6 | Tuesday, June 9, 2020 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY CHINA Giant panda park to be Monthlong festival gives established by year’s end By ZHAO XINYING in Xi’an ing points for human activities [email protected] established at the entrances of the park, and the length of the route for Shanghai nightlife a boost The Giant Panda National Park, working staff to patrol has reached one of China’s first national parks to 10,584 kilometers. be set up chiefly for a single species, “These measures have proved to Cities bank on traditional markets to Road night market reopened last will be officially established before be effective as the living environ- aid economic recovery from pandemic week after the city completed COV- the end of the year, Central China Tel- ment of the giant pandas continues It brings back ID-19 testing for its nearly 10 mil- evision reported over the weekend. to improve,” Xiang was quoted as lion residents and reported only The park, covering 27,134 square saying by CCTV. By XING YI in Shanghai night market with different childhood memories 300 asymptomatic cases. kilometers, will span parts of Si- Xiang added that more than [email protected] themes, including food, arts and of going to the night “The mass testing has comforted chuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provin- 5,000 infrared cameras have been shops, and invited 100 artists, people in Wuhan,” said Vice-Mayor ces. With 18,056 square kilometers installed in the national park, and Last weekend, pedestrians tasted musicians, chefs and vendors. market with my Hu Yabo at a news conference on in the park serving as habitat for the images they have recorded have street food, artisans made crafts in The night market was already parents.” Tuesday. giant pandas, it will also be among provided large amounts of firsthand small booths and children ran packed with people when the festi- In Harbin, Heilongjiang prov- the first national parks to integrate materials for scientific research. around playing games for prizes — val kicked off at 7:30 pm. Tian Suyuan, market patron ince, the local government passed a the habitat of a single species. “Over the past few months, the demonstrating that nightlife has “We hope to help revive the econ- three-year action plan to revitalize Information from the park’s web- activities of wild pandas have been returned in many cities across Chi- omy from the coronavirus, and pro- us a convenient place to go and its night economy. site show the park, launched as a frequently recorded by the cameras, na since the country has brought vide a gathering space for Shanghai entertain ourselves,” she said. Under the plan, the government national pilot project in January which is a reflection that the ecologi- coronavirus under control. residents to meet offline,” she said. The China International Import will further upgrade its business 2017, is integrating more than 80 cal environment in the park is in On Saturday, the Shanghai gov- There are 12 main night markets Expo venue was also turned into a street along the Songhua River, natural reserves in 30 counties of good condition and that pandas, as ernment partnered with the city’s across the city, including Sinan market, where companies sold which flows through the city, and the three provinces. one of the species in the park, are commercial complexes and cultur- Mansions, the Anyi Road weekend imports that were featured at the boost spending on nighttime shop- The latest statistics show that multiplying and developing,” he said. al hubs to launch a monthlong pop-up fair, Fengjing Road on the expo, such as cafe lattes with milk ping, dining, tourism and enter- 1,631 wild giant pandas are now liv- Data collected by the cameras nightlife festival. Bund, the Yu Garden commercial from New Zealand, rice from Japan tainment. ing in the national park, accounting showed that of the 2,337 cameras More than 180 featured activities arcade and College Road near and wines from Italy. Chengdu, Sichuan province, for 87.5 percent of the population of used for recording the activities of — from food tasting to live concerts Fudan University. Tang Guifa, general manager of adopted a similar plan that would wild pandas nationwide. The park is giant pandas, 383 have taken almost — were held across the city. In addi- Tian Suyuan, who works for a the National Exhibition and Con- build 100 nighttime economy mod- also home to more than 8,000 types 2,600 photos and almost 2.5 hours tion, visitors took advantage of Shanghai IT company, went to the vention Center (Shanghai), said the el stores. of wildlife, such as snub-nosed mon- of short-burst videos of pandas over shopping discounts and extended Anyi Road market on Saturday, the venue will hold night markets dur- In Guangzhou, Guangdong prov- keys and scarlet ibis, making