Chinese New Year's Eve Emergency Notice! On December 31, due to air pollution, fireworks activities were canceled in many places across the country.
Shanghai Disneyland apologizes
The Chinese New Year's Eve show may not include fireworks effects
On December 31, Shanghai Disneyland apologized for canceling the New Year's Eve fireworks show and proposed a remedy plan.
Shanghai has issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution, and Shanghai Disneyland may make adjustments to its operating arrangements today in accordance with relevant requirements. Tonight's "Light Up the New Year" special night show will probably not include fireworks effects.
According to the monitoring of the Shanghai air quality real-time release platform, at 15 o'clock on December 31, the real-time air quality index of Shanghai was 215, with heavy pollution, and the primary pollutant was PM2.5.
Lujiazui at 4 p.m. on December 31. Image source: Shanghai air quality real-time release platform
New Year's Eve fireworks shows in many places across the country have been temporarily cancelled
According to the announcement in the early morning of December 31, the Changsha Window of the World Scenic Area in Hunan Province showed that due to the recent serious air pollution in Changsha, in order to further control pollutant emissions, minimize the degree of pollution, and protect the health of citizens, the Changsha Window of the World was originally scheduled to be held on December 31, 2023.
On the 31st, the weather in Changsha showed fog, and the air quality index at 11 a.m. was 206, which is heavily polluted.
Also in Hunan, the WeChat public account "Cultural Tourism Yueyang" announced on the evening of December 30 that due to environmental protection reasons, the fireworks on the main stage of the Dongting fishing and fire season scheduled for December 30 and 31 were cancelled.
Shandong Dongpinghu Cultural Tourism Group issued a notice that due to weather conditions, the New Year's Eve fireworks show originally scheduled for December 31 in Dasong Sleepless City was canceled, and the rest of the performances were carried out normally.
Jiangxi Pingxiang Kaiguang Xintiandi Ecological Tourism Zone introduced on December 30 that due to the receipt of the "Notice on the Yellow Warning for Polluted Weather in Anyuan District to be Upgraded to an Orange Warning" from the Office of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Headquarters of Anyuan District, Pingxiang City, the park will cancel the New Year's Eve fireworks show originally scheduled for the evening of December 31.
Shuoxi Lake Scenic Area in Huaibei, Anhui Province also said on December 30 that after the Anhui provincial orange warning was issued on December 28, 2023, all cities issued an orange warning for heavy pollution weather in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions of the "Anhui Provincial Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather", launched a Level II emergency response, and strictly implemented various emergency emission reduction measures.
The 1903 Scenic Area of Kunming Park in Yunnan Province issued a notice on December 30 to cancel the New Year's Eve fireworks and drone shows.
Many places have notified that Chinese New Year's Eve activities will not be organized
On December 26, according to Shanghai People's Radio and Television, the Bund, North Bund and Xiaolujiazui areas will not show themed light and shadow shows, and no zero-point countdown activities will be organized.
On December 31, according to the @Guangzhou Haizhu police reminder: On the night of December 31, 2023, no large-scale mass activities such as the countdown to the New Year were organized in public places such as Canton Tower, Padai, and Taikoo Cang in Guangzhou.
@广州天河公安 issued a reminder on the 29th that there will be no countdown activities in public places such as Huacheng Square and Haixinsha Asian Games Park on the night of December 31, 2023.
On December 29, according to civilized Wuhan news, no large-scale mass activities of any kind were organized in public places such as Jianghan Customs, Hankou River Beach and Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street.
From 18 o'clock on December 31, the bell tower of Jianghanguan stopped ringing the bell. The "Two Rivers and Four Banks" light show also has no zero-point countdown activities. At that time, the police will implement crowd diversion and temporary traffic control measures at the scene according to the situation.
On December 28, the official Weibo of Nanjing Jiming Temple issued a notice saying that there will be no activities such as bell ringing and New Year's Eve during New Year's Day. Jiming Temple said that due to the crowding, please line up in an orderly manner according to the on-site guidelines.
On December 20, 2023, Qinghai Lake Scenic Area issued a notice stating that due to the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Jishi Mountain, in order to express deep condolences to the compatriots killed in the disaster area, the "New Year's Day and New Year's Day" series of activities originally scheduled to be held in Qinghai Lake Scenic Area on December 31 were cancelled. Visitors who have purchased and booked the same-day activity package can apply for a refund unconditionally at the original ticket purchase channel. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
- Many places announced that the Chinese New Year's Eve subway will operate overnight or extended
Nanchang, Jiangxi Province said that on December 31, the operating time of the Nanchang subway network will be extended by 2.5 hours to 1 a.m. the next day, and from 22 o'clock on December 31 to the end of operation, each station will release turnstiles, and citizens can take the subway for free.
Xiamen Metro said that on December 31, it will extend the operation service time of the subway network by 2 hours.
Guangzhou Metro said that today, the entire Guangzhou Metro network extended the operation service time by 1.5 hours, and the last train time of each station can be queried in the official WeChat and APP of Guangzhou Metro. Due to the large passenger flow, Beijing Road Station will take passenger flow control measures according to the actual situation on site, and some trains will adopt "flying stations".
Source: Official releases from all over the country, Shanghai People's Radio and Television Station, Jiupai News
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