Multi-terminal efforts to meet the explosive growth of express delivery in the peak season of year-end consumption reflect the vigorous vitality of the consumer market

  CCTV News:The annual year-end consumption peak season has arrived. In the consumption peak season of 2023, the reporter saw that consumer demand is more subdivided and vertical, consumption is more decentralized and personalized, and intelligent, experiential and high-quality products are exploding. From the industrial point of view, the diversity of consumer demand also promotes the trend of personalized production and flexible customization on the supply side.

  Under the increasingly diversified consumer demand, refined home appliances are more sought after by consumers. The data of the e-commerce platform shows that the sales of smart home products that can enhance the sense of home life experience have increased significantly. Among them, the turnover of intelligent sensing faucets, intelligent door locks, intelligent lifting tables and other products all increased by more than 100% compared with the same period in 2022.

  Healthy consumption has also become a kind of consumer goods with high willingness of consumers. According to the data of the platform, in the "Double Eleven" in 2023, the outdoor sports industry showed explosive growth, and the sales of cycling, skiing and out shoes clothing products increased by 300% year-on-year.

  On the major e-commerce platforms, the reporter noticed that domestic brands are highly sought after by consumers. According to the data of China International Electronic Commerce Center Research Institute, in this peak consumption season, among the top 20 brands in online retail sales, domestic brands occupy 11 seats.

  While the consumption trend changes, it is also promoting the transformation of the industry. Li Mingtao said that relying on the support of online big data, enterprises can more clearly understand the needs of consumers, and thus rely on personalized production and flexible customization to accurately match related needs.

  Promote featured products and adopt various operation methods to cope with the sales peak.

  The annual year-end consumption season is also an important node for enterprises to sprint annual sales. At present, local enterprises are actively enriching their means of operation and vigorously promoting local specialty products.

  In Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, the local digital economy industrial park jointly settled in enterprises, and launched online live broadcast and other activities for the first time to introduce local agricultural special products to consumers.

  This company, located in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, has developed a series of snack foods and organic foods based on local specialties such as Xinhui dried tangerine peel and Taishan rice. The person in charge of the company predicts that the sales volume of the company’s products will rise sharply this consumption season. In order to cope with the sales peak, the company made sufficient preparations in advance.

  The new express delivery mode allows goods to reach consumers faster.

  During the peak consumption season every year, the express delivery volume will explode. The growth of express delivery reflects the vigorous vitality of China’s consumer market. At the same time, how can consumers get the goods they ordered faster?

  At a courier service outlet in Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province, the staff are busy scanning the code for express parcels, putting them on the shelves, and three shelves are filled with parcels stored on behalf of others.

  It is understood that during the end-of-year consumption peak season in 2023, major express delivery companies in Mianzhu have increased their investment, and tried their best to reduce the phenomenon of express delivery squeeze and delay by increasing operating venues, adding automation equipment, expanding transportation capacity and increasing manpower.

  In Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, relying on the mode of "integration of passenger and freight", express delivery can take the bus to the village, so that more rural people can enjoy the same timely delivery service as in the city, which greatly improves the timeliness of express delivery. Wu Chengrong, a villager in Shenfan Township, Jinhua City, just got his first package of this year’s "Double Eleven" a few days ago.

  In addition, the local area also adopts the new logistics mode of "regional co-distribution", relying on the postal network, integrating the first-class distribution resources of each express brand village and town, and realizing the automatic sorting of all express brands in the same line. Postal couriers can complete the express transportation and delivery work of different express delivery companies, which greatly relieves the logistics pressure of the "last mile" in remote areas.

  According to the monitoring data of the State Post Bureau, November 1 — On November 4th, the whole network collected 2.027 billion pieces of express delivery, up 16.1% year-on-year and 31.0% quarter-on-quarter, reaching a record high.

Ling Yunguang: Building a platform for technology and products, multi-industry empowerment and intelligent manufacturing

  China Securities Network News (Wang Luo) started from the printing industry. Lingyun Guang has been deeply involved in the industrial machine vision industry for 20 years, and has expanded its applications to consumer electronics, new displays, new energy and other fields. Head enterprises in industries such as Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Foxconn, BOE and () are all important customers of Lingyun Guang.

