Li Yanming, a businessman from Yan ‘an, Shaanxi Province, was administratively detained by Baota Branch of Yan ‘an Public Security Bureau for 15 days in July this year and fined 3,000 yuan. Caixin. com previously reported that Li Yanming was not released after the detention. The family said that he was later taken away by the disciplinary Committee for investigation. During this period, Li Yanming suffered from closed head injury (severe) and bilateral occipital fractures due to his careless fall. On September 2nd, Li Yanming was arrested on suspicion of opening a casino. Since then, the family’s application for bail has been rejected.
On September 17th, Li Yanming’s attorney Qu Zhenhong provided The Paper with Li Yanming’s admission record. According to the record, Li Yanming was admitted to Xi ‘an Central Hospital at 16: 08 on August 3rd. "The patient said that he accidentally fell from the bed and landed on his pillow in the hotel. After the injury, he did not feel coma, vomiting, limb convulsions and dizziness. He was sent to our hospital after others found out. Head CT showed left occipital epidural hematoma, left cerebellar tentorium suspected subdural hematoma, right frontal lobe contusion, subarachnoid hemorrhage and bilateral occipital fracture. "
Admission records also show that Li Yanming has hypertension grade 2 (very high risk), left renal atrophy, aspiration pneumonia and so on. On August 3rd, Xi ‘an Central Hospital admitted Li Yanming with "closed head injury (severe)" and performed craniotomy on the same day.
Li Yanming’s hospitalization certificate
One month after the operation, Li Yanming was arrested. The notice of arrest served by the Baota Branch of Yan ‘an Public Security Bureau to Li Yanming’s family showed that "with the approval of the Baota District Procuratorate of Yan ‘an City, our bureau arrested Li Yanming on suspicion of opening a casino at 17: 00 on September 2, 2020, and is now detained in Xi ‘an Ankang Hospital." According to public information, Xi ‘an Ankang Hospital is a national secondary psychiatric hospital under the Xi ‘an Public Security Bureau and a designated medical hospital in the supervision place.
Li Yanming’s arrest notice
Qu Zhenhong told The Paper that she had applied to Ankang Hospital on September 7th to meet her client Li Yanming, but was told that Li Yanming was not allowed to meet a lawyer by the case-handling organ. I don’t know why. On September 18th, The Paper telephoned the police officer handling the Li Yanming case, trying to find out why the police refused to allow lawyers to meet Li Yanming, but the police officer said that he would not accept the interview and immediately hung up.
Qu Zhenhong told The Paper that on September 7, she also mailed an application for bail pending trial to the police officer of Baota Branch of Yan ‘an Public Security Bureau through EMS, but it was rejected on September 10.
After that, on September 14th, Li Yanming’s family went to Baota Branch to submit the application for bail pending trial. According to the application, after compulsory measures were taken, Li Yanming fell down on August 3, was diagnosed with closed head injury (severe), and underwent craniotomy on the same day. At present, Li Yanming’s physical condition is poor and he is not suitable for detention. In addition, Xi ‘an Ankang Hospital is a specialized psychiatric hospital, which mainly treats all kinds of mental patients and drug addicts, but it is incapable of treating Li Yanming’s illness.
In addition, the application also stated that Li Yanming’s alleged crime of opening a casino did not involve violent crimes, and taking measures to obtain bail pending trial would not cause social danger. He has opened a number of companies in Yan ‘an and has a fixed residence. He can be on call after being released on bail pending trial, which does not affect the police’s continued investigation of the case.
However, the above application for bail pending trial was rejected on the same day. The notice of compulsory measures not to be changed issued by Baota Branch of Yan ‘an Public Security Bureau said: "After review, our bureau believes that taking bail pending trial may destroy and falsify evidence and interfere with witnesses’ testimony or collusion; It may involve other new crimes, and the adoption of bail pending trial hinders investigation. According to the provisions of Article 97 of the Criminal Procedure Law, it is decided not to change the compulsory measures. "
Notice of police not to change compulsory measures
According to Caixin. com, Li Yanming, together with other representatives of small and medium-sized private enterprises in Yan ‘an, reported that several microfinance companies in Yan ‘an were involved in usury, black and evil and the umbrella behind them. The Yan ‘an Public Security Bureau set up a task force in 2019, and the case is still under investigation.
With the gradual release of domestic market demand, export to domestic sales presents great growth potential. The Ministry of Commerce issued relevant measures to speed up the market access for domestic sales, improve the level of facilitation for domestic sales, and promote the docking of supply and demand.
Recently, the Ministry of Commerce cooperated with the governments of Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Chongqing to co-host a series of activities of exporting products to domestic market. The products on display are rich in variety, novel and high in quality, attracting consumers to buy them, which has become a useful attempt to turn export products into domestic sales.
In order to support marketable export products to be sold domestically, from July 25th to 27th, the Ministry of Commerce, in cooperation with the people’s governments of Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Chongqing, co-sponsored a series of activities of "Foreign Trade Boutique Dressing Up Pedestrian Street" in Hubin Pedestrian Street in Hangzhou, Datang Pedestrian Street in Xi ‘an and Jie Fangbei Pedestrian Street in Chongqing. At the appeal of most exhibitors, the activities of Hangzhou Hubin Pedestrian Street and Xi ‘an Datang City Pedestrian Street were extended to one week.
At the event site, the goods were rich and popular.
"Looking at the novel style, good quality and reasonable price." At the scene of Hangzhou Hubin Pedestrian Street, where the export products of "Foreign Trade Boutique Exchange Dress Up Pedestrian Street" were sold domestically, Aunt Li, a citizen who came to buy it, soon took a fancy to a dining chair.
The activity site of Hangzhou Hubin Pedestrian Street adopts online and offline linkage mode. There are 100 booths on site, and nearly 100 high-quality foreign trade enterprises display and sell more than 1,000 kinds of products, covering home appliances and textiles, lamps and toys, clothing and footwear, luggage decoration, pet products, smart equipment and so on. There are five live broadcast rooms in the exhibition area and the "live broadcast room on the lake" on the lakeside pedestrian street. Many live broadcasts are conducted every day, and high-quality foreign trade products participating in the activities are sold to online consumers simultaneously.
At the activity site of Xi ‘an Datang City Pedestrian Street, exhibitors came from five fields: consumer goods, specialty agricultural products, textiles and garments, electronic appliances and tea drinks, and exhibited more than 500 kinds of high-quality foreign trade products, including glassware, titanium products, cultural and creative products, local specialty foods, outdoor products and balance cars. There is a live broadcast room at the event site, which allows consumers to feel the charm of Shaanxi foreign trade quality products in the "cloud".
