On the 6th, it was the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, and fireworks and firecrackers were officially put on sale in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox. This year, there are 10 retail outlets of fireworks and firecrackers in Beijing, which will be sold from February 6 to 16 (from the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 5th day of the first lunar month). Buyers need to register their real names with their ID cards. This year, Shijingshan District and Shunyi District were added to be banned in the whole region.
This year, the number of retail outlets for fireworks and firecrackers in Beijing has been reduced to 10, with a total stock of 20,000 boxes.
There are no sales outlets in ten urban areas.
As in previous years, the sale time of fireworks and firecrackers in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox is still 11 days, from February 6 (the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month) to February 16 (the fifth day of the first lunar month).
According to the Beijing Fireworks Office, compared with last year, the number of retail outlets in the city has been reduced from 23 to 10 this year, with a total of 20,000 boxes stocked, which is 25.9% lower than last year’s 27,000 boxes.
The 10 outlets are located in six districts: Tongzhou District, Changping District, Pinggu District, Huairou District, Miyun District and Yanqing District. There are no outlets in Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Chaoyang District, Haidian District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Mentougou District, Fangshan District, Shunyi District and Daxing District.
The forbidden area in the city accounts for 32.4% of the total area.
The reporter learned from the Municipal Fireworks Office that the forbidden area in the city has been further expanded this year, about 5,318 square kilometers, accounting for 32.4% of the city’s total area, an increase of 22% year-on-year.
The Fifth Ring Road (including the Fifth Ring Road) is still a year-round forbidden area, and Dongcheng District, Xicheng District and Daxing District continue to implement the whole district ban. Shijingshan District, Shunyi District, Yanqing District and Pinggu District have added forbidden areas. The administrative areas of Shijingshan District and Shunyi District are completely banned, Yanqing District has added four townships as forbidden areas, and Pinggu District has added 64 square kilometers of forbidden areas.
This year, the city’s restricted release area is about 4,107 square kilometers, accounting for 25% of the city’s total area, and there is no obvious change compared with last year.
The Municipal Fireworks Office reminds that fireworks and firecrackers should not be set off in the no-go zone in the Fifth Ring Road and the no-go zone delineated by each district; In restricted areas, fireworks and firecrackers can be set off from 7: 00 to 24: 00 every day from Lunar New Year’s Eve to the first day of the first month, and from the second day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, and fireworks and firecrackers may not be set off at other times; Fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in 16 prohibited places throughout the year; When the city issued an orange and red warning of heavy air pollution, fireworks and firecrackers were prohibited in the administrative area of the city.
■ attention
All deliveries and purchases must be registered in real-name registration system.
Since the Spring Festival the year before last, real-name registration system has been adopted in the sale of fireworks in Beijing, and consumers need to swipe their ID cards to buy fireworks. During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox, the registration system of fireworks and firecrackers was upgraded in an all-round way. For the first time, the escort held the real-name registration system system to scan the code and grab the delivery.
Yesterday morning, the reporter saw in the fireworks sales outlets in Tongzhou District that during the unloading process, the escort not only had paper documents, but also held a real-name registration system system scanning gun, and every box of products unloaded was scanned and registered. When people buy fireworks, they must also register in real-name registration system with their ID cards before they can settle their accounts.
It is understood that there are two fireworks wholesale enterprises in Beijing, but at present only one Panda Fireworks Company is operating normally. According to the relevant person in charge of Beijing Panda Fireworks Co., Ltd., in order to effectively crack down on crimes and illegal fireworks and firecrackers, the registration system of fireworks flow was upgraded in an all-round way during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox. Not only the outer packaging of each box of fireworks, but also every single fireworks item in the box was labeled with real-name registration system. In other words, real-name registration system has covered the smallest packaging unit of fireworks, thus truly realizing the traceability of the whole process covering the whole process of production, delivery, shipment, warehousing, warehousing, distribution and sales.
Fireworks and firecrackers are "slimming" and more environmentally friendly.
The reporter learned that in order to meet the new demand, the types of fireworks and firecrackers have also been adjusted this year. The relevant person in charge of Beijing Panda Fireworks Co., Ltd. said that since last year, both fireworks manufacturers and Beijing citizens have changed their requirements for fireworks and firecrackers. Small and medium-sized products such as modeling, flower spraying, thread fragrance and small fireworks are the mainstream, which is more popular among the people in Beijing. Therefore, fireworks and firecrackers have been "slimmed down" this year.
According to reports, there are more than 300 kinds of fireworks and firecrackers this year, of which "Year of the Ox Theme" is more than 20%. "All new products of the Year of the Ox supplied to the Beijing market must meet the environmental protection indicators of sulfur-free light smoke and less residue."
The person in charge said that due to the "upgrade" of environmental protection standards and other reasons, the production cost of fireworks after "slimming" has not decreased, and the production cost of some products has increased after "slimming". "However, if the cost rises, there will be no price increase, and the suggested retail price of all products will be the same as in previous years."
It is understood that WeChat official account’s WeChat "Beijing Panda Fireworks" of Beijing Panda Fireworks Co., Ltd. has updated the map navigation of 10 fireworks outlets, so that citizens can check the "finding the fireworks spot" in WeChat official account and watch the discharge effect of all fireworks products.
■ On site
On the first day of fireworks sale, citizens lined up two hours in advance.
Yesterday was the first day of the sale of fireworks and firecrackers in Beijing during the Spring Festival of 2021. The reporter visited several sales outlets.
At 8: 30 yesterday morning, many people came to buy fireworks in front of the fireworks retail outlet in Songzhuang, Tongzhou District.
The reporter noticed that the most popular choice for people who buy fireworks and firecrackers is a thousand whips. It is understood that this year’s thousand-ring whip price has not risen.
"We buy a few thousand whips every year, which shows a festive atmosphere." Mr. Jin, a citizen, brought his grandson to buy fireworks and firecrackers. In addition to buying a few small fireworks for his children, he only bought three thousand whips, and planned to put one on New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and New Year’s Day.
In the sales outlets in Yangfang Town, Changping District, the reporter visited and learned that although the sales started at 8 o’clock, there were already people waiting in line at 6 o’clock.
A staff member of the sales point introduced that the unified sales time in the city is 8: 00 in the morning and the end time is 8: 00 in the evening. However, at 6 o’clock in the morning, citizens came to wait, and the official pre-sale team has exceeded 100 meters. Outside the team, the staff kept reminding everyone to keep their distance and wear masks with horns.
At 11 o’clock in the morning yesterday, a father and son came out from the point of sale with bought fireworks. According to reports, the two started from the vicinity of Beichen Bridge at 7 am and drove 50 kilometers to the scene. The queue started at 8 o’clock, and it took three hours to buy it.
On-site staff and police told reporters that the fireworks and firecrackers at the point of sale will be replenished according to the sales situation. Everyone’s buying together is related to the weekend, and it is expected to be reduced today and tomorrow. In addition, in response to yesterday’s sales situation, the retail outlets in Yangfang Town will advance the sales time to 7: 30 in the morning from now on. (Pei Jianfei, Zhang Jingshu)