  On June 15th, Ling Yunguang (stock code: 688400) officially launched the inquiry offering, and will soon land in science and technology innovation board. The science and technology innovation board listing, Lingyun Guang plans to raise 1.5 billion yuan, and the fundraising direction is centered on the company’s vision planning. From industrial manufacturing to industrial intelligent manufacturing, machine vision is promising. The company will increase investment in technology research and development, continuously improve its platform-based capabilities, empower intelligent manufacturing, and help more industries achieve automation and intelligent development. The company’s development vision is to implant "eyes" and "brains" into machines and become a global leader in the fields of visual artificial intelligence and photoelectric information.

  From agency to self-research, mastering the underlying core technology

  According to the prospectus, Ling Yunguang was established in 2002, and started from the banknote printing industry, and carried out independent research and development through projects such as online detection of RMB gravure printing and large sheet detection; On the other hand, the agency business of foreign high-end visual devices is carried out. Since 2006, the company has successively entered the fields of printing and packaging, new display and consumer electronics, and further improved its independent research and development capabilities. At present, it has the research and development capabilities of advanced imaging, intelligent algorithms, intelligent software and automatic precision control, and independently developed core devices such as industrial cameras and light sources, which are applied to many industries.

  The domestic machine vision started in the late 1990s. When Ling Yunguang entered this field 20 years ago, the domestic development and application were basically blank. The company started from scratch and gradually embarked on the road of independent research and development in the field of machine vision.

  Ling Yunguang attached great importance to self-research of core technologies at the early stage of business development. During the period from 2002 to 2006, the company initially built a 100-person team with independent research and development capabilities of optical, mechanical, electrical, computing and software technologies, and started the research and development of independent software algorithms of VisionWARE. The technical accumulation in this period has created an insurmountable moat for the company’s competitors in a short period of time. Now the machine VisionWARE algorithm platform independently developed by the company has been iterated to version 5.0. Ling Yunguang is the first machine vision manufacturer in China to launch a purely independent bottom-level core algorithm library. The investment cycle of the bottom-level algorithm is quite long. It takes a lot of time and experience to optimize the core algorithm from the bottom, which makes it ahead of competitors in the same industry for about three to five years.

  In addition, Ling Yunguang’s AI algorithm development based on deep learning, machine learning and knowledge map has also been at the forefront of the industry, forming an independent F.Brain intelligent algorithm platform, supporting factory-side and edge intelligence through edge computing, and supporting factory cloud intelligence through big data cloud computing technology. From the application point of view, the machine vision +AI technology is deeply combined to support industrial scenes.

  It is understood that the algorithm library of the machine vision industry consists of open source vision algorithm libraries such as OpenCV, and third-party commercial payment algorithm libraries such as Vision Pro (cognex, USA), Halcon (German MVTec) and VisionWare (Ling Yunguang). Due to the long development cycle and large investment of algorithm library, companies in the industry usually develop their own application algorithms based on open source algorithm library, or independently develop and integrate with third parties, and few companies develop the underlying algorithms completely independently.

  In addition to algorithms, Lingyun Guang has always been at the forefront of optical imaging technology, and has independently developed a series of visual core devices such as smart cameras and high-brightness special light sources. It has more than 70 patents in the optical field, and many solutions are the first to benchmark international and domestic machine vision friends, creating a brighter industrial "eye" competitiveness. At the same time, by investing in domestic CMOS sensor design company Changguang Chenxin and industrial lens professional company Hunan Changdao Optoelectronics, we will optimize the allocation of core resources and lay out the localization and autonomy of core technologies.

  Form platform capability from system to equipment

  After all, the banknote printing industry belongs to a special industry. After 2006, Ling Yunguang gradually expanded its business to printing and packaging, display screens, consumer electronics and other industries, and further integrated its research and development capabilities into platform-based capabilities of products and technologies, thus effectively supporting the company to achieve cross-industry development. In addition, the company began to expand its automation capability in 2016, and it took three years to gradually build automatic control technologies such as automatic assembly line and multi-axis precision manipulator.

  Up to now, Lingyun Guang has four technical platforms, including advanced imaging, intelligent algorithm, intelligent software and intelligent automation, and comprehensive overall scheme design capability. It has 418 domestic patents and 208 software copyrights, which supports the company’s rapid expansion of downstream industries from printing to other fields, such as consumer electronics and new energy, and is also a technical base to support the company’s continuous leap-forward development in the future.