In Jie Fangbei Pedestrian Street, Chongqing, the exhibition area is 1,500 square meters, with three exhibition areas of service trade, agricultural and sideline products and consumer goods, and nearly 100 exhibitors. In the agricultural and sideline products area, brands such as Paisenbai and Huida Lemon exhibited overseas best-selling agricultural products and foods such as orange juice, water shield and amber tea oil. In the consumer goods area, the exhibits of Chongqing Xiaokang, Asus and other enterprises cover many categories such as electronics, textiles, automobile and motorcycle, and daily use.
Public service platforms for product certification and intellectual property protection have been set up at the event sites in the three places, and a variety of supporting activities have been held according to local conditions. Hangzhou advocates supermarkets, e-commerce and foreign trade comprehensive service enterprises to provide services for foreign trade enterprises to sell domestically. Chongqing holds exhibition tour of export commodities. Xi ‘an organized 50 key commercial and trade circulation enterprises to conduct on-site procurement negotiations.
Try to change, and the enthusiasm of enterprises for domestic sales will continue to improve.
Affected by the epidemic, in March this year, Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Sturgeon Science and Technology Co., Ltd. cancelled foreign trade orders of 2.6 million US dollars, and products worth 30 million yuan were accumulated in the warehouse. The person in charge of the company held an emergency meeting to discuss the solution and decided to solve the dilemma through e-commerce live broadcast.
The attempt of sturgeon science and technology is only a microcosm of many foreign trade enterprises turning to the domestic market. Since the beginning of this year, China’s foreign trade development has faced certain risks and challenges. According to the investigation of the Ministry of Commerce, the epidemic situation abroad has spread, the international demand has shrunk, the orders of foreign trade enterprises have declined, and the enthusiasm of exporting to domestic sales is constantly improving.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said that the Ministry of Commerce chose the national demonstration pedestrian streets in Hangzhou, Xi ‘an and Chongqing to hold activities simultaneously, mainly to give play to the radiation function of the pedestrian streets, build domestic sales channels and platforms, accurately meet the upgraded domestic consumption demand, meet the needs of consumers’ high-quality life, and support marketable export products to expand the domestic market.
According to the relevant person in charge of the General Administration of Customs, the main form of processing trade has always been "two heads are outside", and the proportion of domestic sales is relatively low. In recent years, with the continuous promotion of the transformation and upgrading of processing trade, processing trade has begun to change to "two resources and two markets", and the demand for domestic sales of enterprises has become stronger.
The relevant person in charge of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce said that there is great growth potential for exporting products to domestic sales. From the perspective of domestic consumption, the epidemic prevention and control war has achieved great strategic results, and the domestic market demand is accelerating, providing a domestic market for export industries such as electronic appliances, light industry, textiles and clothing, and agricultural products. From the perspective of investment, the promotion of new infrastructure, new urbanization and major projects in various places has brought new opportunities to export industries such as machinery and equipment, electrical and mechanical equipment and precision instruments. From the perspective of consumption upgrading, some foreign trade enterprises are shifting from traditional mass production to personalized customization, which can better meet the needs of domestic consumption upgrading. The rapid development of new consumption modes such as online sales and live broadcast with goods has also opened up sales channels for foreign trade enterprises directly facing consumer groups.
In addition, a series of favorable policies have been continuously released. Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Opinions on Supporting Export Products to Domestic Sales" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Opinions"), supporting marketable export products to explore the domestic market, making efforts to help foreign trade enterprises tide over the difficulties, and promoting the basic stability of foreign trade.
Take multiple measures to do a good job in transferring export products to domestic sales.
"It is also selling products. There are similarities and differences between export and domestic sales, which is a challenge for foreign trade enterprises." Zhou Ting, general manager of Taizhou Huangyanjie Anhui Smart Household Appliances Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Province, said. At the end of last year, the company set the goal of exporting 25 million yuan in 2020. Affected by the epidemic, only 5 million yuan was exported in the first five months of this year. To this end, the company is putting more energy into exporting to domestic sales.
The relevant person in charge of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce said that at present, foreign trade enterprises are facing some difficulties in turning to domestic sales. For example, the transfer of some export products to domestic market often involves brand trademark issues and needs to be authorized by the foreign party. Some foreign trade enterprises have been producing according to orders for a long time, lacking domestic marketing experience and specialized teams, and their brand awareness in China is not high. In addition, domestic sales also face the difference of market settlement mode. Domestic sales usually adopt credit sales mode, which takes up more funds and has relatively high risks.
In order to do a good job in supporting the export products to domestic market, the "Implementation Opinions" proposes to speed up the market access for domestic sales, simplify the certification procedures for domestic products, and simplify the tax procedures for enterprises; Promote the development of "same line, same standard and homogeneity". Support enterprises to produce products that can be exported and sold domestically according to the same standards and quality on the same production line, and expand the application scope of "three products" to the fields of general consumer goods and industrial products.
In terms of multi-channel support for domestic sales, the "Implementation Opinions" proposes to encourage foreign trade enterprises to connect with e-commerce platforms, guide major pedestrian streets to organize special activities, and organize large commercial enterprises to carry out direct purchase orders. Guide foreign trade enterprises to develop marketable products, create their own brands, make full use of new formats and new models, and promote the integration of online and offline development.
In terms of strengthening support such as credit insurance and funds, the "Implementation Opinions" proposes that processing trade enterprises that meet the requirements for centralized taxation procedures for domestic sales can declare within 15 days after the end of the quarter at the latest.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said that exporting to domestic sales is based on firmly implementing the strategy of expanding domestic demand and expanding the domestic market through diversified supply. The Ministry of Commerce will hold nationwide consumption promotion activities, strengthen public services for domestic sales, and use the advantages of pedestrian streets and key business districts in brand agglomeration, channel integration and market popularity to broaden the domestic sales channels of marketable export products. Guide and support local governments to build consumption promotion platforms, help foreign trade enterprises to further connect domestic large-scale commercial circulation enterprises and e-commerce platform enterprises, and promote the connection between supply and demand. (Reporter Kelly)
The Shanghai Auto Show, the first international A-class auto show after the epidemic was released, was opened on April 18th. At this auto show entitled "Embracing the new era of the auto industry", the China market is being valued by more and more international brands, and the appearance of executives from major multinational auto companies at the Shanghai Auto Show shows that "China is the future of the auto industry".
In the upsurge of planning for the domestic market, Changan Mazda CX-50 was officially unveiled for pre-sale at the Shanghai Auto Show, and its pricing finally unveiled the mystery-the pre-sale price of six optional models was 159,800-212,000 yuan, and the first day’s order exceeded 2,629 units.
In fact, before the price was officially released, Changan Mazda CX-50 had already started the offline car booking, and it took only 18 days to break through 10,000. In today’s market of new energy vehicles, Mazda CX-50 achieved this result, and its excellent product strength and sincerity of pre-sale concessions are indispensable.
