2025-02-03
24 分钟Welcome to the Chinese New Year edition of Round Table! In this edition, we explore a specific aspect of the economy during the holiday season: Spring Festival consumption, which encompasses shopping, tourism, entertainment, and more! On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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This is Round Table.
Hello, everybody.
Welcome to a special Spring Festival edition of Roundtable.
I'm He Yang.
On today's show, we shed light on one slice of the economy during the Chinese New Year, Spring Festival consumption, which includes shopping, tourism, entertainment and more.
In China, While the cold spell may be settling in, it's actually a hot time for shopping.
The Spring Festival period is always a golden season for the country's consumption market.
For those traveling across the country to reunite with their families, you certainly can't arrive empty handed.
Right?
People come home with presents, bringing with them the memories of the past year and the hopes for the new one.
With the much anticipated week long holiday, folks making the most of their precious day off to have fun, travel and indulge in entertainment, let's take a closer look at the consumption trends during this festive period.
Joining me in this discussion are Steve Hatherley and Yu Xian.
So what is the deal with Spring Festival shopping?
When does the shopping period begin?
I mean, if you ask when exactly it begins, to me it sounds like it's from early January where the La Ba occurred.
Right.
I think that's on January 7th.
And I remember I was on the show that day, but before I went on the show, I ordered a hot bucket of laba porridge as a way of spending that day and also, you know, just incorporating a little bit of our cultural identity into that.
But in the meantime, also warms my stomach before going on the show.