  According to Ling Yunguang’s prospectus, up to now, the company has developed diversified intelligent visual equipment and innovative process solutions based on independent research and development of visual algorithms and AI algorithms for new display, consumer electronics, printing and packaging, new energy and other fields. Specific to the display field, the new display intelligent vision equipment products provided by Ling Yunguang can realize automatic and semi-automatic optical detection of small screen defects in TFT-LCD/OLED, covering the Cell process section and module process section, and support lighting detection when the screen is powered on and appearance detection when it is not powered on. The detection efficiency of the LCD lighting quality detector provided by it is more than 3 times that of manual work, which solves the problem of 2% low contrast stain defect detection, approaches the limit of human eyes, realizes high dynamic range detection, and has been popularized and applied in hundreds of sets in the industry.

  Entering Apple’s industrial chain is a key milestone for Ling Yunguang, and it is also the inevitable result of technical capacity building. Five years ago, the company broke the situation that the high-end market of consumer electronic vision inspection was monopolized by foreign manufacturers such as cognex and Kearns for a long time, and became the Preferred Supplier in the field of machine vision certified by Apple, and began to provide configurable vision systems in batches.

  "Hand", "Eye" and "Brain" cooperate to empower intelligent industrial production.

  If configurable vision system products, such as machine vision algorithm platform developed by Ling Yunguang, can equip industrial machines with eyes and brains, then intelligent vision equipment is to implant muscles and limbs controlled by brains into the machines, thus realizing the precise control and execution of detection and production technology, and finally forming an intelligent production robot with the cooperation of hands, eyes and brains.

  As the largest manufacturing country in the world, the penetration rate of domestic machine vision application is low, and there is still much room for growth, especially the aging population and the increase in labor costs, which also bring great demand to the machine vision industry.

  From the demand of downstream customers, the epidemic situation in COVID-19 is complicated in recent years. Instead of reducing the budget for technology investment, downstream manufacturers have been further forced by the epidemic to strengthen their investment in industrial automation, digitalization and intelligence, and the cost reduction effect is very remarkable. In the future, the demand of downstream manufacturers for automation and intelligence is rigid and inevitable.

  China market has become one of the fastest growing markets in the global machine vision market. According to the statistics of China Machine Vision Industry Alliance, the sales of machine vision industry in China increased from 10.18 billion yuan in 2018 to 14.42 billion yuan in 2020, with a compound growth rate of 19.02%. Thanks to the promotion of manufacturing automation and other factors, it is estimated that the sales of machine vision industry in China will increase at a compound growth rate of 27.15% from 2020 to 2023, and the sales will reach 29.6 billion yuan by 2023.

  Under such opportunities, Lingyun Guang will continue to promote technological innovation in advanced optical imaging, software and algorithms, automation and other fields, and actively explore new application fields of industrial machine vision. At present, Ling Yunguang’s machine vision +AI products and services have achieved a high market share in consumer electronics, display panels, printing and packaging applications. According to the statistics of China Machine Vision Industry Alliance, in 2020, among the enterprises participating in the statistics (enterprises within the alliance), Lingyun Guang ranked first in the sales of machine vision industry in China.

  According to the disclosure in the prospectus, the company is expanding its business to the field of new energy battery diaphragm detection, and has cooperated with customers such as Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. Focusing on the field of industrial manufacturing for 20 years, Lingyun Guang is expected to become the leader of industrial artificial intelligence, truly helping factories to improve quality, increase efficiency, reduce costs and reduce storage.

It is rare for the two countries to openly disagree. Whether to extradite Assange will stir up US-Australia relations.

  [Global Times special correspondent in the United States Zhang Sisi Global Times special correspondent Wang Cong] "Whether Assange can be free is widely regarded as a judgment of the Australian government’s influence on the Biden administration in the United States." The Associated Press reported on July 30th that since the Labor government came to power last year, Australia has been trying to persuade the United States to terminate the prosecution of Assange, the founder of Wikileaks. However, in the recent annual meeting between US Secretary of State Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian, Blinken said that Assange was accused of committing a "very serious criminal act".

  The Associated Press reported that Blinken said during the talks that Assange was "suspected to be related to one of the most serious confidential information leaks in American history", and he understood Australia’s concerns and views on this matter, but urged Australia "as a friend, we should understand the concerns of the United States". Blinken also said that Assange’s "alleged acts may cause very serious harm to US national security" or even "life-threatening". Huang Yingxian responded that Australia has "made it clear publicly for many times" and that Assange’s case has been delayed for too long. Australia hopes that the United States can withdraw these allegations and settle the case as soon as possible.

