Xinhuanet, Beijing, May 1, special report: "May 1" short holiday hot words inventory

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Ziyun and Zhou Rui

Talking about labor and model workers on this year's Labor Day, in addition to glory, has given it a heavy word: the Chinese Dream; at the cusp of the "Phoenix collects door-to-door fees" storm, many scenic spots have reduced prices in response, but were pointed out to lack sincerity; the lifting of the ban on disposable foam tableware has aroused public concern about the recurrence of white pollution; "shifting holidays" has been criticized again... During the 2013 "May 1" short holiday, "Labor builds the Chinese Dream", "Phoenix is cold", "peak price reduction", "complaining about shifting holidays", "traffic jams" and other hot words have become the people's close attention.

¡¾Hot word 1¡¿"Labor builds the Chinese dream"

"Happiness will not fall from the sky, and dreams will not come true automatically. To achieve our goals and create our beautiful future, we must rely closely on the people, always for the people, and rely on hard work, honest work, and creative work."

General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke a well-known truth in plain and easy-to-understand language and innovative arguments when he met with representatives of Chinese model workers on April 28. He also issued a mobilization order to the whole party and China to build the Chinese dream through labor on the occasion of the International Labor Day.

¡¾Hot word 2¡¿"Phoenix is cold"

Hunan Phoenix Ancient Town has been at the forefront of public opinion since it began charging 148 yuan for tickets on April 10. Affected by the controversial storm, during the "May Day" holiday, unlike the "overflowing" phenomenon in previous years, Phoenix was obviously cold this year.

May 1st was the first holiday after Phoenix started charging admission, and the number of individual tourists in the scenic area decreased significantly, causing complaints from relevant groups including innkeepers and farm boatmen. Phoenix said that although the "one ticket system" is currently facing various controversies, this path "will definitely continue."

Obviously, for tourists who do not want to visit all the scenic spots, this move is suspected of bundled sales, and it also exposes the "ticket economy dependence syndrome" commonly faced by Chinese scenic spots. How to develop diversified income channels for scenic spots and let people enjoy the fruits of tourism development is the long-term way for scenic spots to develop.

[Hot word three] "Off-peak price reduction"

Before the "May 1st" holiday, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that it would implement discounts on tickets for more than 1,200 scenic spots in China, but famous scenic spots such as Huangshan and Emeishan in China staggered the three-day holiday and chose other price reduction times, which was pointed out by netizens and tourists as a lack of sincerity in "off-peak price reduction."

According to the news released on the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, during the "May 1st" Labor Day, more than 1,200 scenic spots in China will implement ticket price discounts, and the average discount for scenic spot ticket prices is about 20%. However, most of the scenic spots that directly choose to reduce prices during the three-day holiday are 3A-level and below, while 4A and 5A-level scenic spots are more likely to choose "peak price reduction". For example, although the ticket prices of the three famous mountain scenic spots in Anhui (Huangshan, Jiuhuashan, and Tianzhushan) have dropped by 20%, the discount time is from May 2nd to 4th - staggered from the "May 1st" holiday.

Nowadays, with the tourist groups tending to be rational and mature, insincere price reductions, like arbitrary price increases, will only bring resistance and damage the long-term interests of the scenic spots. Tourist attractions are public resources. How to learn from foreign countries to truly implement free tickets and low-price ticket systems so that the public can truly benefit can show the greatest sincerity of scenic spots and local governments.

¡¾Hot word 4¡¿"Complain about holiday shifting"

Every holiday, people always take holidays by shifting holidays. Although they get a concentrated rest, the working status of "seven companies" and "eight companies" before and after the holidays makes netizens crazy and eager for a decent rest.

According to previous holiday arrangements, this kind of "shifting holidays" has become a routine. By "being on vacation" to get a few days of vacation, the price is to work hard and concentrate on work. Netizens joked that they should "be forced to work" with the mentality of a long-distance sprint in order to get the last dawn - vacation.

Despite all kinds of complaints, netizens do not seem to be happy about the complete cancellation of shifting holidays. They frankly admit that when the "paid vacation" system cannot be fully guaranteed, this kind of shifting holidays with obvious side effects is better than nothing.

¡¾Hot word 5¡¿¡°Ban on foam tableware lifted¡±

On May 1, disposable foam tableware, which has been banned for 14 years, will officially usher in the ¡°ban-lifting day¡±, which has once again aroused people¡¯s concerns about ¡°white pollution¡±.

Reporters found that due to the low production cost and entry threshold, disposable foam tableware has been ¡°banned but not eliminated¡± for many years. According to the decision of the Development and Reform Commission to amend the relevant provisions of the ¡°Guidelines for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2011 Edition)¡±, disposable foam tableware was deleted from the ¡°eliminate product catalogue¡± and was allowed to be produced and used from May 1, 2013.

For the ¡°re-emergence¡± of disposable foam tableware, four major questions can¡¯t help but be raised: How to ensure that small workshops do not use waste plastics to make tableware? How to ensure that manufacturers use whitening agents reasonably? What should environmentally friendly lunch box manufacturers who have been guided by previous policies and invested heavily do? Foam tableware is often discarded at will. How to avoid the reappearance of the ¡°white garbage¡± siege phenomenon?

¡¾Hot word six¡¿"Tracking donations"

An artist who participated in the charity auction after the Wenchuan earthquake said on Weibo that the donations to Qingcheng Mountain "disappeared", which triggered people to track the donations collected by the Red Cross. Transparent charity and honest charity have once again become the focus of public discussion.

The Red Cross explained on the 1st the use of 84.72 million yuan raised by more than 100 artists who participated in the charity auction after the Wenchuan earthquake, saying that these donations were used for the "Boai Home" project. Although they were not used according to the designated project, they were generally consistent with the wishes of the donors.

Public opinion believes that the Red Cross has a long way to go to rebuild trust. Responding to public doubts in a timely manner is only the most basic first step. More importantly, it should solve the gap between its transparency and professionalism and public expectations from multiple aspects such as operating model and system construction.

¡¾Hot word seven¡¿"Traffic jams on holidays"

Since the implementation of the policy of exempting small passenger cars from tolls during major holidays, road traffic pressure has become a major complaint during holidays, and calls for "public transportation" have been heard one after another, but the effect is not ideal.

During the three-day holiday, with free passage on various highways, bridges and tunnels, the number of vehicles passing through has increased significantly. Netizens complained that "Travel on May 1st is jammed, jammed, and jammed. It's really stressful!" I wanted to choose a self-driving tour to relax, but the good mood was ruined by long-term traffic jams due to frequent accidents on the highway. Traffic police departments in various places have also issued reminders, suggesting that public transportation should be chosen; travel during off-peak hours; and avoid congested sections. However, the actual effect is not particularly obvious, and the traffic jams are still blocked. Some comments pointed out that as the degree of automobileization in Chinese society becomes higher and higher, if people still habitually travel in large groups, "traffic jams on holidays" may become normalized.

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