Today's data selection: Jay Chou drove a tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan in Hohhot; India plans to ban sugar exports to India | concerts | tourism
Jay Chou drives tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan in Hohhot
From August 17th to 20th, Jay Chou's concert was held in Hohhot for four consecutive sessions, and the venues were fully booked. The concert not only ignited the sports stadium in Hohhot, but also ignited the entire consumer economy in Hohhot. The huge influx of people brought by performing arts activities penetrated into the cultural and tourism consumption chain of tourist attractions, hotels, catering, etc., and also ushered in a new peak of cultural and tourism consumption in Hohhot. According to statistics, the concert attracted a total of 184000 viewers, with out of town audiences accounting for over 80% of the total audience. Among them, influenced by the concert effect, from August 16th to 20th, Hohhot received 1.2617 million tourists and achieved tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan, which is 3.3 times the tourism revenue during the Dragon Boat Festival period.
132 successful predictions of geological disasters in China from January to July
On August 23rd, the Ministry of Natural Resources held a press conference, and relevant officials stated that China is still in the main flood season, and all regions should continue to focus on key prevention areas, strengthen consultation, analysis, monitoring and early warning, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property. Data shows that from January to July this year, China successfully predicted 132 geological disasters. During the critical flood control period of "seven down and eight up", natural resource management departments at all levels in China dispatched over 852000 experts and technical personnel, inspected and inspected over 1.499 million hidden danger points, and urgently dealt with 6437 geological hazards or hidden dangers.
Hong Kong prohibits online purchasing of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan
According to @ Voice of the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong will ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan to Hong Kong from early morning on August 24th. The Hong Kong SAR government stated that online purchasing is also a commercial import and is subject to prohibitions. If the ban is violated, a fine at level 6 and imprisonment for 12 months can be imposed.
1337 couples married in Qixi, Shanghai
On August 22, Qixi Festival, many new couples chose to tie the knot on this day. The marriage registration center also held various activities to make marriage solemn. Data shows that there were 1337 couples registered to get married on Qixi Festival in Shanghai.
India plans to ban sugar exports for the first time in 7 years
On August 23rd, three Indian government sources announced that due to insufficient rainfall leading to a reduction in sugarcane production, India is expected to ban sugar factory exports from October 2023/24, marking the first time in seven years that exports have been suspended. India's withdrawal from the global market may push up benchmark sugar prices in New York and London, raising concerns about further inflation in the global food market. The prices in these two markets have already been around multi-year highs. According to data from the Indian meteorological department, the monsoon rainfall in the main sugarcane growing areas of the western state of Maharashtra and the southern state of Karnataka has been 50% lower than the average so far this year. These two regions together account for more than half of India's total sugar production. An industry official stated that unstable rainfall will lead to a decrease in sugar production for 2023/24, and even reduce planting area for 2024/25. In 2023/24, India's sugar production may decrease by 3.3% to 31.7 million tons.