The price of compact SUV, the experience of medium-sized SUV
"If you use a word to describe why you choose Changan Mazda CX-50, I think it is a sense of value." I believe this is also the inner thoughts of many prospective owners of Changan Mazda CX-50. The entry price of 159,800 yuan can be described as a "surprise" for Mazda fans, and they can also enjoy the car booking benefits of "three guarantees, four exemptions and one rejuvenation", lifetime warranty+insurance subsidies+free maintenance opportunities. If they are not well off, they can also borrow interest-free, which is simply full of intimacy and security.
In addition, Mazda CX-50 has been specially adjusted for China market and China consumers, which has reduced the height of the bulge in the middle of the rear seat and increased the legroom of the rear seat by 55mm compared with the overseas version. It is no exaggeration to say that it feels like a C-class entry-level executive car. With such sincerity, it should be a rare thing to order less.
Ingeniously Create "Six Good" SUVs and Set New Industry Standards
Behind the 18-day order breaking through 10,000 is the unique product strength created by Changan Mazda, which combines the needs of China users with the global quality standards of Mazda brand, and it is also a brand-new "six good" SUV standard that achieves the strong competitiveness of Mazda CX-50. Mazda has waved the banner of "six good students" in SUV in the new era when everyone is striving to be "three good students" in the automobile industry.
First, it’s good. It’s huge.There is no evidence in the mouth, and the data proves that the Mazda CX-50 is 4785mm long, 1920mm wide and 2815mm wheelbase, while the general compact SUV is 4.2-4.6 meters long and 2.6-2.7 meters wheelbase. Looking at the size alone, the CX-50 can be divided into medium-sized SUVs. This size advantage will be more intense under the physical comparison, especially the internal space upgrade brought by the large size, which is equivalent to buying a higher level at a lower price. Driving experience.
Second, good-looking.Even people who don’t know about cars can judge whether a car looks good or not. At the same time, "good-looking" is also an important reference value for many consumers when choosing a car. After all, not everyone can be indifferent to the technical indicators of a car. In terms of appearance, Mazda has always been a leader in the industry. After all, the phrase "I haven’t seen Mazda, I can’t prove that you are a Yan Control Party" is not boasted. Mazda CX-50 adopts the design concept of "soul moving", and its calm and atmospheric appearance looks like "strong bones", which, combined with the beautiful body proportion, brings "vitality" to the face; For the interior, CX-50 has been subtracted this time, and the overall route is simple and high-end. The cordovan with high gloss and excellent touch is as good as the big-name luxury car, and it is a well-deserved compact SUV drop-dead gorgeous.
Third, it’s good and easy to drive.The creation of overhead feeling has always been Mazda’s advantage, and Mazda has always stood firm in the same class. Mazda CX-50 is no exception. Although it is outstanding in its class, thanks to Mazda’s unique driving and control performance, CX-50 still has excellent handling. The body structure of Chuangchi Blue Sky can turn as expected even when driving at high speed, so there is no need to worry about driving stability. At the same time, it provides two power options: 2.0L and 2.5L. The 2.5L engine is equipped with intelligent non-inductive variable cylinder engine technology, and the fuel consumption is lower under the same conditions.
Fourth, it is good and safe.There are thousands of roads, and safety comes first. Driving safety has always been the top priority of car owners, and Mazda has always insisted on safety investment without cost ceiling! The steel with high strength and above accounts for 58.59%, the front and rear impact beams are made of 1800MPa thermoformed steel, and there are as many as 77 steel with body hardness above 980MPa. Its leading active and passive safety performance has made Mazda CX-50 top the North American crash test list.
Fifth, good intelligence.At the moment when the automobile industry is changing like electrification intelligence, the intelligence level of a car is also an important criterion. Changan Mazda has tailored the "Third Generation Mazda Yuelian System" for consumers in China market, which deeply integrates car life and intelligence, and realizes remote control of cars with mobile phones. This is also Mazda’s first model with 100% 4G networking and Internet ecological function.
Sixth, good quality."Good quality" has always been an important reason why Mazda attracts fans’ love. Mazda has always had high standards and strict requirements, both in the visible appearance and the invisible internal materials. Changan Mazda Nanjing Factory strictly follows Mazda’s global quality standards. Just the choice of car paint, it has to go through as many as 10 kinds of chemical reagents. In addition, Chang ‘an Mazda Nanjing Factory also has a number of advanced technologies, such as Mazda’s unique automatic tightening equipment for front and rear axles, as well as domestic leading welding and painting technologies, etc., and has also invested in a newly developed automatic assembly line with 4 doors and 2 covers for CX-50. In the case that the pricing has been so "surprising", Mazda can still adhere to the application of many high-grade materials and advanced technologies. Mazda’s brand concept of "people-oriented" and its brand essence of "pleasant driving" can be seen.
Mazda CX-50 is not only a life but also a pursuit.
I believe that many families choose compact SUVs from the perspective of economic application. However, with the increase in travel demand and the natural yearning for mountains, Mazda has also thought about it, and the concept of "mountain system" has emerged from time to time.
"The mountain didn’t come to see me, so I walked to the mountain. Watch the sunset, run under the mountain peak … feel at ease like the wind, and travel all over the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. " Like "mountain life", Mazda CX-50 also takes the key words of casualness, nature and independence. Based on the pursuit of freedom and the desire for nature of urban families, it boldly takes this step from SUV to off-road integration. It appears as a wide-body SUV of mountain life and breaks through the inherent design dimension of urban SUV. From product appearance design to functional design, CX-50 can perfectly play the role of commuting in urban life, but also be outdoors.
At the pre-sale conference, Mazda CX-50 announced its Chinese name-"Hangye" for the first time, which is also the result created by Mazda and all fans in China. As expressed by the origin of its Chinese name, Mazda has always adhered to the user demand-oriented, built a brand with users, and anchored a high-value experience from the user’s point of view with the professional attitude of deeply cultivating the China market and the determination to serve users.
For example, on CX-50, the wireless charging station did not choose to follow Volkswagen’s design in front of the center console, but chose to put it in the back, and set a certain inclination angle, which is more conducive to users’ blind operation. On the basis of overall performance balance and solid structure, Mazda CX-50′ s ingenious ideas really add a lot of points, and it is also worthy of being the "optimal solution" in compact SUV.
It is understood that Mazda will transform into electric automation this year, and strive to achieve the next goal of 2 million vehicles for the whole system. MAZDA CX-50HEV hybrid will also make its world debut, and it is also expected that Mazda will bring higher quality, more intelligent and more China-oriented excellent vehicles to China fans in the future.