it a the past half year. museum hours. opening night of the city’s nightlife ing weekends in June and resume ince, Liu Hei-wan, a political advis- nationally or possibly globally sig- In addition, there have been 873 The festival’s opening ceremony festival. exhibitions in July. er to the city and an entrepreneur nificant place for the protection of “independent detections” — the was at Sinan Mansions, whose “I thought there would be The night economy is rebound- from Macao, said at a news confer- an ecological environment. number of times infrared cameras 1920s-era Western European build- crowds, but I didn’t expect so many ing from the hit it took from the ence on Saturday that the city has To better protect the wildlife in capture the image of a specific spe- ings house a host of bars and cafes. people,” Tian said. “It brings back coronavirus, not only in Shanghai, long been known for its prosperous the park, the Giant Panda National cies — in the past six months, higher Fan Meichen, deputy general childhood memories of going to the but also across the country. nighttime eateries but should fur- Park Administration has invested than in the same period in past years. manager of Sinan Mansions Man- night market with my parents.” In Wuhan, Hubei province, the ther broaden its night economy 4.7 billion yuan ($660 million) in Usually, a detection is noted when agement Co, said they have set up a “I think it’s a good move to give signature kilometer-long Baocheng offerings. infrastructure construction, the res- the same camera captures the image toration of the ecological corridors of the same animal several times and the protection of crucial habi- within half an hour, according to Li tats, said Xiang Kewen, director of Sheng, a researcher at the School of the administration. Life Sciences of Peking University. Beijing kicks About 1,800 monitoring lines and The increase in independent 4,839 observation points have been detections is a key indicator that the off events to set up, he said. In addition, there population of a specific species is have been more than 1,300 monitor- growing, he said. encourage spending National measures help mangrove forest growth By DU JUAN [email protected] By YANG WANLI recovery mode to expand mangrove He Hong, a flower arrangement [email protected] forests,” he said. “Also, a stricter sur- enthusiast in Beijing’s Fengtai dis- veillance system will be put into use trict, participated in a special pro- China has expanded its total area to combat illegal use of and damage motional event on Saturday, which of mangrove forests by 7,000 hec- to the forests.” was held by the local government tares in the past two decades, the for- Wu also emphasized the impor- to boost consumption. est authority revealed on Monday. tance of scientific support for man- “Dressed in Chinese traditional China now has more than half its groves protection and said the costumes, we had a lesson about mangrove forests under state protec- administration will cooperate with flower culture and arrangements at tion, according to the National For- scientific research institutes to a flower cultural center, which I estry and Grassland Administration. introduce new technologies to pro- enjoyed a lot,” she said. “I would Monday marked World Oceans tect the forests while enhancing like to spend money on such servi- Day, which celebrated the role of the public education. ces, as well as on the beautiful flow- Children play with a robot at an outdoor market stall in Beijing’s Haidian district on Saturday. It is part oceans in our everyday lives and In the 1950s, China had about ers there.” of a citywide campaign to boost consumption. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY inspired action to protect the oceans 50,000 hectares of mangrove forest. To boost consumption, Fengtai and use marine resources sustaina- But the area declined sharply to district, as well as many other dis- bly. The United Nations announced 22,000 hectares due to human activ- tricts in Beijing, have held various ened by the COVID-19 epidemic. coupons were used in restaurants launched a monthlong event to the theme for 2020 is “Innovation ities, such as pollution. events to attract consumers since Data compiled over the weekend and 61 percent were used to shop in promote parent-child consump- for a Sustainable Ocean”. Thanks to the laws enacted in the Saturday. shows the effort is paying off. physical stores, JD said. tion on Saturday, involving more As mangrove forests play an past two decades, such as the Forest Based on its business specialties, The Beijing Department Store in The events will continue until the than 200 companies and 2,000 important role in improving marine Law and Environment Protection Fengtai has held promotional Wangfujing business area, for National Day holiday in October.