CCTV News: The Spring Festival is approaching, and orders for lantern production factories in many places are rising, and workers are rushing to make orders and sending them to domestic and foreign markets.

In a dragon lantern production base in Qingyunpu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, a production area of ​​hundreds of square meters is set up in a factory with a height, dragon body, dragon clothes, dragon tail, etc., and more than 50 workers are working in an orderly manner. In the delivery area, the masters are busy loading and packing according to the order.

At present, this dragon lantern production base produces an average of more than 100 finished dragon lanterns every day, and the order volume in the month before the Spring Festival was more than 3,500, accounting for more than 30% of the annual orders.

It is understood that the local dragon lantern has a production history of more than 700 years. It is not only sold to all parts of the country, but also exported to countries and regions such as the United States, Germany, Australia, Southeast Asia, and other countries and regions, with exports accounting for more than 20% of annual sales.

In Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, after New Year's Day, traditional handmade lanterns with bright colors and beautiful shapes have already experienced sales booms, and many local companies' lantern orders have increased significantly and sales have doubled.

In addition to the hot sales of traditional handmade lanterns, many innovative lanterns are also very popular, especially this LED rotating lantern, which has a flexible light and shadow, and is more popular among young consumers. At present, local enterprises have organized workers to speed up the system to ensure market supply.

Qingyang, Gansu: The Year of the Snake sachets are sold with hot sales, orders increased by 40%

As the Spring Festival approaches, the series of sachets with rich shapes, exquisite patterns and beautiful meanings have ushered in hot sales. In Qingyang, Gansu, the orders for sachets for Spring Festival have increased by more than 40% compared with the previous one.

In the past two days, at a sachet production company in Xifeng District, Qingyang City, Gansu, the embroiderers divided their work and collaborated to lift ears, beads, fill and sew, and were busy making the last batch of sachet orders for the Year of the Snake Spring Festival.

Sachets have been auspicious for the traditional Chinese New Year Festival since ancient times. Qingyang City produces more than 10 million sachets per year. According to the local cultural and tourism department, in addition to the Dragon Boat Festival, it is also the peak period for the sales of sachets in Qingyang before the Spring Festival. As of now, local orders for sachets in Spring Festival have increased by more than 40% compared with usual days.

Shanghai: The Spring Festival is approaching, and imported fruits are facing a peak in sales

As the Spring Festival is approaching, some fruit and vegetable markets in Shanghai have ushered in a peak in sales. Let’s see the reporter’s on-site visit.

This fruit and vegetable market has recently ushered in a peak in sales of imported fruits. In the cherry trading area, vehicles and people are bustling. Recently, it has been open from 7 a.m. to around 11 p.m. every day. From now until the Spring Festival, it will be the busiest time of the year here.

In addition to cherries, the sales of imported oranges, sub-grapes, blueberries and other fruits are also growing, and the busy market has also attracted many foreign merchants to come to negotiate on site.

Chilean businessman Victor Vilagra said: "It's amazing here. More than 100 containers of cherries can be sold a day. We will continue to expand the cherry planting area and increase supply to the Chinese market."

Yan'an, Shaanxi: Apples are welcome to the peak sales season, and online and offline promotions are synchronized

As the Spring Festival approaches, apples in Yan'an, Shaanxi are ushering in the peak sales season, and fruit companies are also busy.

In Luochuan County, Yan'an, early in the morning, cold chain trucks loading apples were lined up. In order to seize the golden period of Spring Festival sales, sales companies have planned a series of promotional activities such as the New Year's Festival and the Spring Festival special supply, and promoted them simultaneously online and offline, and promoted them in all aspects.

In 2024, the total apple production in Luochuan County was 1.14 million tons, and as of now, the cumulative sales have reached 680,000 tons.

It is understood that Yan'an is the largest concentrated and continuous planting area of ​​high-quality apples. In 2024, the apple planting area in Yan'an exceeded 3.32 million mu, and about 1 million people in the city are engaged in apple industry-related work.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Spring Festival is approaching, pet foster reservations are heating up

As the Spring Festival holiday is approaching, people with pets at home have begun to book foster care services in advance. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the number of foster care reservations in many pet stores and pet hospitals continues to rise.

In a pet store in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, the staff told reporters that the store is divided into cat and dog foster areas, separated on two floors, with nearly 40 foster areas in total. The booking price during the Spring Festival is 128 yuan to 388 yuan per day, up 40-100 yuan per day compared to the weekly price. As of now, the number of bookings in the store has exceeded 60%.

The staff in the store said that in addition to drinking water, diet, and changing cat litter in routine life, the store will also provide real-time monitoring for pet owners during foster care, and medium and large dogs also have free walking services. Afterwards, the reporter came to a pet hospital in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, where pet foster care services were also available during the Spring Festival. The pet doctor in the store said that the pet hospital can detect the pet's health status in real time while taking care of the pet's daily life.

As of now, the booking volume in the store during the Spring Festival has reached nearly 50%. Staff said that based on previous years' experience, it is recommended to make an appointment about half a month in advance for pet foster care services.