1905 movie network news The film (hereinafter referred to as the "GG Bond" movie) is being shown in cinemas all over the country, and it has been well received by many parent-child families once it is released. Last weekend, the GG Bond movie also held roadshows with Youman Cartoon TV in five cities, including Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi. The event was very lively, and GG Bond dolls and children enjoyed themselves. In addition to the roadshows in five cities of TV station, GG Bond dolls also came to 25 cities including Harbin, Chengdu, Xi ‘an and Guangzhou to meet and interact with children, adding a lot of joy to their summer life.
GG Bond airborne multi-site cinema is loved by friends of all sizes.
Last weekend, GG Bond dolls dropped to 25 cities and held a three-day doll parade. Among them, in five cities, Wuxi, Suzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and Nanjing, GG Bond was led by the hosts Xiaoyue, Yangyang and Xiaosu, who were deeply loved by children, and the audience was packed, and laughter echoed throughout the cinema. At the same time, GG Bond also came to Beijing’s World Mall, for example, and served as a day’s "shop-exploring" propagandist, attending classes with children. The lively atmosphere attracted many surrounding residents to participate. There are also many families who have just watched the GG Bond movie. Seeing the real GG Bond in front of them, the children are incoherent with excitement: "GG Bond, you are my little hero, and I will ask my mother to take me to the cinema to play with you tomorrow."
The film tells the story of a girl who loves GG Bond since she was a child, and she has conflicts with her parents due to the pressure of her studies. Just when she was sad, she accidentally crossed into a dream world and met GG Bond, a childhood hero whose superpowers had disappeared. In order to send Auspicious home, GG Bond and Auspicious started an ironic but thrilling adventure.
Batch praise detonated this summer, and each family resonated after watching movies, becoming the first choice for summer.
Since the release of "GG Bond", the film’s reputation and box office have continued to rise, and many favorable comments have occupied major ticket purchasing platforms, and most of the comments focus on plot, picture and emotion. Some parents said: "The child has been thinking about watching the GG Bond movie since June 1, and just finished the exam. He promised to take him to see GG Bond as a final exam reward. I have never seen him look at things so seriously, and I also watched it with relish. This GG Bond really exceeded my expectations." Compared with GG Bond’s previous film, many parents have recognized the breakthrough of this film. "The newly added characters are eye-catching, and my little nephew likes them very much. Seeing the end is very touching, which reminds me of my childhood hero."
GG Bond’s fifth big movie is accepted and loved by everyone because of its all-round upgrade. Another important reason is that it is a film focusing on the hot topic of parents and children. Through watching movies, parents can clearly understand themselves and their children, and learn to think from their children’s perspective. At the same time, the adventure story of the girl’s good fortune and GG Bond’s interesting in the film conveys a positive view of education, and also resonates with parents to reflect on how to make their children strike a balance between "success" and "growth". "After watching the GG Bond movie, go home and talk to your child about what she really likes and wants, and give her more opportunities to think for herself." Presumably, "GG Bond" movie is not only a companion weapon for summer vacation, but also the best communication bridge between parents and children.
[Text/Observer Network Long Wei] US President Trump’s "36-hour" visit from 24 to 25 became the focus of India. On the eve of Trump’s visit to India, India renovated the former residence of Mahatma Gandhi; Build a 6-foot-high wall to block the view of slums; Reuters reported on 23rd that some residents and officials said that the scale of Trump’s visit was unprecedented.
However, on the morning of 23rd, due to the windy weather, the entrance gate of "VVIP" outside the newly renovated stadium in Mouteira collapsed, and a large-scale rally of "Namaste Trump" (namaste means namaste) is about to be held in this stadium with a capacity of about 110,000 people.
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According to the schedule announced by the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trump’s "36-hour" visit to India is very "compact", and the rally of "Hello Trump" at the stadium is the first stop. After that, Trump will also visit the Taj Mahal and New Delhi; Meeting with Indian President Cowend in Delhi and attending the state banquet hosted by Cowend; Then go to the former residence of Mahatma Gandhi in India; Then hold formal talks with Modi and attend the Roundtable of Indian Business Leaders …
Before Trump’s visit, India made enough preparations, some of which were widely questioned as "face projects".
The Times of India reported on the 23rd that India rebuilt the sardar patel Cricket Stadium (built in 1982) in Mouteira, Ahmedabad. Previously, the stadium could accommodate 49,000 spectators, but now it can accommodate 110,000 people and become the largest stadium in the world.
However, on the 23rd, the temporary "VVIP" entrance gate made of welded steel bars was accidentally blown down by the wind. "After a while, another temporary door at the main entrance of the stadium also partially collapsed," said an Indian official. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident. At present, Reuters said that the 30-foot-high gate has been repaired.
On the Marty River in Sabar, the former residence of Indian Mahatma Gandhi, a renovation is under way. "Workers are watering the lawn and repainting the walls," Reuters reported. Trump will visit the complex for 15 minutes on Monday (24th). According to reports, India has also deployed more than 10,000 police officers for Trump’s visit.
Indian workers do cleaning in Gandhi’s former residence, the same as in Reuters.
In Ahmedabad, the Indian government began to build a wall covering slums such as Saraniavas. In order to keep slums out of Trump’s sight, a wall at least 6 feet high began to be erected.
On the 17th, the local government also issued eviction orders to 45 families living in another slum near the cricket ground in Ahmedabad. "We have lived here for 20 years, and now we are suddenly told to move because an important leader is coming here for a day." Sanjay Patani, a local resident, said: "This is unfair!"
Meanwhile, a few days ago, officials in Uttar Pradesh, where the Taj Mahal is located, were pouring water into yamuna river, which connects the Ganges, at a rate of about 14,160 liters per second to ensure that Trump would not smell the bad smell in the river when he visited the Taj Mahal. An archaeological investigation official told India Today that they were also ordered to drive the lost monkeys out of the Taj Mahal during Trump’s visit.
Indian workers are cleaning the fountain of the Taj Mahal.
According to the official news from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Modi, Trump will pay a state visit to India accompanied by the first lady of the United States, Melania, from 24th to 25th. Indian Foreign Secretary Shrinla said that Modi will hold "comprehensive talks" with Trump in various fields such as trade, national defense, counter-terrorism, energy and cultural exchanges. The White House issued a statement saying that the purpose of this visit is to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States and India and consolidate the relationship between the two peoples.
It is worth noting that Xinhua News Agency quoted analysts as saying that trade issues and defense cooperation will be the key topics of Trump’s visit. This year is the election year of the United States, and Trump tried to use this visit to add points for his re-election. However, although India and the United States have been conducting trade negotiations for several months, the symbolic significance of this visit is greater than the actual significance, and the differences between the two sides on trade, arms sales and other issues are difficult to resolve in the short term.
