custom to return. Matthew is one of them. Now the brothers and sisters have already married separately, and the mother is old, and she can no longer cook and take charge of the kitchen utensils and prepare the winter solstice dinner for her family. Matthew intends to let the nanny who takes care of the elderly at home buy fresh chicken, duck and fish in the vegetable market on the winter solstice and bagged dumplings in the supermarket. Although for many people in Guangzhou, it is no longer a "standard" to eat glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice, what is needed is a sense of ceremony and a warm feeling of home. Affection and warmth are all in this hot glutinous rice ball. Guangzhou people spend the winter solstice in this way, which contains their love for life, their persistence in tradition and their great cherish for the change of years. The sky is dark and smoky, and the famous papers are handed down to celebrate the winter. Embroidered curtains are not rolled up, and it is easy to laugh and laugh. —— Yuan Ma Zhen, thousands of families have been singing for a long time, and they have traveled far and wide. Buy fish, sell wine and close the market, and cook tea to wash the guest dust. —— Ming Zhang Bi

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Since Kunqu Opera was selected into UNESCO’s "Representative Works of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" in 2001, the government-led protection of intangible heritage in China has gone through 17 years. Although China’s intangible cultural heritage protection has not been carried out for a long time from an international perspective, with the great attention of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and the joint efforts of cultural administrative departments at all levels and all walks of life, China’s intangible cultural heritage protection has made rapid progress and achieved fruitful results, which not only created a vivid situation for the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in the contemporary era, but also provided many methods and measures for the international community with China experience.

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On the basis of continuous improvement of the intangible cultural heritage protection system, in recent years, the former Ministry of Culture put forward three important concepts: "protection in improvement", "intangible cultural heritage entering modern life" and "seeing people, seeing things and seeing life". A series of work focusing on the protection of inheritance practice, inheritance ability and inheritance environment has been carried out, which has brought intangible cultural heritage back to life and revived its vitality in contemporary production and life.

The work of intangible cultural heritage records is a basic work of intangible cultural heritage protection. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the former Ministry of Culture has carried out non-legacy rescue records on the basis of previous investigation records, and gradually summed up experience and expanded and established the non-legacy record project. By the end of 2017, the central government had supported the rescue recording of 839 national representative inheritors, and the unique skills and cultural memories carried by a group of representative inheritors were recorded and preserved.

Traditional arts, traditional skills and traditional medicine and drug processing are intangible items, which are originally produced in production practice, and their cultural connotation and technical value are reflected by the production process, and the general public share their charm by owning and consuming materialized products or works of traditional skills. In view of this type of intangible cultural heritage projects, China puts forward the concept of "productive protection" to encourage and support the inheritors to actively resume production and truly realize live transmission.

In order to further promote the inheritance and revitalization of traditional crafts and expand the contingent of non-genetic inheritors, in 2015, the former Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education launched the training program for non-genetic inheritors in China. By the end of 2017, a total of 48,000 people had established self-confidence, been inspired and enhanced their abilities through research and training; The excellent works and rich products created and produced by the students fully show the great energy that can be generated after the creativity and imagination of the vast number of people are released.

In order to explore effective measures to revitalize traditional crafts, since March 2016, the former Ministry of Culture has supported relevant enterprises, universities and institutions to set up 10 traditional craft workstations in traditional craft gathering places, involving embroidery, wood carving, lacquer art, metal forging, traditional residential building skills and other categories. Up to now, Hami Station in Xinjiang, Xiangxi Station in Hunan, Leishan Station in Guizhou, Guoluo Station in Qinghai and Huangshan Station in Anhui have developed more than 1,000 kinds of practical products that have entered modern life, effectively promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional crafts.

Accurate poverty alleviation, from "fingertip skill" to "fingertip economy"

Through productive protection, on the one hand, traditional crafts are carried forward, on the other hand, the income of the masses is increased and the poor people are helped out of poverty. Some inheritors said that "fingertip skill" has really been transformed into "fingertip economy".

In 2017, the former Ministry of Culture focused on supporting non-hereditary people in ethnic areas, remote areas and poverty-stricken areas to participate in the research and training program. Through training, the trainees not only improved their ability to inherit and practice, but also played a leading role in radiation. Take Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province as an example. According to incomplete statistics, in the first half of 2017, only 225 students in this state participated in the research and training program, with the mode of "inheritor+cooperative/company+farmer", achieving an annual sales income of more than 750 million yuan. Excellent students returned to the local area to train new students and drive about 9,500 people to obtain employment, of which the poor accounted for 58% of the total employment, and each enterprise drove 47% on average.

Traditional process workstations have also played an important role in promoting precision poverty alleviation. In Hami, Xinjiang, 231 cooperatives and embroidery associations have been established, and more than 17,000 orders have been received. Nearly 1,000 embroidered mothers directly participated in the production of orders, with an average monthly income of 1,500 yuan per person. Hunan Xiangxi Workstation launched the "Let Mom Go Home" program to attract migrant women to return to their families by increasing the income of embroidered mothers. The workstation also negotiated 2,800 sets (pieces) of Miao embroidery orders with companies in Jinan, Shenzhen and other places, amounting to 500,000 yuan, which led to more than 160 rural women’s employment at home.

Spread communication and let excellent traditional culture shine on the world stage.

This year’s government work report proposes to carry forward Chinese excellent traditional culture and deepen cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. As an important part of Chinese excellent traditional culture and a "living" heritage, intangible cultural heritage plays an important role in strengthening national cohesion and centripetal force and promoting exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations.

According to statistics, in the past five years, 320,000 exhibitions of intangible cultural heritage have been held nationwide, with 540 million people participating. A variety of intangible cultural heritage publicity and exhibition activities have comprehensively demonstrated the outstanding practical achievements of intangible cultural heritage protection in recent years, creating an atmosphere for the whole society to inherit and develop excellent traditional culture. The former Ministry of Culture made great efforts to promote the protection, inheritance and revitalization of intangible cultural heritage projects, and supported various localities to carry out a series of performance activities through activity guidance, repertoire mobilization, financial subsidies, dissemination and promotion, which improved the exhibition degree of intangible cultural heritage projects, increased the frequency of practice, and maintained and expanded the survival and development space of intangible cultural heritage projects.