  In addition, the Australian Sydney Morning Herald quoted Huang Yingxian as saying that the United States had "inconsistent" attitudes towards Assange and Chelsea Manning, another protagonist of the "confidential document leak case" and a former American army intelligence analyst. Manning was arrested for leaking about 700,000 confidential military and diplomatic documents to Wikileaks and was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013. However, in January 2017, former US President Barack Obama commuted Manning’s sentence before leaving office, which led to her release in May of that year.

  Assange has been detained in the high-security Belmarsh prison in south London since he was arrested by the British government from the Ecuadorian embassy in London in April 2019. In June, 2022, the British Home Secretary, Pruitty Patel, approved the request of the United States to extradite Assange. In July of the same year, Assange appealed the extradition order to the British High Court. According to the relevant laws of the United States, once Assange is extradited to the United States, he will be charged with espionage and improper use of computers in the United States, and he will face a maximum of 175 years in prison.

  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Blinken’s statement is the "sharpest and most detailed" comment made by Biden administration officials on Assange. Blinken’s remarks mean a "rare public disagreement" between the United States and Australia, and highlight that "the Albanese government faces an arduous task in persuading Biden’s government to stop pursuing Assange". The Guardian reported that Blinken’s defense of the American accusation against Assange would be regarded as "a heavy blow to the efforts of the international community to rescue Assange".

  Assange, 52, was born in Australia and founded the Wikileaks website in 2006. In 2010, Wikileaks exposed a large number of American diplomatic cables and confidential documents of the US military during the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War, and exposed the war crimes of the US military. In 2019, after Assange was arrested in Britain, the United States immediately requested the extradition of Assange. Australian Prime Minister Albanese has repeatedly urged the US government to terminate the lawsuit against Assange. In May this year, Albanese said that he had expressed the Australian government’s position to the American and British governments that there was no benefit in continuing to imprison Assange.

  "Assange’s supporters reacted angrily to Blinken’s remarks." "Australia is the closest ally of the United States, and Blinken needs to understand the overwhelming view of the Australian people, that is, it is fed up with Assange’s endless imprisonment," said Barnes, legal adviser of the Australian Assange supporters organization, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Assange must be released immediately and be reunited with his family. "

How many routines are there behind a low-cost tour group that forces tourists to spend 20 thousand yuan in one hour?

  ● With the increasing popularity of self-help outdoor tourism, outdoor clubs, donkey friends clubs and go on road trip clubs frequently publish tourism products illegally through WeChat groups or QQ groups, publicize tourism routes, and receive citizens or donkey friends to travel.

  ● According to the relevant provisions of the Tourism Law, it is illegal for non-tourism enterprises and individuals to organize tourism activities by themselves.

  ● To completely eradicate the chaos of compulsory consumption of low-priced groups, we should rely on the law, increase punishment measures, and increase illegal costs and rights protection benefits.

  □ Our reporter Zhao Li

  "Since you have chosen a group with shopping links, you need to spend. What was your attitude towards me in the shop today? They’re all fighting guerrillas in there! Now get off and go to the store, and spend 20,000 yuan an hour … …” These words came from a female tour guide in Guilin.

  This female tour guide brought a group organized by a beauty brand. According to tourists, "Give a product gift of 598 yuan to the travel agency", and you can go to Guilin from Hunan for free. On the last day of the trip, due to the high consumption of jade shops, the consumption of tourists did not meet the "psychological expectation" of the tour guide, so the above scene appeared.

  After this compulsory consumption incident was exposed, the "low-priced group" once again attracted attention.

  With the increasing popularity of self-help outdoor tourism, it is not uncommon for outdoor clubs, donkey friends clubs, go on road trip clubs, health care products sales enterprises and some training institutions to illegally publish tourism products, publicize tourism routes and receive citizens or donkey friends to travel through WeChat groups and QQ groups. According to the relevant provisions of the Tourism Law, it is illegal for non-tourism enterprises and individuals to organize tourism activities by themselves. However, according to the disclosure of relevant departments, many tourism activities attract consumers to join the group with "low-cost group tours" or even "zero group tours".

  Through unannounced visits to such organizations that operate travel agencies without travel qualifications, the "Legal Daily" reporter found that many low-priced groups hide many tricks.