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It has been five years since the promulgation of the "Eight Regulations", and the catering industry has been affected to the bottom and began to think about a healthy development path. Nowadays, with the upgrading of consumption, there are many delicious, fun and beautiful catering enterprises in the market, and the catering industry as a whole has begun to pay attention to experience and service. According to the 2017 China Catering Report, the annual revenue of the catering industry exceeded 3.5 trillion yuan in 2016, up 11.2% year-on-year, and it is expected to reach 5 trillion yuan in 2020. While maintaining rapid growth, the catering market is also entering a period of change.
Jiang Junxian, president of China Cuisine Association, said that with the improvement of consumption power, consumers’ desire for personalization and customization is increasing from full to good, and then to eating environment and eating experience, which tests the management characteristics and management level of catering enterprises themselves, and also urges catering enterprises to accurately position themselves. Whether they can keep up with and meet the diversified needs of consumers determines the development of catering enterprises.
Dining environment is the first choice for eating in restaurants.
As a representative of the high-end catering industry, the "Beijing Banquet" was just opened in 2012, with a daily turnover of about 500,000 yuan. At that time, like many high-end restaurants in Beijing, government departments or enterprises hosted most banquets. After the introduction of the "eight regulations", high-end catering as a whole fell into a recession. At that time, UnionPay big data showed that from the end of 2010 to the end of 2014, the overall growth rate of high-end catering credit card consumption showed a decline. The daily turnover of "Beijing Banquet" once dropped to only 2,000 yuan, which simply could not bear the cost of 180,000 yuan per month.
Many high-end catering enterprises are trying some countermeasures, such as changing large rooms into small rooms, expanding banquet halls and increasing wedding banquets, etc. Some catering enterprises have removed all the dishes above 300 yuan, and some catering enterprises have started to sell steamed buns for a few dollars, but the results are not satisfactory, and many shops have to close down.
Yang Xiulong, the chairman of "Beijing Banquet", changed his mind and decided to "move from high-end to high-end", from the high-end of "saving face" to the high-end of "satisfying the pursuit of a better life after the people get rich".
This just proves the result of a survey made by China Cuisine Association last year. The survey shows that the first choice of consumers is the dining environment.
Not only that, consumers are also changing, choosing mobile payment more and paying more attention to dining experience. Kong Lingbo, the chairman of Aoqiwei Company and the founder of Beichuangying Modern Service Class, concluded that the current consumers in China are developing from satisfying consumption to pleasant consumption, and satisfying consumption means satisfying satiety or showing off mentality.
It was then that in 2014, Zhang Tianyi entered the catering industry as a "cross-border practitioner". Although it was only a small shop at first, the new attitude of Peking University master selling Hunan beef powder exploded the catering industry at once. Zhang Tianyi recalled that when he entered the catering industry, he felt a strong sense of anxiety in the industry.
Zhang Tianyi found that a large amount of investment has entered the catering industry, and the emergence of the post-90s generation who just had spending power represents the transformation of the demand side, and cross-border practitioners like him have brought different thinking logic. All factors indicate that the direction of the catering industry is changing, and the industry is welcoming an inflection point.
Good cooking is the foundation, and good experience can win.
Even if everyone is sensitive to change, it is not easy to change. Kong Lingbo believes that the competitive factors between catering enterprises are changing, and new technologies have brought about changes in the flow of consumers. "Doing a good job is the foundation, but if we still regard this as the only element of competition, it will definitely be mercilessly abandoned by the market."
Kong Lingbo said: "Most contradictions stem from cognitive mismatch. If we want to understand them, catering practitioners will find that they are facing great subversion and innovation in management, operation, product innovation and sustainable marketing."
The "Beijing Banquet" has experienced this change. Yang Xiulong decided to work hard on the service of "Beijing Banquet" and launched a private customized service. They divide every scene of life into 36 segments, such as birthday, marriage, further education, etc., and carefully plan every detail from customer reservation, arrival, dining and departure. This idea is different from the previous product promotion, but thinking about demand from the customer’s standpoint, which is a supply-side reform in the catering industry.
"A service that doesn’t leave customers with good memories and stories worth telling is zero service." This strict standard was set by Yang Xiulong, who asked all employees to try their best to satisfy, surprise and move customers. The "table conversion rate" of "Beijing Banquet" (that is, the proportion of the next meal scheduled on the spot after the meal on the same day) has been around 30%, far exceeding the industry average.
Once, a customer gave his old mother a birthday party, and the "Beijing Banquet" specially changed the name of the private room to the "Nanshan Hall" which means "Longevity is better than Nanshan". In the private room, photos of the old mother were placed for everyone to recall the past together, and even the person who cooked longevity noodles finally revealed that it was actually a son, which not only surprised the old mother, but also expressed her son’s deep gratitude. This "Nanshan Hall" story has become a service model within the "Beijing Banquet" and even within the industry.
Zhang Tianyi thinks that solving the problem of catering industry can be divided into several levels: McDonald’s solves the convenient food and clothing, Xibei solves the fresh feeling of dining, Japanese food meets the exotic customs, and Haidilao focuses on service.
"In the past, if a catering company did a good job, it would be successful. Now customers need a compound experience and require the catering industry to do its best in multiple dimensions." Zhang Tianyi said.
"Funiutang" has performed well in the taste of beef powder, dining scene, brand value proposition and appeal. Today, "Funiutang" accounts for 35% of in-house food, 25% of take-away, and 40% of other cold and fresh products sold in convenience stores and online, which is quite different from traditional catering enterprises.
Informatization makes catering enterprises smarter.
Informatization makes the catering industry more intelligent. Jiang Junxian observed that informationization has brought two changes to the catering industry: first, the operational data of the catering industry began to be uploaded to the cloud, and the information companies analyzed the data to judge the development of enterprises; second, AI was entering the catering industry, and many enterprises were trying to integrate the two.
The "Funiutang" that young people like is the forerunner of informationization. In terms of food itself, "Funiutang" has developed a higher standard of original soup beef powder, and in terms of store operation, 90% has achieved mobile payment, which enables catering enterprises to understand consumers better, thus analyzing consumers’ dining data and making appropriate promotion. Today, with the high cost of obtaining customers, this personalized push will directly bring traffic and guide offline and online consumers to convert each other.
Zhang Tianyi revealed that in the future, "Funiutang" may introduce fingerprint payment and face-brushing payment, discover the heat map in the restaurant through smart cameras, analyze the changes in the turnover rate, and make better decisions.
The traditional operation processes of catering enterprises are procurement, warehousing, processing, distribution, cooking, service and marketing. Aoqiwei is a company that provides information services to catering enterprises. Kong Lingbo believes that a flexible process system is the key to the operation of catering enterprises. In the future, a large-scale catering enterprise must be upgraded to a light asset enterprise based on industrial cooperation environment, so that it is possible to build a leading enterprise.