In recent years, international exchanges and cooperation in the field of intangible cultural heritage have been deepening. China actively participates in the meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Heritage and the formulation of relevant international rules, and draws on the theoretical methods and successful practices of other countries to provide China’s plan and China’s experience for the protection of intangible heritage in the world. UNESCO has established the Asia-Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center and the International Training Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in China. Through international training and exchange activities, these institutions have made important contributions to promoting the capacity building of relevant countries in the Asia-Pacific region for the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

China and Mongolia jointly declared Mongolian long-tune folk songs as masterpieces of human intangible cultural heritage, and cooperated in field investigation and protection of Mongolian long-tune folk songs; Carry out relevant exchange activities with Thailand, Japan and Britain on traditional crafts and intangible cultural heritage protection, laying a solid foundation for strengthening cooperation with foreign institutions in the field of intangible cultural heritage. In China, 35 overseas China cultural centers and 512 Confucius Institutes have been built, and intangible trainings such as Tai Chi and calligraphy have been well received, and traditional festivals and folk activities in China have been widely spread. (Reporter Wang Xuesi)

Living transplantation hotbed of murder movie "desperate heartbeat" is scary and high-risk


Realistic heart


Tony Leung Ka Fai operated in the operating room.


Be with the heart

    Living organ transplantation is a modern medical method that has developed rapidly in recent decades. Through living organ transplantation, countless critically ill patients have been cured and reborn. However, at the same time, this door still needs continuous improvement of medical technology, and there are also many mysteries that are still difficult to explain clearly. And many ugly and even vicious criminal cases that followed.

    In Europe, America, even Japan and South Korea, it is not uncommon to make a fuss about living organ transplantation and create a scary atmosphere. However, in mainland China, it is exclusive to tell cases related to living organ transplantation. A Beating Heart tells the story of a mysterious murder caused by a heart transplant operation.

    Around the heart transplant surgery in the film, the director successfully threw out a concept — — Heart memory, which roughly means that patients undergoing heart transplantation are likely to accept or even completely inherit the memory of the heart donor. The whole film "Desperate Heartbeat" is basically around the knowledge point of "heart memory" to make a fuss, and launched a thrilling and suspenseful story.

    Regarding the phenomenon of "heart memory", there have always been similar cases among many examples of heart transplant operations around the world, but due to the insufficient development of science and technology at present, a reasonable explanation has never been given to this phenomenon. Therefore, for this phenomenon, the general view of the medical community is not to deny its existence, but not to make redundant explanations.

    In the film "Desperate Heartbeat", Lin Xilei, who underwent a heart transplant, felt as if she had become another woman because of her "heart memory" — — Jiangbei Yan. Tony Leung Ka Fai, who performed a heart transplant for her, seems to have something else to hide. All the characters in the film seem to have ulterior motives. Around the heart of Lin Xilei, a life-and-death struggle is staged in horror. What is the truth behind the scenes? Only in late June, after the film is released in major theaters all over the country, wait for the audience to go to the theaters in person and find out!

Geneva peace talks "tug-of-war" Syrian government agreed to cease fire but differences are still serious!

  Cctv newsThe eighth round of Geneva peace talks on Syria led by the United Nations was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 28th. On the same day that the peace talks began, the Syrian government decided to send a delegation to participate in the peace talks. It is expected that the Syrian government delegation will arrive in Geneva on the 29th.

  On the 28th, the Syrian Foreign Ministry confirmed that after discussions with Russia, the Syrian government decided that the Syrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Jaafari would lead a Syrian government delegation to Geneva to participate in this round of peace talks.

  De Mistura, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, also said that he had received news that the Syrian government delegation had confirmed its participation in the peace talks.

  Earlier, due to the serious differences between the Syrian government and the opposition on the issue of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s stay, the Syrian government delayed confirming its participation.

  On the 27th, the Syrian opposition delegation that has arrived in Geneva said that the primary appeal of the opposition to participate in this round of peace talks is to ask Bashar to step down before the political process starts. Earlier, a senior official of the Syrian government said that the Syrian opposition’s "laying down arms" was a prerequisite for the success of the peace talks. Due to serious differences between the two sides, the Syrian government delegation postponed its trip to Geneva.

  UN envoy meets Syrian opposition delegation

  On the 28th, the eighth round of Geneva peace talks on Syria was officially opened. On the same day, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, De Mistura, held talks with the Syrian opposition which formed a unified delegation in Geneva.

  UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, De Mistura, said after meeting with Syrian opposition representatives on the 28th that the United Nations would propose for the first time that the Syrian government delegation and the Syrian opposition delegation should have a direct dialogue.

  Whether the negotiating parties can "talk directly" is highly anticipated.

  All along, the Geneva peace talks have been in the form of "indirect talks", that is, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria acts as a mediator to communicate and communicate between the two sides. The representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition have not met directly. De Mistura said that it is not yet known whether the two sides will agree to direct dialogue, but the United Nations will put forward this proposal.

  The Syrian opposition delegation formed a unified group for the first time.

  De Mistura also said that there were many Syrian opposition factions that had participated in the Geneva peace talks many times before, and no unified delegation was formed. Before the opening of the peace talks, the Syrian opposition held a meeting to coordinate its position and formed a unified opposition delegation.

  The Syrian government has agreed to cease fire in Dongguta area.

  De Mistura also said that after communicating with the Russian side, the Syrian government has agreed to implement a ceasefire in the Dongguta area in the eastern suburb of Damascus, the Syrian capital. In the past few years, opposition forces have controlled the Dongguta area and frequently launched shelling into Syrian government-controlled areas, causing a large number of civilian casualties.

  De Mistura, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, said that the new round of peace talks needs to have a new focus and be practical. Under the current circumstances, the Geneva peace talks have been fully prepared on how to promote the political settlement of the Syrian crisis.

  De Mistura affirmed the role played by China.

  On 28th, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, De Mistura, met with China’s Special Envoy for Syria, Xie Xiaoyan. De Mistura fully affirmed China’s efforts and role in the Syrian issue.

  The new round of peace talks still focuses on the "four baskets", namely, the formation of a national unity government, the revision of the constitution, the holding of general elections and anti-terrorism cooperation. Among them, amending the constitution and re-election will be the top priority. Xie Xiaoyan, the special envoy of the China administration on Syria, said that these two issues are crucial to promoting the political process on Syria.

  Earlier in the day, De Mistura also held talks with representatives of the permanent members of the UN Security Council. De Mistura said that the talks with the representatives of the permanent members are very important. On the one hand, it can prepare the agenda of the talks, on the other hand, it can consolidate and strengthen the importance and authority of the Geneva peace talks, because the Geneva peace talks are the only political settlement process of the Syrian issue authorized by the Security Council.

  The Syrian government is late and the opposition is early.

  In the previous Geneva peace talks, the Syrian government delegation arrived at the venue in advance and waited for the arrival of the opposition. This time, the current round of peace talks started on the 28th, and the head of the Syrian opposition peace talks delegation Hariri arrived in Geneva on the 27th, while the Syrian government delegation will arrive in Geneva on the 29th. Experts believe that this is related to the current battlefield situation in Syria.

