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Last night, Wang Lixia, Deputy Secretary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee and Chairman of the Autonomous Region Government, who was conducting research in Hulunbuir, specifically inspected the development of the local night economy. Wang Lixia walked into specialty small shops such as meat buns, lamb skewers, and smoked buns.

As an important component of urban economy, the prosperity of nighttime economy is a barometer of the convenience and activity of a city's economy. According to the current situation, in recent years, party and government leaders from multiple provinces across the country have visited night markets and commercial streets to investigate the development of the night economy.

On the evening of August 20th, Wang Lixia went to Hailar District, Hulunbuir City to learn about the development of the local night economy.

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Wang Lixia Investigates Night Economy

According to the WeChat official account "released by the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region", Wang Lixia, the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the chairman of the government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was investigating in Hulunbeier, made a special trip to investigate the development of the local night economy on the evening of August 20.

At around 9 pm, the Oriental Red Star City in Hailar District is filled with delicious food and bustling crowds. Wang Lixia walked into specialty small shops such as meat buns, lamb skewers, and smoked buns, and enthusiastically learned about the business and consumption situation. She encourages merchants to operate in compliance and safety, gather popularity with quality, and win reputation with service; Advise the local government to integrate management with service, solve practical difficulties for merchants, and increase publicity efforts to attract more people and customers, so as to make the night economy popular and prosperous.

On May 9th, Wang Lixia went to Beihu Park and Sandao Street in Manzhouli City to learn about the local night economy development. Photo by Han Qingli

Previously, when Wang Lixia conducted research in Baotou, Manzhouli and other places, she specifically inspected the development of the night economy. She pointed out that vigorously developing the night economy is an important means to promote consumption, stabilize employment, and stimulate urban vitality. It is necessary to strengthen guidance and promotion, enhance functions, enrich business formats, create highlights, and promote the high-quality development of the night economy.

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Provincial Party and Government Leaders

Visiting night markets and commercial streets

According to the current situation, it is not uncommon for provincial party and government leaders to pay attention to and conduct research on the "night economy", with precedents in many provinces such as Hunan, Liaoning, and Jilin.

According to the "Hunan Daily" WeChat official account, on the evening of July 3 this year, Shen Xiaoming, Secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, Mao Weiming, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and Governor of Hunan Province, visited the night market and business street.

On the evening of July 3rd, Shen Xiaoming and Mao Weiming arrived at the Yangfan Night Market in Dongtundu Street, Furong District, Changsha City. They visited stalls along the street to check the safety of gas and electricity.

As night falls and the lights start to shine, the streets of Changsha are bustling with people and full of fireworks. Shen Xiaoming and his delegation first visited the Yangfan Night Market located in Dongtundu Street, Furong District. They visited the stalls along the street to gain a detailed understanding of the business operations of the merchants, and carefully examined the safety of gas and electricity. They demanded that market managers and vendors strengthen their awareness of electricity and gas safety, conduct regular inspections, and ensure that safety hazards are eliminated as soon as possible.

On the evening of July 3rd, Shen Xiaoming and Mao Weiming arrived at the Wuyi Business District and walked along Huangxing South Road to inspect the safety hazards of outdoor billboards, evacuation routes, and other areas.

Subsequently, Shen Xiaoming and his delegation arrived at the Wuyi Business District, walking along Huangxing South Road along the commercial streets, Pozi Street, and Sanwang Street to observe. They also walked into the crowded food plaza and food city, inquiring about the electricity and gas consumption of merchants, fire exits, and other safety hazards. They carefully examined outdoor billboards, evacuation channels, and old houses, emphasizing the need to improve safety awareness, strictly abide by safety production regulations and requirements, and strictly prevent accidents such as explosions and stampedes.

In addition, on March 29, 2021, Liu Ning, then Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Governor, conducted an on-site inspection of the development of night economy and the renovation of pedestrian streets in Shenyang.

On June 1, 2020, the then Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee, Bayin Chaolu, visited the Guilin Road Hutong Night Market in Chaoyang District, Changchun City to investigate the development of the night economy. He not only praised the "street vendor economy", but also tasted specialty food at roadside stalls, giving confidence to nearby vendors.

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Escort Night Economy

Multiple regions including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou are making efforts

On July 23, the People's Daily published an article pointing out that as an important component of urban economy, the prosperity of nighttime economy is a barometer of a city's economic convenience and activity.

Data shows that 60% of consumption in China occurs at night, from 6pm on the same day to 2am the next day, which has become the "golden time" for many residents to consume. Further expanding domestic demand, the nighttime economy has become a highly anticipated driving force.

On Dongguan Street in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, citizens and tourists have come to admire the beautiful scenery and enjoy delicious food. Photo by Shi Shirong

There is still a lot of room for the future of China's nighttime economy. Promoting the healthy development of the nighttime economy requires joint efforts from enterprises, governments, and consumers to innovate consumption supply, optimize consumption environment, and create a more complete nighttime economic ecosystem.

Escorting the night economy, various regions are constantly exploring. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chongqing and other places have combined the construction of international consumption center cities to release several measures to promote the development of nighttime economy, hold a series of activities such as nighttime consumption festivals, and stimulate urban vitality. Beijing has released several measures to promote the prosperity and development of the night economy, upgrading the "3.0 version" policy for the night economy; Tianjin holds the third Tianjin Nightlife Festival of "Tianjin Night with You", promoting the brand of "Night Tianjin City"; Shanghai will encourage the development of nighttime economy as an important part of the Shanghai Action Plan for Accelerating Economic Recovery and Revitalization.