In Kong Lingbo’s view, the three elements of the catering industry are brand operation, product innovation and quality control. China catering enterprises should establish the brand connotation that can make the target customers trust, and not just regard the brand as a carrier of marketing.
Tencent video or advertising-free version will cost extra.
Beijing plans to introduce self-driving car regulations. Driverless service is expected to stand on the wind.
Microsoft requires China employees to use iPhone for work and not Android.
Xiaomi’s third car is an extended-range SUV: the main home will be listed in 2026.
Due to insufficient incentives in Vietnam, companies such as Intel gave up investing in the country.
Apple’s market value is close to 3.5 trillion US dollars, surpassing Microsoft and returning to the first place in US stocks.
Deep Blue S07 Core Information: Huawei Gankun ADS SE Intelligent Driving System will be equipped.
Xiaomi 15 series battery fast charging details exposure: 90W fast charging starts.
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Tencent video or advertising-free version will cost extra.
Tencent Video APP launched a survey of "signing up as a product experience officer" and emphasized that "members are preferred". The "high-end version" of Tencent video is mentioned in the application form for recruiting product experience officers. The main selling points are no advertising, more convenience and visual upgrade, but the price is not disclosed.
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Beijing plans to introduce self-driving car regulations. Driverless service is expected to stand on the wind.
Recently, Beijing Economic and Information Bureau solicited opinions from outside on the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Self-driving Vehicles (Draft for Comment) (hereinafter referred to as the Draft for Comment), and will focus on solving the main problems faced by innovative activities of self-driving vehicles in specific regions through legislation, and provide clear, transparent and predictable institutional norms for the market participants of L3 and above self-driving vehicles on the basis of adhering to the safety bottom line.
With the release of a number of favorable policies and the growth of market demand, smart driving/driverless driving is expected to benefit first. > > click to view details.
Microsoft requires China employees to use iPhone for work and not Android.
According to media reports, as part of the overall security action, Microsoft told its employees in China that starting from September this year, they can only use the iPhone at work, not Android phones.
Employees of Microsoft in China who currently use Android phones will get an iPhone 15, and Microsoft will provide iPhones in various centers in China for employees to collect.
The news said that Xiaomi’s third car is an extended-range SUV: the main home will be listed in 2026.
According to 21st century business herald news, the third car planned by Xiaomi Automobile is an extended-range SUV, which is mainly used for home use and will be launched in 2026.
According to the previous plan, the release rhythm of Xiaomi Automobile is three cars in three years, namely, the pure electric car Xiaomi SU7 in 2024, the pure electric SUV in 2025 and the extended-range SUV in 2026.
Big company
Due to insufficient incentives in Vietnam, companies such as Intel gave up investing in the country.
According to foreign media reports, according to the report documents obtained by the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, the country has missed the investment of many overseas companies including Intel and LG Chem due to insufficient incentives.
Even Samsung Electronics, the largest overseas investor in Vietnam, is considering moving some of its production capacity from Vietnam to India.
Apple’s market value is close to 3.5 trillion US dollars, surpassing Microsoft and returning to the first place in US stocks.
At the close of US stocks on Monday, local time, Apple reported $227.82, a record high, up $1.48 or 0.65% from $226.34 at the close of the previous trading day. At Monday’s closing price, Apple’s market value is $3,493.41 billion.
Apple announced the launch of Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system, last month, and said that it is integrating ChatGPT of OpenAI into iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. They are becoming more and more active in artificial intelligence, which has also pushed up their share price.
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Deep blue S07 core information exposure: Huawei Gankun ADS SE intelligent driving system will be equipped.
Deep Blue Auto officially announced that the new Deep Blue S07 model will be equipped with Deep Blue Super Extended Range, and Huawei Gankun ADS SE Intelligent Driving System will also be adopted.
It is reported that the new car is a modified model of the current deep blue S7, and a brand-new naming method is enabled. The new car positioning technology, the new mainstream medium-sized SUV, will provide extended-range and pure electric dual-power versions.
Xiaomi 15 series battery fast charging details exposure: 90W fast charging starts.
According to the latest information released by well-known digital blogger @ Experiencing more, an iterative cup flagship is testing 4900mAh battery +90W fast charge, and also supports 50W wireless flash charge, while the big cup is testing 5400mAh battery +120W fast charge, and the wireless charging power will exceed 50W. At the same time, the flagship of this series will also be equipped with self-developed small chips. If there is no accident, it will be the battery management chip and intelligent fast charging chip of the family.
Combined with the previous related news, this machine is likely to be the flagship of a new generation of Xiaomi 15 series. It is said that this series will release two models of medium-sized Xiaomi 15 and large-sized Xiaomi 15 Pro in advance, and the ultra-large-sized Xiaomi 15 Ultra will debut in Q1 next year.
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"Xiao Han is even a big Lu, and Huanque is a new nest."
On January 5, 2022, we ushered in a slight cold.
The coldest season of the year has arrived.
Slight cold occurs at 239.
It’s freezing cold to shake.
In the meteorological record
There are often times when "slight cold" is colder than "great cold"
Author: Jin Hang Tongbao
Three phases of slight cold
There are three stages of slight cold: first, waiting for Yanbei township, second, waiting for magpies to start their nests, and third, waiting for pheasants to start their nests.
At the first time, although the geese are still wintering in the south, they have already sensed that the yang is about to rise, and the geese began to fly back to their hometown from south to north;
Author: Wang Weichen
In the second season, magpies will brave the cold and start building nests, ready to give birth to offspring;
The pheasant in the third stage was a pheasant, and the pheasant in the mountain also sensed the sun’s spirit and began to sing for a companion.
It can be seen that although the weather is cold in the slight cold solar terms, the creatures of nature can still feel the sun be the spirit sprouting between heaven and earth in the snow and ice.
Author: Huang Fang
Slight cold custom
Tanmei
At this time, Chimonanthus praecox is in bud, and the excellent scenic spot with plum blossoms is selected, and it is enjoyed carefully, elegant and fragrant, refreshing and exciting.
Author: Tao Yong
Ice play
In the northern provinces of China, it is very cold after winter, and the ice age is very long. People have ice beds in places with extra thick ice for pedestrians to play, and some wear skates to race on the ice, which was called ice play in ancient times.
Xiao Han’s poems
Poem on Twenty-four Qi, Slight Cold December Festival
Tang yuanzhen
Xiao Han Lian Da Lu, Huan Que built a new nest.
Picking up food to find meanders, holding purple around the treetops.
The frost eagle is near the north head, and the pheasant is hidden in the bush.
Don’t blame strict and strict, spring and winter pay in the first month.