  Geneva peace talks on Syria

  Before this round of peace talks, the Geneva peace talks on Syria have been held for seven rounds, but due to the serious differences between the Syrian government and the opposition, many rounds of peace talks have not achieved substantive breakthroughs.

  In December 2015, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2254 aimed at promoting a political solution to the Syrian conflict, and decided to launch formal peace talks between Syrian factions led by the United Nations, which will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

  According to this resolution, the current Geneva peace talks mainly include four topics: the establishment of a transitional government of national unity in Syria, the formulation of a new constitution, the holding of general elections and the joint efforts of all parties to fight terrorism. These four topics are also called "four baskets".

  The differences between the parties are serious and it is difficult to achieve substantive progress.

  Since January 2016, the parties to the Syrian issue have successively held several rounds of "Geneva Peace Talks on Syria". However, in the previous rounds of negotiations, the differences between the parties have been very serious. Even on the discussion order of the "four baskets", it is difficult for the Syrian government and the opposition delegation to reach an agreement. Moreover, the two sides can’t hold direct talks in the negotiations, but only indirect talks, which means that the United Nations needs to hold talks with the Syrian parties separately, and then shuttle messages between the parties. In this case, many rounds of negotiations failed to achieve substantive results on any topic.

  Gradually but failed to break through the end of the seventh round of peace talks.

  From July 10th to 14th, 2017, the seventh round of "Geneva Peace Talks on Syria" was held. This round of peace talks is still an indirect dialogue. After the seventh round of peace talks, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, De Mistura, said that this round of peace talks has made some progress, but no substantive breakthrough has been made. On three topics except the establishment of a transitional government, the Syrian government and the opposition held many technical discussions to pave the way for substantive discussions; At the same time, a certain consensus has been reached on anti-terrorism and the prohibition of banned weapons. De Mistura said that the two sides are not far from substantive discussions.

  Expert: US policy toward Syria is still unclear.

  In addition to the great changes in the domestic situation in Syria, the involvement of external forces is another background that cannot be ignored. With extremist organizations losing ground in the Syrian battlefield, will the US policy toward Syria be adjusted?

  Daniel Sevo, an American expert on Middle East issues, said that with the new round of Syrian peace talks, many American observers did not have high expectations for the outcome of the peace talks. In particular, the recent statement of US Secretary of Defense Matisse also shows that the US will not immediately withdraw its troops from Syria.

  On November 13, US Defense Secretary Matisse said at the Pentagon that the US military will maintain a military presence in Syria for a long time to prevent the emergence of new extremist organizations. On November 24, US President Trump said in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Erdogan that the United States will no longer provide weapons and equipment to Kurdish armed forces in Syria. These actions also show that the United States is readjusting its Syrian policy.

  However, experts said that from the current point of view, the US policy toward Syria is still unclear.

  As the battle against extremist organizations in Syria is coming to an end, the United States is reassessing its policy toward Syria. Some observers said that no matter what adjustments the US makes, the US military will not leave Syria easily.  

A 12-year-old girl cooks for her brother and sister according to the "cookbook": her mother works and goes home once a month.

  Twelve years old is a happy age. You can go to school with a small bag on your back every day, cuddle up in your mother’s arms and eat delicious meals cooked by your mother … … But for 12-year-old Xiaomei (a pseudonym), all this seems to have become a long memory. After my mother went to Nanjing for business last year, she could only live in a cramped storage room of about 10 square meters in a residential area in Economic Development Zone of Suqian City, washing and cooking for her 16-year-old brother and 9-year-old sister, day after day. For her, the future is looking forward to growing up earlier. "Mom said that when she is 16 years old, she can go out and find something to do."

  Yangzi Evening News reporter Gao Fengwen/photo

  The girl cooks three meals a day according to the "recipe" on the wall

  On the afternoon of January 19th, the reporter of Yangzi Evening News came to Xiaomei’s house according to the address provided by enthusiastic citizens. This is a storage room on the first floor of the community, only about 10 square meters. When you walk into the room, a musty smell comes.

  Two 1.5-meter-wide beds are placed almost next to each other, occupying most of the room. Walking in from one end of the bed, the right hand side was separated from a bathroom with a washing machine outside. The prominent place in the corner of the room, with an area of about 1 square meter, became a kitchen. On the small round table, there was a single-headed gas stove with a range hood on it, and pots and various items were randomly placed next to it. The iron pot was open, and there was a bowl of hot sauce on the empty and dirty chopping board.

  There is an air conditioner hanging on the wall opposite the bed. Under the air conditioner, there is a piece of stained paper, the edge of which has been curled. On the paper, there are three meals a day arranged by the mother for the children:

  Breakfast 7— 9 (Reporter’s Note: Meal time) (only one can be selected): milk +2 eggs, millet porridge +2 eggs, millet porridge +4 steamed buns (pure meat);

  Chinese food 11— 13, pancakes+scrambled eggs with tomatoes, steamed bread+fried meat with onions, pancakes+fried mung bean sprouts with leeks, fried shredded pork with celery+pancakes, and 4 steamed buns;

  Dinner 5— 7. One cucumber, one apple, one tomato and half pitaya.

  Xiaomei said that at first, it was my brother who cooked the meal. Later, my brother went out to find something to do, and he began to cook for his brother and sister according to the "recipe" for three meals a day prescribed by his mother. Every time my mother leaves, she will specially cook a bowl of hot sauce for the three brothers and sisters, which has become the next meal for the three brothers and sisters for a month.

  On the morning of 20th, the reporter of Yangzi Evening News came to the community where the children lived again, only to see the door locked and the sisters playing with the children in the community.

  "My sister’s cooking is delicious. Let’s have dinner at my house at noon." Near noon, my sister sent an invitation to a six or seven-year-old girl. Then, the three men walked into the house and the door closed.

  Parents divorced and all three children dropped out of school.

  In an interview with reporters, Ms. Li, the mother of three children, happened to have a rest and rushed back to Suqian to take care of her children. "I usually take four days off a month and come back once to see them. This time I only come back once every two months."

  Ms. Li said that she is an Anhui native. After she married Fengxian County, Xuzhou, she gave birth to three children. The older one is a boy, now 16 years old, and the two younger ones are girls. Xiaomei is now 12 years old and the youngest child is only 9 years old. Ms. Li said that due to family breakdown, among the three children, the older child dropped out of school in the first grade, Xiaomei dropped out of school in the sixth grade, and the youngest daughter was forced to drop out of school just after entering the first grade.

  Last May, she came to Suqian with three children and started her life again. Ms. Li rented a storage room in the community at the monthly price of 450 yuan, and the family settled down temporarily. Soon, Ms. Li found a job selling cosmetics, going out early and returning late every day, earning more than 2,000 yuan a month. Last October, Ms. Li went to Nanjing to do cosmetics business and earned more than 3,000 yuan a month. Every month, she will transfer more than 1,000 yuan to her son through WeChat transfer, which is the monthly living expenses of the three brothers and sisters.