  Ostensibly claiming not to be profitable.

  In fact, hidden invisible consumption.

  Recently, the reporter found a large number of QQ groups of related organizations through online search, and the format of group names is simple and consistent: ×× Outdoor Club. The reporter tried to apply to join the QQ group of these outdoor clubs as an outdoor sports enthusiast, but the pass rate was extremely low. Many applications for joining the group are "sinking into the sea" after they are issued. Some organizations directly rejected the reporter’s application for joining the group. For example, the ×× Shanshui Outdoor Club refused on the grounds that it was not introduced by acquaintances in the group after the reporter repeatedly applied for joining the group.

  After many attempts, the reporter finally entered the individual group chat as an ordinary tourist, but after joining the group, the relevant responsible persons of these organizations will know the information of the new group users, such as "Who introduced them", "Where did they come from" and "What activities have they participated in before".

  At present, the QQ group of "Beijing XX Outdoor Club" has 1436 people, and it promotes itself as an outdoor adventure club with the theme of mountaineering, hiking, camping, grassland riding, desert crossing, forest adventure, seaside swimming, photography, skiing, food, singing and making friends. The outdoor activities of this club are rich and varied, and most of them are short-lived, generally divided into one-day activities and two-day activities. The prices of short-term activities are generally low. Many one-day activities cost less than 100 yuan, and some two-day activities cost around 300 yuan. Take the one-day tour of Kingfisher Valley (located in Yanqing, Beijing) as an example. The activity cost is 65 yuan/person, including car charter, expressway fee, master fee and outdoor insurance. The activity was held on June 15th. By 15:30 on June 14th, more than 50 people had signed up.

  The person in charge of the club explained to the reporter: "The expenses incurred by the activity are all AA system, without any additional benefits."

  Two years ago, Ms. Wang, a citizen of Beijing, was dragged into an outdoor tour group, which published many low-priced tour routes. "People who organize tours say that if they don’t make money, they just organize everyone to go out to play." But Ms. Wang found that they "have not earned less money."

  She once took part in a trip to Zhangjiakou, the cost was not enough for 300 yuan, but after getting on the bus, the hidden cost began. The organizer charged each tourist 50 yuan’s hard work and each tourist had to pay 10 yuan’s tea fee after the meal.

  "Without a formal contract, it is too informal for such a tour group to transfer money through WeChat or pay by punching in." Ms. Wang said.

  Some insiders also revealed to reporters that some outdoor clubs often attract friends to travel under the banner of non-profit, and the relevant personnel of the club make profits through the price difference. Because outdoor clubs don’t need to pay deposits and taxes like travel agencies, the operation of outdoor clubs is almost "zero cost".

  The reporter interviewed Mr. Zhang, a staff member of a scenic spot who is in charge of receiving these clubs. He said: "The profits of related expenses can basically be divided into four or six with the organizers, and the commissions taken by general travel agencies or tour leaders are more."

  The promoter declares that he is not responsible.

  Tourists face greater risks.

  Another "Beijing Lvyou ××" QQ group information shows that it was founded on October 23, 2015. At present, it has 2,862 members and has organized 44 activities. The organizer is "Beijing× Wolf Outdoor". The activity destinations are nearly Shuanglong Gorge, Pofengling and Dongling Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing, and as far away as Wuyuan, Dunhuang and Mohe.

  According to the information of official website in Beijing × Wolf Outdoor, this organization is "dedicated to the tent rental industry in Beijing (Tianjin)", and its business scope mainly includes various outdoor goods rental businesses such as Beijing (Tianjin) camping tent rental, cotton sleeping bag rental, down sleeping bag rental, walkie-talkie rental and mountaineering bag rental.

  The official website page of Beijing × Wolf Outdoor has also set up a column of "Journey Friends Activities". Open this page, which shows 70 pieces of relevant travel information released by this organization from June 6, 2017 to October 24, 2018. The reporter opened several links, most of which are related introductions such as tourist routes, itinerary planning and cost range, and occasionally a "disclaimer" is attached to the introduction. Disclaimer said: The initiator of the activity is only the contact person of the activity, and may not have participated in the training of outdoor leaders and field rescue. Although it is obligatory to help every participant, the initiator and leader of the activity are not responsible for any damage and consequences caused by participating in the activity — — Sign up voluntarily at your own risk.