Author: Xu Zixing
Small garden drinking alone
Southern Song Dynasty Luyou
The horizontal forest shakes down the micro-Dan, and the deep courtyard is depressed for a slight chill.
The autumn atmosphere is already high and gratifying, and the old man is full of feelings and no joy.
The deer is still shallow from the mother spot at first, and the orange is still sour after frost.
Do you need to lose your admiration and your crown when you have a quiet drink?
Author: Wang Huilin
Slight cold
Yuan Zhangyu
The east wind outside the flower is a slight cold, light red, light white and full of dryness.
Spring does not pity people, but stays clear with peony.
Author: Yin Hongying
Xiaohan health
Slight cold is adjacent to Laba Festival,Drink a bowl of Laba porridge.It’s people from all over the worldA tacit understanding with a sense of ceremony.
During the slight cold season,Strong cold air and cold wave activities are frequent,It is the coldest season of the year.Pay attention to the head, abdomen, back and feet.Cold and warm. Proper motionCan promote the blood to flow faster,Keep your body warm.
coldest days of the year
Remember to add more clothes when you go out.
Every winter
All come for spring.
Let’s look forward to it soon.
Gorgeous sunshine
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Disaster has always been an important content and theme of drama narration. Shakespeare’s plays are undoubtedly the highest achievement of English drama in the Renaissance and an important part of English literature. In many plays, Shakespeare described a particularly special and terrible disaster-plague.
For example, there is a key scene in Romeo and Juliet. Father Lawrence sent his confidant John to send a crucial letter to Romeo. Because John accidentally walked into a plague-infected family when he passed through the plague-stricken area, the patrolman locked him in an isolated room, which delayed the delivery of the letter to Romeo as scheduled. It was because of the delay in this letter that Romeo took "dead Juliet" for granted and chose to commit suicide. Actually, Juliet is just in a deep coma after drinking medicine.
This scene not only reasonably explains why the letter didn’t arrive on time, but also truly describes the situation of everyone fearing for themselves after the plague. We learned from this that even in the 16th century when Shakespeare lived, the plague areas would take corresponding isolation measures. During the plague, the infected people were blocked in the house and were not allowed to go out; People who enter the city from outside should also be isolated in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
In addition, there are descriptions of the plague to varying degrees in plays such as Antony and Cleopatra, Coe Leoline, King Lear, Trollos and Cresida, and Timon of Athens. Shakespeare described plagues many times in his plays because he experienced and witnessed a dangerous and special era with frequent plagues.
1. Venus and adonis made Shakespeare famous.
In Shakespeare’s life, he suffered many major plagues. Peter Akrod mentioned in Shakespeare’s Biography that in the summer of 1564, the year when Shakespeare was born, in less than six months, about 237 residents died one after another, accounting for 1/10 of the total population of the parish, and only one third of the babies born in the town lived to one year old. Shakespeare became a survivor after the plague when his mother took him to a nearby village to take refuge.
Shakespeare is indeed a survivor and lucky one blessed by God. In the summer of 1592, the large-scale Black Death broke out in London until 1594, resulting in the death of one in every 12 residents, and Shakespeare, who made a living in London at that time, was lucky enough to escape again. Like contemporary writers, he was always threatened by plague and death, and his career was invaded by plague many times. Many of his neighbors, friends and audiences died in the plague one after another, but it is a miracle that he survived the plague and wrote immortal plays.
At that time, London, like other places in Europe, had limited official measures to control the spread and spread of the plague. Compared with the epidemic prevention and control mechanism all over the world in today’s Internet age, the plague control method at that time was very simple, and posting public notices was one of them. After a particularly serious plague, the government will print relevant notices and post them in more conspicuous public areas of the city to educate the public on matters needing attention in epidemic prevention. After the disaster, the government will also print a "Death List" with the parish as the unit to count and publicize the number of deaths.
Due to the spread of the plague, the London Public Theatre was forced to close in February 1593 and did not reopen until a year later. It rained all night, and after the public theater was briefly opened, the Privy Council ordered that acting be banned within 5 miles of London, and Shakespeare and his theater were in trouble. What was Shakespeare doing during the plague period from 1592 to 1594, when he lost his livelihood because of the closure of the theater? What does he do for a living? Although he can play some plays in the private houses of court nobles, this kind of gag performance is unreliable, and that meager income can’t guarantee him to support his family at all. During the plague, Shakespeare, if he wanted to stay in London, had to find other ways to make money, on the one hand, to support his family in Strafford, on the other hand, to find other jobs and outlets to replace acting. For those who were engaged in literary and artistic creation at that time, the most important thing was to find a sponsor.
As we all know, the most important patron of Shakespeare’s life is the Earl of Southampton. Venus and adonis, a long poem dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, was published in April, 1593. It is the first known poem published by Shakespeare, with a total of 1,194 lines. The creation of the long poem coincided with the plague in England. The main material of this long poem came from Ovid’s Metamorphosis. Young Shakespeare’s ideal was to be Ovid’s successor in England. Shakespeare wrote this long poem, on the one hand, because during the plague, he urgently needed to win the trust and support of his patron, Earl of Southampton; On the other hand, I want to show my talent in drawing lessons from and using classical literature resources, which is not inferior to those Cambridge students like Marlowe and Spencer, because they once ridiculed Shakespeare as a peasant who didn’t know grammar.
After the publication of this long poem, its popularity was unexpected by Shakespeare himself. It is said that almost every woman in a noble family in London has a copy of Venus and adonis on her desk, and it is also popular to copy Shakespeare’s poems among college students in Cambridge and students in the four major law schools. It can be said that what really made Shakespeare famous overnight was this long poem written during the plague. It is with this long poem that Shakespeare’s genius was appreciated by the Earl of Southampton. Scholars believe that Shakespeare’s second narrative poem "The Humiliation of Lucretius" may have been written during this period of avoiding the plague, and the poem reflects the true story in Roman history.
During the outbreak of the plague in London in 1592-1593, Shakespeare’s two narrative long poems, Venus and adonis and the Disgrace of Lucretius, made him famous and gained fame and fortune. The plague in Elizabethan period not only did not destroy Shakespeare’s poetic genius, but in a sense allowed him to stay away from complicated affairs temporarily. Under the protection of the Earl of Southampton, in a relatively comfortable environment, Shakespeare was able to devote himself to poetry creation and survived the terrible time when the plague prevailed.
Never let sad tears soak his plays.
Great changes in the history of the times can influence the rise and fall of drama, but not the talent of poets.
From December 1592 to 1593, London closed public theaters because of the plague; After a brief opening in 1594, it was closed in April and mid-May of that year because of a new epidemic. This repeated tossing caused some actors to change careers during the epidemic, and a large number of troupes were dissolved, and few troupes finally survived.