  For Ms. Li, although people have arrived in Nanjing, her heart is still concerned about Suqian’s three children. "I call several times a day, send WeChat, tell her how to cook, and ask if the clothes are hanging … …”

  After learning about this special family, the residential property was very sympathetic and began to do some odd jobs with the brother of three children. "On the one hand, it can take care of him, guide him, prevent him from being adversely affected, and go to the wrong road. At the same time, it can also make him supplement some household expenses."

  So, after her brother went out every day, 12-year-old Xiaomei took over the burden of cooking.

  The police are worried about safety.

  On the afternoon of 19th, when interviewed by Yangzi Evening News reporter, the police in the jurisdiction happened to visit Xiaomei’s home. "At the end of last year, we found this special family in the community investigation visit." The police said that at first, the family was very resistant to outsiders and could not communicate. After many times of communication, they learned something. "I am very worried about their safety. I can only come and walk more, and the community security guards will take care of them."

  conversation

  "I want to go to school but I don’t want to go to school"

  Reporter: Do you cook?

  Xiaomei: Do it. My brother’s cooking is not delicious.

  Reporter: So you can cook?

  Xiaomei: My mother always calls me to tell me what to do before cooking.

  Reporter: Do you sleep after dinner at night?

  Xiaomei: When my brother comes back at night, let us sleep after dinner. But I can’t sleep. My sister always cries for hours, which wakes me up and won’t fall asleep until 12 o’clock.

  Reporter: Usually all the children in the community go to school. What do you do?

  Xiaomei: Go home to sleep, and then get up to buy food and cook.

  Reporter: Do you want to go to school?

  Xiaomei: Yes and no. I want to go to school because I am bored at home, and I don’t know a word out of ten when I read a book, and no one teaches me. I don’t want to go to school, because I have to board and live at school, and my sister goes to school, so there is no one to pick me up.

  Reporter: Do you want your mother to accompany you?

  Xiaomei: Yes! But it’s no use, because my mother is going out. How can we live without going out?

Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center’s departmental budget in 2017


  I. Basic functions and main work

  (1) Brief introduction to the functions of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center.

  Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center is a subordinate institution of Sichuan Sports Bureau, which implements independent accounting and self-supporting management. Under the leadership of Sichuan Sports Bureau, the supervision and management of the Provincial Department of Finance and the business guidance of the Sports Lottery Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, it studies and formulates the rules and regulations for the management and sales of sports lottery in Sichuan Province, and organizes, supervises and manages the issuance and sales of sports lottery.

  There are offices, asset management department, marketing department, sales department, publicity and public relations department, data department, finance department, human resources department, service department and party discipline inspection office in the center, and there are 24 management stations in 21 cities and states, among which Chengdu has four management stations in the east, south, west and north respectively.

  Based on the principle of "openness, justice and fairness", the center carried out the sales and management of sports lottery tickets, and the distribution and management were standardized and rigorous, and obtained the ISO9001 quality system certification in June 2008. At present, there are two types of tickets sold by the center: computer and instant ticket, covering lottery, lottery and instant ticket. Sichuan is the sixth province and city in China with accumulated sales exceeding 10 billion. The public welfare fund raised has made positive contributions to the construction of national public welfare undertakings and achieved good economic and social benefits.

  (II) Key work of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center in 2017.

  2017 is the year when the 13th Five-Year Plan is comprehensively promoted, and it is also a crucial year for the transformation and development of Sichuan sports lottery. In order to accomplish the objectives and tasks in 2017, we should focus on the following aspects:

  1. Strengthen the party’s theoretical and political study, earnestly strengthen the party building work, constantly enhance the sense of responsibility and integrity, and ensure the healthy development of sports lottery in the province.

  2. Adhere to the management according to laws and regulations, respect the laws of lottery tickets, and ensure safe and orderly sales.

  First, strictly abide by the "Regulations on Lottery Management" and its implementation rules, and carry out all work according to the law.

  The second is to insist on managing lottery funds according to law.

  The third is to adhere to the law and regulations.

  3. Strengthen market cultivation and game marketing, and steadily increase sales and market share.

  4. Do a good job in channel construction and improve the scale and quality of outlets.

  First, strengthen overall planning, expand the scale of outlets and optimize the layout of outlets from the perspective of improving the convenience of lottery purchase and expanding the number of lottery buyers.

  Second, around improving the experience of buying lottery tickets, with the help of the central entity channel management system of the General Administration, we will deepen the classified management of outlets and further promote the standardization of hardware image, marketing services and safe operation of outlets.

  Third, improve the basic work and marketing skills of outlets by improving the training system, strengthening training assessment and checking the training effect.

  The fourth is to straighten out the management mechanism of physical outlets, simplify the procedures for adding, withdrawing and changing outlets, and optimize the business management process.

  Fifth, by providing efficient terminal maintenance services, timely coordinating and solving network failures and other measures to ensure the correct sales of outlets.

  5. Promote brand building and enhance the image of responsibility lottery.

  6. Strengthen team building and improve the quality and enthusiasm of the team.

  First, strengthen the ideological construction of the central team and all employees, put the party building work and the construction of a clean and honest government in the first place, firmly establish political awareness, overall awareness, core awareness and conformity awareness, and truly achieve political firmness, strict discipline and integrity.

  The second is to improve the business training system, promote the construction of learning organizations, and improve the management level and business skills of cadres.

  The third is to reform the performance evaluation method and improve the enthusiasm of the team.

  Second, the composition of departmental budget units

  Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center is a first-class budget unit and other institutions. There are 0 subordinate secondary budget units.

  Iii. Description of revenue and expenditure budget

  According to the principle of comprehensive budget, all the income and expenditure of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center are included in the departmental budget management. Income includes: budgetary allocation income of government funds and other income; Expenditures include: other expenditures. The total revenue and expenditure budget of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center in 2017 was 185,815,800 yuan, which was 26,402,900 yuan less than the total revenue and expenditure budget in 2016. The main reason was that the part of the revenue and expenditure budget in 2016 that was carried over from the previous year was paid in the same year; Second, in the 2017 revenue and expenditure budget, no business fund was used to make up for the difference between revenue and expenditure.

  (1) Revenue budget

  The revenue budget of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center in 2017 is 185.8158 million yuan, of which: 3.72 million yuan was carried forward from the previous year, accounting for 2%; The budgetary allocation income of government funds is 157,955,800 yuan, accounting for 85.01%; Other income was 24.14 million yuan, accounting for 12.99%.

  (II) Expenditure budget

  The expenditure budget of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center in 2017 is 185,815,800 yuan, of which: the basic expenditure is 8,408,400 yuan, accounting for 4.53%; The project expenditure is 177.4074 million yuan, accounting for 95.47%.

