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Modern Express News (Reporter Yu Lu Ma Zhuangzhuang Wen / Photo) It is a traditional custom to keep an old age amid the sound of firecrackers. However, traditional gunpowder fireworks not only have safety hazards, but also cause pollution to the air when they are released. In recent years, the gradual rise of electronic firecrackers, when the Modern Express reporter visited, some stores said that electronic firecrackers sales are quite good.
△ Electronic firecrackers
Visit: Electronic firecrackers sold well on the eve of the Spring Festival
On the morning of January 14, a Modern Express reporter came to a department store in Nanjing's Xuanwu District, and in the wedding monopoly area, the reporter saw a string of electronic firecrackers hanging on a high place, more than a meter long, and the red appearance imitated the real firecrackers. The reporter learned that this kind of electronic firecracker has been popular in the early years and sold well when it is almost the New Year. At the upper end of the firecracker, there is a switch, after the reporter opens, the firecracker lights up with a red flash, followed by the sound of firecracker explosions, there is also a "Happy New Year, peace in the family" blessing words. "Not only for the New Year, but also for birthdays, weddings, moving houses and other scenes." According to the store, this electronic firecracker is plugged in, 48 yuan a string.
In a market in Nanjing's Gulou District, many shops sell New Year goods, red lanterns, red packet bags, and Lucky Characters... A lively atmosphere, electronic firecrackers are also among them. A bright firecracker decoration hung outside the door of a shop, and the store showed reporters a smart electronic firecracker, which looked very festive in appearance, and the red shell was above the big word "Fu". Merchants introduced that this electronic firecracker is charging, more convenient, the price is relatively expensive, 150 yuan per string, plug-in is 120 yuan per string. She also demonstrated the operation of this string of firecrackers, and after pressing the button, the firecrackers made a crackling sound, which was not much different from the real firecracker sound. The customers on the side couldn't help but say, "This is really fun." The store said that electronic firecrackers sell well, generally can be used for marriage and New Year, and can also be used at home.
In another store, an electronic firecracker is priced at 140 yuan per string and can be controlled with a remote control. The store said that there are more people who buy it in the New Year, and it is more festive to use during the Spring Festival.
Hot selling: There are electronic firecrackers on the line that cost more than 600 yuan
In addition to offline stores, electronic firecrackers are also very popular in online stores. "Realistic sound effects", "ten-year warranty, can be continuously played", "louder than real firecrackers"... There are more electronic firecracker styles on the e-commerce platform, including a gilded "Zhao Cai Jin Bao" pattern, as well as festive red tassel embellishments, some can be charged, some can also be remotely controlled, and there are different decibel levels. The reporter found that the price of these electronic firecrackers ranged from 30 yuan to more than 200 yuan, and even more than 600 yuan of electronic firecrackers were sold, and the highest monthly sales of electronic firecrackers reached more than 4,000 pieces.
△ Electronic firecrackers with an online price of more than 600 yuan. Screenshots of the network
"Traditional firecrackers pollute the environment, buy an electronic firecracker to find a new year's flavor, and the sound is really loud." "The firecrackers are beautiful and surrounded by small colored lights, which are festive and environmentally friendly, and can be reused." On the online shopping platform, many consumers give electronic firecrackers praise, believing that environmental protection and safety not only have a sense of ceremony of setting off firecrackers, but also play a role in decorating the room for the New Year.
Ms. Chen, a citizen of Yangzhou, bought an electronic firecracker that has been reused several times. In 2021, Ms. Chen's daughter got married, and she found that there were neighbors in the community who used electronic firecrackers, which was convenient and lively, so she also spent more than a hundred yuan to buy one. When my daughter was married, I used it.
"The electronic firecracker I bought is charged, there are two buttons, a control light, a control sound, the sound is similar to the sound of firecrackers", Ms. Chen introduced, and later her daughter's birthday, moving, all used this electronic firecracker, "I have reused it several times, more environmentally friendly." "This year's Spring Festival, Ms. Chen still plans to take out the electronic firecrackers and be lively.
Reminder: Use electronic firecrackers to be careful not to disturb the people
After the ban, the taste of the year in the sound of firecrackers has not disappeared, many people will choose to use electronic firecrackers to replace traditional firecrackers, and the hot sales of electronic firecrackers also confirm this. The shape of electronic firecrackers is not only a long string of firecrackers, but also cylindrical firecrackers, and electronic lanterns also appear in the ranks of Spring Festival hanging ornaments. The successive electronic products introduced by manufacturers make up for the lack of new taste that cannot be fired with traditional firecrackers.
Pu Zhengning, associate professor of the School of Economics and Management of Southeast University, introduced that in specific situations such as the Spring Festival, people pursue a sense of ceremony and atmosphere, and in the case of fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in many places, electronic fireworks have replaced fireworks and firecrackers, becoming a "sub-optimal" choice.
However, it should be noted that even if you put an electronic firecracker, you can't be willful. The Modern Express reporter noted that some cities held a meeting specifically for the problem of electronic firecrackers. In December 2021, the police in Chizhou, Anhui Province, held a symposium to standardize the firing of electronic firecrackers and promote the work of "noise reduction". Chizhou police organized 11 responsible persons of electronic firecracker operating enterprises in the main urban area to participate in the discussion, focusing on the current fireworks and firecrackers enterprises in the legal compliance of safe production, noise reduction and re-inspection and acceptance. Chizhou police mentioned in the "Notice on Strengthening the Management of Electronic Firecracker Discharge in The Main Urban Area According to Law" that the phenomenon of excessive firing of electronic firecrackers and the noise generated by the firing affect the order of the people's lives. The discharge of electronic firecrackers in the main urban area shall not interfere with the normal life of others due to the noise generated by the firing.