Shakespeare himself still insisted on preparing for the post-disaster reconstruction troupe during the plague-ridden period. He knew that many troupes would not persist, and those who persisted would be the final winners. In February 1594, Shakespeare completed the revenge tragedy Titus Andlau Knicks, which was the first published Shakespeare play. Then he created several historical dramas such as Richard II and King John.
Shortly after the plague, in May of 1594, under the protection of Baron Henston, the "Palace Minister Troupe" was established. Shakespeare also joined the troupe, and he contributed all the plays he had written in the past as the capital of his shareholding. Shakespeare is one of the eight shareholders of the troupe. According to The Chronicle of Shakespeare, it was from 1594 that he began his great cooperation with richard burbage.
During this period, Shakespeare, as the main actor and screenwriter of the troupe, wrote and acted. In 1594, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Richard II premiered one after another. As the first stage of Shakespeare’s creation, He has completed the futile love (1594), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1596), The Merchant of Venice (1596), Henry IV (Part 1 /1596), The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597) and Henry IV (Part 2/1596). On the eve of the Earl of Essex’s rebellion in 1601, Shakespeare’s troupe performed charles ii at the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night also premiered in this year. Perhaps to bring some joy and comfort to people who are negative and world-weary after the plague, Shakespeare created many comedies after the plague.
However, the good times did not last long, and then in 1603, a large-scale plague broke out again, which made the originally turbulent national situation even more precarious. On March 24th, 1603, the Queen died at the age of seventy. The Tudor Dynasty, which began in henry vii and lasted for 118 years for five monarchs, came to an end. The air of death all over London aggravated the sadness of the queen’s death. As the Queen’s designated heir to the throne, James I succeeded.
James I brought changes to the theatre environment in London. On May 17, 1603, the "Palace Minister Troupe" was officially reorganized into the "King Sacrifice Troupe", and on May 19, the King of England issued a letter of patent. It probably means that no matter where Shakespeare’s troupe performs after the plague subsides, all localities should not only allow but also give the best support and assistance, but also give considerable courtesy. In the first ten years of James I’s reign, the actors of the Globe Theatre were invited to perform at the court more than ten times a year on average. At this time, Shakespeare already had the privilege of symbolizing identity.
In 1603, when the plague reached its peak, London officially printed the Death List, which was published every week for a penny, and thousands of names appeared on the death list with a huge print run. As today, once the citizens knew that the plague appeared in the city, the only way they could think of was to flee, but fleeing caused a greater spread of the plague. The nobles fled to the country villas to take refuge, but it was the same for the poor everywhere, so the poor were the ones who died the most in the plague. In order to prevent the people who fled the city from further aggravating the spread of the plague, the government will also issue regulations on isolation and confinement to restrict freedom of movement. Nevertheless, the plague in 1603 killed one fifth of the population.
During the plague, Shakespeare never put down his pen, and after the plague, he ushered in a turning point in his personal destiny. He not only wrote tit for tat (1604), Othello (1604), All’s well that ends well (1605), King Lear (1605) and Macbeth (1606).
During the plague, the theater was forced to close, and the official announcement prohibited "the audience gathering together" because it was particularly easy to lead to "large-scale infection of the plague or the epidemic of other infectious diseases". Without an audience, the troupe can’t survive. In order to survive, most troupes have moved to other provinces, from fixed places to traveling performances, and Shakespeare’s troupes often tour other provinces. In the history of London, the longest periods of theater closure were: 1581-1582, 1592-1593, 1603-1604, 1608-1609, 1625, 1630, 1636-1637, 1640 and 1641, respectively. The impact of theater closure on the troupe was as follows
In 1605, Shakespeare didn’t take part in the touring performance of the King’s Sacrifice Troupe. After Othello in 1604, Shakespeare devoted himself to the writing of King Lear, which was completed in early 1606 at the latest. Perhaps it is the direct context of the plague. Shakespeare asked King Lear to use the words "revenge, plague, death and chaos" in his curse on his daughter Reagan and her husband Cornwall, and denounced her as "a plague sore hidden in my corrupt blood". The exact time of script writing has been controversial in academic circles. Some scholars speculate that King Lear was written around the end of 1605 according to Gloucester’s lines in one scene and two scenes, "These recent solar and lunar eclipses are not good omen" and the phenomena of solar and lunar eclipses that occurred in September 1605.
Since then, Shakespeare has entered the most mature creative period of his life.
3. Look at the impermanence of life with rational eyes
Shakespeare, who has experienced the test of plague and death, naturally has a deeper understanding of the nature of the world and life. In The Tempest (1611), he borrowed Prospero’s words:
Our party is over. Our actors,
I once told you that it was a group of elves;
All of them have vanished into thin smoke.
Like the illusory composition of this illusion,
A castle in the clouds, a magnificent palace,
Solemn temples, even the earth itself,
And everything on earth, will also dissipate,
Just like this illusion, there is not even a shadow of smoke.
We are all dream characters,
Our life is in a deep sleep.
The characters and scenes on the stage are fleeting like a mirage, and so is human life. Plague eliminated the differences between society, class, gender, dignity and individuals. In this line by Shakespeare, the meaning of "the whole world is a stage" is perhaps more complicated than we realized before-the great poet has refined the truth contained in the "stage" of "the world", that is, "impermanence".
Shakespeare always enjoys light and shadow, reveling in ugliness and beauty, loftiness and inferiority, richness and poverty, smallness and magnificence. He created Iago and imogen with the same pleasure. No matter in the dark and horrible image of tragedy or the graceful and dreamy image of comedy, we can see the development of his English historical drama to Roman drama, his exploration of the national identity of England and Britain, his interest in the marginal "other" (such as Shylock the Jew and Othello the Moor), and the complex female images he created … In his great works, the thinking about life and death runs through.
Shakespeare’s plays show people’s attitude towards death-not to deny death, but to give it special meaning and gain wisdom from it. In tragedy, those who are doomed to be destroyed by fate will not leave this world casually. On the contrary, they have a special mission. They always convey the noble and rational spirit of human beings seriously and fully through philosophical language, just like Hamlet. Only after completing such a mission will they leave the stage in a solemn way.
Great art is a spiritual vaccine given to the world by great writers.
When viruses and plagues threatened mankind, Shakespeare wrote the most brilliant poems. When Shakespeare looked at the impermanence of life and the truth of existence with rational eyes, he affirmed the human appeal of love, freedom and perfection buried behind it, the moral laws from the ideal kingdom of beauty and the sacred inner light beyond religion, all of which made us feel that the plague stopped in the poet’s poems. For Shakespeare, who was immersed in art, the plague hardly existed. By creating a bright and poetic world, he revealed why Shakespeare was so extraordinary in the Renaissance when the stars were shining.
(Author: Gu Chunfang, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Peking University Art Institute)