  Four, the financial allocation budget description

  Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center has a total budget of 161,675,800 yuan in 2017, which is 9,772,600 yuan higher than that in 2016. The main reason is that it is expected that in 2017, according to the needs of career development, marketing, advertising and other related expenses will increase accordingly. The income includes: 157,955,800 yuan from the government fund budget this year and 3,720,000 yuan from the previous year; Expenditure includes: other expenditure of 161,675,800 yuan.

  Five, the general public budget allocation in the current year.

  In 2017, there was no general public budget allocation arrangement for the current year.

  VI. Description of Basic Expenditure of General Public Budget

  In 2017, there was no general public budget basic expenditure arrangement.

  Seven, "three public funds" financial allocation budget arrangement.

  Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center has a government fund budget of 160,000 yuan in 2017, including 40,000 yuan for official reception and 120,000 yuan for the purchase, operation and maintenance of official vehicles.

  (1) The funds for going abroad on business are the same as the 2016 budget. The main reason is that there is no funding arrangement for going abroad in 2016 and 2017.

  (2) The official reception fee is the same as the 2016 budget. The main reason is the strict implementation of the central regulations on "strict economy".

  In 2017, the official reception fee plan is used to undertake and participate in the exchange and cooperation of sports lottery industry.

  (3) The purchase, operation and maintenance costs of official vehicles decreased by 46.67% compared with the 2016 budget. The main reason is the strict implementation of the central regulations on "strict economy".

  The company has 6 official vehicles, including 4 cars, 1 station wagon (including commercial vehicles) and 1 off-road vehicle.

  In 2017, the departmental budget did not arrange the purchase fee for official vehicles.

  In 2017, the operation and maintenance fee for official vehicles was 120,000 yuan, which was used for fuel, maintenance, insurance, tolls and other expenses required for six official vehicles. The main guarantee units normally carry out various business work.

  Eight, the government funds budget expenditure.

  In 2017, Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center spent 157,955,800 yuan on government funds, including 8,408,400 yuan on basic expenditure and 149,547,400 yuan on project expenditure.

  IX. Description of other important matters

  (a) the operating expenses of the organs

  Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center belongs to the second-class public welfare institution, and there is no operating fund subject.

  (2) Government procurement

  In 2017, Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center arranged a government procurement budget of 79.2644 million yuan, which was mainly used to purchase computer-based sports lottery sales terminals, lottery thermal paper, general office equipment purchase, terminal maintenance services, various advertising services and other projects.

  (three) the possession and use of state-owned assets

  By the end of 2016, Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center had a total of 6 official vehicles, including 0 vehicles for provincial and ministerial leading cadres, 0 vehicles for directional security and 0 vehicles for law enforcement duty. 0 sets of large equipment with a unit value of more than 2 million yuan.

  In 2017, the departmental budget did not arrange for the purchase of vehicles and large equipment with a unit value of more than 2 million yuan.

  (IV) Setting of performance targets

  In 2017, the general projects and special projects of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center all implemented performance target management as required, involving the allocation of 0,000 yuan in the general public budget that year.

  X. Explanation of Nouns

  (1) Revenue from budgetary allocation of government funds: revenue used to carry out lottery issuance and sales business activities.

  (2) Basic expenditures: personnel expenditures and public expenditures incurred to ensure the normal operation of institutions and complete their daily work.

  (3) Project expenditure: business expenditure incurred to ensure the normal operation of lottery issuance and sales.

Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center’s 2017 departmental budget public table
Department Budget of Sichuan Sports Lottery Management Center in 2017

Musk said that Tesla FSD may land in China soon.

  [car home News] A few days ago, a Tesla China owner asked Musk on social media, "I expect Tesla FSD (fully autonomous driving) to enter China as soon as possible. I don’t know when it will be realized. When can HW3.0 system model images in 3D? When can the new parking assist be pushed to the owner of Tesla HW3.0 in China? "In this regard, Musk replied that "it may be realized soon.".At the same time, we can see that Tesla’s website shows that Tesla has reduced the price of fully automatic driving (FSD) package from $12,000 to $8,000 in the United States.

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  Since March this year, Tesla has started to deploy its software update to promote the latest FSD V12.3 beta version, which was integrated into the software update of 2023.44.30.25. Tesla CEO elon musk bluntly said: "This is a major release, and it can be said that it should be called V13."

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  Since its first launch on October 20, 2020, FSD has only been available in Beta in North America. Tesla released new software updates through beta to verify its latest autonomous driving technology and improve performance. At present, the system can’t realize full automatic driving, and it needs the supervision of the driver.

  Last November, it was reported that Tesla FSD Beta was about to enter China. Tesla China official website updated the owner’s manual of China with FSD Beta, which indicates that FSD will soon land in China. Taking the new Tesla Model 3 as an example, it costs 64,000 yuan to install the FSD. After the installation, it can realize the functions of recognizing and responding to traffic lights and stop signs, and automatically assisting driving in urban streets.

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  Tesla has made a lot of preparations before landing in FSD in China. In 2021, a data center was established in Shanghai. All data generated by China business, including production data, sales data, service data and charging data, are completely stored in China to meet regulatory requirements. In addition, Tesla set up an FSD operation team and a data labeling team in Shanghai, and sent engineers from this department to do training. However, Tesla China once responded to the domestic media that "it is really in progress at present". (Compile/car home Wang Yin)

How to prevent teenagers from imitating short videos with frequent injuries?

  ● Driven by interests, some short video platforms and video producers publish short videos with surprising, exciting, dangerous and difficult contents in order to attract attention and increase traffic, many of which hide potential dangerous factors, and users are prone to accidents when imitating.

  ● For high-risk videos and spoof videos, the short video platform should fulfill the obligation of early review and practice the principle of video review before broadcasting; For dangerous videos or videos with strong professionalism, if they are identified as dangerous or potentially dangerous, warning terms such as "Do not imitate" should be marked.

  ● After the accident, the guardian also has an unshirkable responsibility. Guardians should guide children to use all kinds of network service platforms in a healthy and controlled way; Earnestly perform supervisory duties, spend more time with children, and help children strengthen their ability to distinguish right from wrong.

  Our reporter Du Xiao

  Intern Dai Xueqing of our newspaper

  Recently, two girls in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, imitated online celebrity’s anchor to make popcorn with cans at home. As a result, they were burned seriously by careless operation, and one of them suffered a total burn area of 96%, and finally died unfortunately.

  The girl’s father, Mr. Zhou, said in an interview with the media that the two girls often play together and watch short videos on their mobile phones. Afterwards, he looked at similar videos on related short video platforms and found no risk reminder.

  In recent years, the short video industry has developed rapidly, but some incidents of user casualties caused by imitating popular short videos have also been exposed, among which the accident rate of minors is relatively high. Regarding the dangerous content in short videos, the reporter of Legal Daily interviewed relevant experts in the industry.

  Teenagers are keen on short videos.

  Accidents happen from time to time

  It is understood that the two girls in Zaozhuang City ignited high-concentration alcohol during the process of making popcorn with pop cans by imitating short online videos, causing explosion and fire. The 12-year-old Xiao Yu was slightly injured, while the 14-year-old Zhe Zhe died unfortunately because of his injuries.

  "When I first started to do it, I didn’t respond, so I poured the alcohol up. It just exploded when I poured it up. At that time, when I saw a fire, I quickly ran out to catch water to put out the fire. At that time, I was covered with fire, accidentally fell down, and ran out to call someone for help." Xiaoyu recalled.

  The "Legal Daily" reporter noted that such injuries caused by teenagers blindly imitating short videos have occurred too many times, and they are not limited to a short video platform, and the imitation forms are diverse and the dangers are different.

  In March 2018, a father and daughter in Wuhan imitated the somersault of a short video platform and finally hugged together. When the father grabbed his daughter and flipped it 180 degrees upwards, he suddenly slipped off. The two-year-old daughter landed on her head, causing serious damage to the spinal cord. The upper body has been unable to move.

  In May 2018, an 8-year-old boy in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi Province, caused his 6-year-old brother to stumble and fall, and his chin was stitched with ten stitches because he imitated the whole video of a platform "tape sticking to the door".

  The "Research Report on the Development of Online Video in China in 2019" released by the 7th China Internet Audio-visual Conference shows that as of December 2018, the number of online video users (including short videos) in China has reached 725 million, and short videos have shown explosive growth.

  The reporter of "Legal Daily" learned in the interview that short videos are becoming more and more popular among teenagers and are welcomed by many people.

  "In our class, many students brush short videos, and whoever doesn’t play will be out." Xiaoyu, a junior high school student, told the reporter of Legal Daily that every day during recess, he could hear his classmates humming "Tik Tok Divine Comedy" and chatting with online celebrity jokes, and sometimes he would imitate one or two funny videos to make jokes with his friends. Some students also opened their own short video accounts to post videos online, and invited teachers and students to pay attention to them. The number of likes and comments exceeded 1,000, and they became small stars in the school.

  Xiaoyu also said that he is also a loyal user of short videos. He brushes short video apps every day after school, and often forgets the time by brushing short videos. Sometimes when I see the novel and interesting contents in short videos, I can’t help but pull my classmates and parents to imitate them.

  This year’s Spring Festival, Xiaoyu brushed a short video of spraying hot water into the air to freeze instantly. At that time, he thought it was very interesting and imitated the video to sprinkle water. As a result, the water did not freeze, so Xiaoyu was very disappointed.

  When asked if he was aware of the danger that hot water spilled over his head might cause burns, Xiaoyu said that he was not aware of it. As for why he imitated such short videos, Xiaoyu replied without hesitation: "Fun!"

  Zhao Liangshan, a lawyer in Shaanxi Province, has taken over some cases related to short videos. He believes that there are three main reasons for the accidents caused by imitating short videos: First, short videos contain dangerous content, that is, some short videos containing thrilling, strange and difficult contents are produced and released in order to attract attention; Second, the wide spread of dangerous content; Third, blind imitation or unguided imitation may lead to the imitator’s accident.

  "The accident probability of minors is higher than that of adults. This is because minors have the characteristics of strong curiosity, love to try, immature mind, poor judgment and nonstandard operation, and have poor identification of potential dangers. Therefore, the possibility of risks remains high. " Zhao Liangshan said.

  Dangerous content attracts attention

  The publisher should have a warning.

  What is the reason that some short video platforms have a lot of video content with hidden risk factors?

  Li Danlin, a professor at China Communication University, believes that with the popularity and maturity of the Internet, short videos have become one of the main entertainment ways for many people to kill fragmentation time and obtain information by virtue of their rich content information and direct sensory stimulation. At the same time, short videos have the product advantages of strong participation and low production threshold. Users are not only information recipients, but also creative output subjects. Publishing videos attracts fans’ attention and rewards, and even makes profits by being pushed to the homepage of the platform. It is this powerful communication and liquidity that attracts more participants and intensifies the competition in the short video field.

  "Driven by interests, some short video platforms and video producers release short videos with surprising, exciting, dangerous and difficult contents in order to attract attention and increase traffic. Many of them hide potential dangerous factors, and users are prone to accidents when imitating. Although the duration of a single short video is short, this kind of short video App can kill time. Especially for young children with poor self-control, they are easy to indulge in it and occupy too much energy. And the short video content is complicated, and some vulgar and harmful content may endanger children’s physical and mental health and even affect the formation of their values. " Li Danlin said.

  After an accident, should video producers and platforms be responsible for the damage caused by users imitating short video content?

  Zhao Liangshan believes that as long as the video content of the video publisher does not have infringement reasons, illegal reasons and induced plots, it is generally not responsible. On the contrary, it is necessary to bear the responsibility corresponding to its fault. But at the same time, it should be noted that video communication platforms and websites should make necessary tips and warnings for dangerous videos. For high-risk videos and spoof videos, we should do a good job of reviewing them in advance and practice the principle of video trial before broadcasting; For dangerous videos or videos with strong professionalism, if they are identified as dangerous behaviors or potentially dangerous, warning terms such as "Do not imitate" or "Professional actions, beware of injury, and proceed under guidance" shall be marked, or technical ambiguity and other means shall be adopted to prevent the audience from imitating.

  "If the video is violent or illegal, measures such as informing, deleting, shielding, banning broadcasting and disconnecting links should be taken in time to prevent short video platforms from becoming ways and accomplices to spread dangerous behaviors. If the above management responsibilities are not fulfilled, the platform party shall bear corresponding responsibilities. " Zhao Liangshan said.

  Li Danlin believes that the short video platform should strictly establish a pre-evaluation mechanism, and the platform should formulate more detailed and detailed content specifications according to relevant laws and regulations, clearly inform all users whether their uploaded content meets the publishing standards, strengthen their sense of responsibility, and reduce the possibility of danger from the source. Platforms that ignore public interests and excessively pursue traffic should be required to bear corresponding civil liabilities according to the actual situation.

  Zhu Wei, deputy director of the Communication Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, believes that the anchor is not only the photographer, performer and disseminator of Duan Zi, but also the winner of Duan Zi and live broadcast traffic bonus. From an economic point of view, the main purpose of the anchor shooting segment to get attention is to get traffic. Taking the live broadcast platform as an example, there are two channels for realizing traffic. One is live popularity and rewarding profit. For example, an anchor with 10 to 20 million fans has hundreds of thousands of people live online every time, and the rewards for one or two hours of live broadcast every day range from tens of thousands of yuan to hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan. The second is to profit from advertising. For example, an anchor with 10 to 20 million fans publishes a paragraph advertisement, and the cost ranges from several hundred thousand yuan to millions of yuan.

  "From the perspective of traffic realization, the segment shot by the anchor must have a high degree of attention, so that there is a chance to realize it. In addition to high-quality and high-cost videos, most anchors get the fast track of attention, which is either vulgar or curious. This video that caused burns in Shandong belongs to the range of curiosity videos. " Zhu Wei said.

  Zhu Wei believes that an anchor should judge the influence of his works, especially the big anchor with 20 to 30 million fans, knowing that his fans are of complex age, should also know that this video may be imitated after broadcast, and should also know the dangers of flammable and explosive substances such as alcohol. However, in this incident, the anchor did not make any reminders or hints in the short video. Instead, he was showing off, performing and promoting such practices, as if such dangerous behaviors were commonplace. This kind of behavior, from the point of view of legal responsibility determination, should know but pretend not to know, and the due obligation has not been fulfilled. This is to let the damage happen, which is indirect intention and should bear tort liability.

  Constantly strengthen content management

  Parents are responsible for guardianship.

  The video casualties of two girls imitating in Zaozhuang have aroused widespread concern in society. According to a survey conducted by Weibo, a media official, 41.48% of netizens think that individual short videos are very harmful and should not be spread. 35.52% of netizens suggested that the platform should strengthen audit management; 16.21% netizens think that video publishers are grandstanding and should be sealed; Another 6.72% netizens think that this kind of video is an alternative idea.

  Zhao Liangshan believes that the frequent short video problems on the Internet are still mainly due to the rapid development of the Internet, while laws and regulations are relatively lagging behind and supervision is difficult. Some people use the Internet to opportunistically walk on the edge of the law, resulting in some problems not being effectively managed.

  In fact, in recent years, the supervision and management of short videos has become more and more strict.

  On January 9th, China Network Audiovisual Program Service Association issued "Management Standard for Network Short Video Platform" and "Detailed Rules for Auditing Network Short Video Content", which made detailed requirements on short video content and technology.

  On March 28th, the National Network Information Office organized short video platforms such as "Tik Tok", "Aauto Quicker" and "Volcano Video" to pilot the online youth addiction prevention system. This is the first attempt in the field of network short video to prevent teenagers from indulging, which is of innovative significance for caring for the healthy growth of minors, fulfilling social responsibilities of the industry and creating a good network environment.

  Li Danlin believes that China has detailed rules and regulations on the content and management of Internet short videos, but the successive introduction of corresponding laws and regulations cannot completely cover the problems exposed by the rapid development of short videos. For example, how to define and review some short videos that are not within the scope of prohibited rules but do have security risks? Should video producers and platform parties be completely exempted from the accident after the video publishing subject clearly identifies the safety tips? Such problems are not only related to the establishment of laws and regulations in the industry, but also related to many issues such as ethics and management, which need to be further refined and improved.

  Zhao Liangshan suggested that the supervision of Internet platforms should be strengthened, laws and regulations should be improved, and responsibilities, contents and illegal situations should be determined by legislation to increase the illegal cost of Internet platforms; Implement the self-correction and self-inspection responsibility of the Internet platform itself, strengthen the internal management of enterprises, and put forward practical tasks, objectives and requirements for auditors. Once there is a breach of contract, in addition to punishing the enterprise, the main person in charge should also be punished; Increase technical monitoring, set up an automatic screening system for short videos harmful to people’s health, and constantly optimize the content of short videos watched by teenagers to limit the viewing time.

  Li Danlin suggested that in the network era when everyone has a "microphone", it is also essential to give full play to the supervisory role of users. The short video platform should encourage users to actively participate in content supervision, and encourage users to feed back short videos with violations or potential safety hazards to the platform in time, so as to broaden the supervision channels.

  "After the accident, the child guardian also has an unshirkable responsibility. First of all, before equipping or using mobile terminals such as mobile phones for minors, guardians should be aware that the network will bring both advantages and disadvantages to young children. How to guide children to use various network service platforms healthily and moderately is the primary responsibility of parents. Secondly, as the closest person to the child, the guardian should earnestly perform his supervisory duties, spend more time with the child, understand their interests and concerns, find out the abnormal behavior of the child in time, and prevent it from being delayed and stopped in time. Finally, guardians should assume the responsibility of educating children and help them strengthen their ability to distinguish right from wrong. " Li Danlin said.

  Zhu Wei believes that in general, parents as guardians should bear the first responsibility. In this incident, children can easily find such a dangerous thing as alcohol and put it into practice, which is obviously caused by the unfavorable parental supervision.

  "In the Internet age, parents’ responsibilities are even more arduous. In addition to offline daily monitoring, online parental monitoring systems, anti-addiction systems, and youth protection models all require close cooperation between parents and platforms. Child custody is a scope of social co-governance. It is impossible to rely solely on the platform and the government. Parents, schools and society must all join in to form a monitoring system from law to technology and from point to point. " Zhu Wei said.

Guangzhou Customs: Disclosure of the details of the 100 million yuan smuggling case

        CCTV News:According to the website of the General Administration of Customs, Guangzhou Customs recently informed the outside world that on June 23, 2016, the customs launched a code-named "313" investigation operation, severely cracked down on illegal and criminal activities of smuggling high-value commodities and prohibited imports, and arrested 16 suspects suspected of smuggling, including the principal offender Zeng. Four containers involved were seized on the spot, with a case value of 110 million yuan, cutting off a "multi-gang, multi-line, multi-method, and multi-method" However, this smuggling case with complicated case should start with a simple Internet advertisement.

        High-profile advertising "tax package" company is miraculous

  "Our company imports goods at a low price, including tax, with unlimited types, convenient customs clearance and no risk. Please call 138 * * * * * * * Chen Sheng. " At the end of 2015, similar Internet advertisements often appeared in mobile social software, which attracted the attention of the anti-smuggling police of Guangzhou Customs. In these online advertisements, the anti-smuggling police found that the company not only promised that customs clearance would be absolutely safe and smooth, but also dared to undertake any goods (including controlled knives, etc.) and "got it right".

  What kind of company can be so "miraculous"? The anti-smuggling police of Guangzhou Customs investigated it, and found that there were conversations like "Customs clearance succeeded, easy", "Come to collect money" and "Continue next time" in addition to the advertisement of "tax package", and its capital transaction flow also showed that the company was really "extraordinary".

  When the anti-smuggling police checked the customs declaration materials, they found that the company not only had a large business volume and a variety of goods, but also had a "personality" in customs declaration. In addition to the normal customs declaration method of directly importing overseas goods from Hong Kong from Guangdong port, the customs declaration goods were often allowed to come for "domestic tourism" — — All the way from Hong Kong to the Yangtze River Delta, customs clearance, and then circuitous to Guangzhou, and then sold to other provinces in China from Guangzhou.

  How can this seemingly "far-reaching, time-consuming and expensive" import achieve the miraculous effect of "low price tax package"? There must be something fishy behind it, and the Guangzhou Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau decided to find out.

        "Pay attention to" the technique and carefully design to evade investigation.

  "Boss, the goods have been cleared."

  "After the freight is delivered to the destination, throw away the mobile phone card."

  "Roger that!"

  This is not a movie bridge, but a real situation within this "miraculous" company. The anti-smuggling police of Guangzhou Customs found that although the advertisement of this gang was simple and rude, the smuggling process was very "exquisite". The consignee will ask multiple drivers in the transportation link to purchase new mobile phone cards specially, and constantly change their contact information during the implementation of smuggling activities to avoid customs investigation.

  With the in-depth investigation, the anti-smuggling police judged that this was a smuggling criminal gang with strong anti-investigation consciousness and professional criminal characteristics. Most of the main members have the background of international trade, international logistics and cross-border transportation, and are familiar with international trade and import and export customs clearance rules; Or have the experience of being attacked by law enforcement departments, and be familiar with the procedures of handling cases in public security law. In addition, the gang set up a "shell" company dedicated to smuggling and customs declaration, confusing the anti-smuggling police.

  Smuggling gangs are familiar with the handling mode of the customs anti-smuggling police, and put "smoke bombs" in a targeted manner, and the clues are caught in a "fog".

  Every cloud has a silver lining. A message from the General Administration of Customs cleared the "fog" in front of the anti-smuggling police. On May 5th, the Customs seized a smuggling case of "switching packages" by cutting and closing the locks on the way from the Yangtze River Delta, seized 4 containers, arrested 18 people involved on the spot, and seized a batch of smuggled goods with a case value of about 20 million yuan. After the information of the collision case, Guangzhou Customs boldly concluded that the same smuggling gang was behind the scenes, but the smuggling routes and methods were changed. This smuggling gang headed by Zeng entered the vision of the anti-smuggling police of Guangzhou Customs.

        The Pearl River Estuary confronts greed and smuggling.

  Just as the customs is in full swing to conduct external investigation and evidence collection, a gang in Zeng has a strong response to smuggling setbacks. In order to recover losses, they continue to use Internet advertisements to solicit business, and a confrontation between smuggling gangs and customs anti-smuggling police is about to begin.

  On May 25, 2016, the Golden Waterway in the Pearl River Estuary was full of ships. A secretly refitted "Sui XX" ship was loaded with containers, mixed in the legally operated ship flow and quietly entered the country. Guangzhou customs anti-smuggling police have already opened their pockets and dispatched anti-smuggling boats to intercept them in one fell swoop.

  Boarding the intercepted ship, the anti-smuggling police found that some hull structures could not enter, inferring that there was a hidden compartment. After lifting the mountain of containers on the ship, I found the humble iron gate hidden in the side cabin, which contained some smuggled goods. Not only that, after careful investigation, the anti-smuggling police found that there were other sealed dark cabins on the ship and decided to cut them with electric grinding wheels.

  "Zhi … …” Accompanied by the harsh cutting sound is a splash of iron flower, "through! Passed! " The anti-smuggling police in charge of cutting exclaimed with surprise, and finally successfully broke the dark cabin after fully consuming seven blades. The well-informed anti-smuggling police were also surprised by the "treasures" in the secret compartment. In addition to the traditional smuggled goods such as imported red wine, milk powder, power supply for communication equipment and waste tires piled up in a hill, there were actually a large number of controlled knives, air guns and military crossbows that were forbidden to be imported in the secret compartment. After counting, there were more than 180.

  In this head-on confrontation, the smuggling gangs lost their troops, and the anti-smuggling police grasped the fact that the smuggling gangs smuggled a lot, laying a solid foundation for speeding up the investigation of the whole case. More importantly, the anti-smuggling police boldly speculated that this arrogant opponent who dared to brag and compensate the "customer" for the loss by "insurance" would definitely take risks again in order to make up for the loss.

        The fog gradually dispersed and the customs attacked Huanglong.

  Sure enough, less than a month after the confrontation, the smuggling gangs began to stir again and began to plan new smuggling routes.

  At this time, after several days of hard work, the anti-smuggling police have thoroughly mastered the personnel structure, division of labor and smuggling operation law of this smuggling gang with Zeng as the core. It turns out that a gang of Zeng used Internet advertisements to solicit import business at home and abroad, and colluded with professional smuggling gangs such as Huang and Zhang to smuggle a large number of high-value commodities and goods such as red wine, auto parts, integrated circuits and stereos, and even smuggled prohibited items such as controlled knives in the form of "layer-by-layer tax payment" by "shifting packages" during transit across customs areas, falsely reporting the names of goods and hiding small ships going to and from Hong Kong and Macao, which not only evaded state taxes.

  "In order to avoid customs investigation, this gang is constantly changing smuggling routes. At present, we have as many as six smuggling routes. It is rare to design so many smuggling routes in just a few months." The relevant person in charge of the Anti-smuggling Bureau of Guangzhou Customs said, "Some of the goods involved were shipped from Hong Kong, detoured to the Yangtze River Delta, declared for import in the name of low-value goods, smuggled through customs, and then transported back to Guangdong to hand over to the shipper."

  When the time is right, close the net immediately! On the morning of June 23, the unified investigation and arrest operation codenamed "3.13" was carried out simultaneously in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places. The customs anti-smuggling police formed several action teams, and at the same time appeared at the door of the suspect’s residence, the company building and the customs clearance site where the smuggled goods were located, and arrested 16 smuggling suspects such as Zeng; At the same time, a new batch of smuggled goods that just arrived at the supervision site were also seized by the customs on the spot.

  

  

  

  

Cai Guoqiang: The amount of fireworks set off is only 10% of that in 2008.

  CCTV News:The "big footprints" of fireworks in the sky at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are still impressive. As the general design of visual arts for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Cai Guoqiang once again partnered with Zhang Yimou to add luster to the opening ceremony with unique fireworks.

  In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the General Station, he said that under the creative principle of "simplicity, safety and brilliance", the total amount of fireworks set off this time was less than 10% of that of the 2008 Olympic Games.

  Outside the Bird’s Nest of the National Stadium, a few hundred meters of fireworks are ready. Cai Guoqiang and his team are busy here every day, making precise preparations for the fireworks display at the opening ceremony.