  Such a disclaimer can also be found in the details of the activities of the "Beijing donkey friends ××" QQ group.

  The reporter found that the Mountain X Outdoor Club has also organized outdoor travel activities many times. According to a tweet from its WeChat WeChat official account on June 13th, the length of a seven-day trip is around 3,000 yuan per person. The travel routes include Jiaju Tibetan Village, Hailuogou Glacier, Daocheng Aden, Siguniang Mountain and other popular tourist attractions. The expenses include transportation (driver’s accommodation), accommodation (7 nights), tickets (Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiaogou, Jiaju Tibetan Village, Aden Scenic Area, Hailuogou), meals (breakfast in Danba), tour leader service and insurance. At the same time, it is stated that this line only buys travel accident insurance for players, excluding illness insurance and financial insurance. During the activity, if the financial loss occurs, it shall be borne by the players themselves; If financial losses are caused by personal reasons and need to be handled by themselves, a "departure agreement" needs to be signed.

  Another go on road trip club, "X Ant go on road trip Club", also indicated similar terms in a go on road trip route push on June 14th. There is only a 500,000 yuan personal accident insurance in the travel expenses, and there is nothing else.

  The leader of "Beijing × Star Club" told reporters that the price given by his club was "more cost-effective than the travel agency" and an extra accident insurance would be given. When the reporter asked whether to sign the relevant responsibility contract, the team leader replied: "Without signing the contract, the activities are voluntary."

  Free travel has become a new trick

  Force shopping to set a trap

  It is worth noting that related disputes occur frequently.

  In April 2017, Tian Congxin, an outdoor travel enthusiast, sued the organizer of the WeChat group tour and lost the case. The lawsuit originated in the summer of 2016. He and his friends joined the WeChat group of Happy Friends’ self-help tour and drifted to Daqinggou, Inner Mongolia. During the drifting, he accidentally caused an acute compression fracture of the lumbar spine. When he claimed compensation from the tourism organizer, he was rejected and sued the court. The court ruled that the organizer did not aim at profit, and because Tian Congxin was injured in the wrong sitting position, he took full responsibility.

  On November 22nd, 2014, Zhang Bingyu followed the coaches of Qingdao Qianli Sports and Leisure Club Co., Ltd. to Jiuxian Mountain for altitude downhill outward bound training. During the descent, the protective rope was untied, and Zhang Bingyu fell from a height of about 30 meters above the ground and died. Yu, an employee of Qianli Sports Company, is the leader of this outward bound training. He knows Cao, whose net name is Mumu, from the outdoor sports group, who was temporarily hired by the company as the outdoor coach of this activity. According to the verdict, both Yu and Cao claimed that they did not have the qualification certificate to engage in downhill activities.

  Organizations and individuals without tourism qualifications like this often offer various low-cost tours when operating travel agency business.

  According to a Beijing resident who didn’t want to be named, his parents participated in a low-cost tour organized by the "outdoor donkey friends group" WeChat group. "Everyone has a one-day tour in 50 yuan and Yixing Zhuhai. My parents gather at 6: 30 in the morning and come back with big bags at 6: 00 in the evening. Bamboo shoots, bamboo chopping boards, activated carbon balls, dish towels, etc., spend hundreds of dollars and buy a bunch of useless things. "

  The reporter interviewed Mr. Zhang, who used to be a tour guide. Mr. Zhang said: "In the tourism industry, low-cost groups basically imply consumption content, which is a default rule in the industry. But if you pay enough money reasonably, there may be only some slight guidance and no compulsory consumption. "

  Ma Aiping, a professor at beijing international studies university Tourism Management College, thinks that the tour fee for four days and five nights is 598 yuan. If this fee includes food, accommodation and transportation, the price is obviously low, so travel itinerary includes three shopping items.

  Liu Simin, director of the Tourism Research Institute of the Cultural and Creative Industry Research Center of Beijing Foreign Studies University, believes that there may be many reasons for being lower than the market price and operating cost, but if there are obvious shopping arrangements in the itinerary, it can basically be judged as unreasonable low-cost travel.

  In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission, in conjunction with the public security, industry and commerce, price and other departments, continued to carry out a number of actions to comprehensively rectify the order of the national tourism market, and seriously investigated and dealt with illegal acts such as "unreasonably low-cost travel" and "illegally operating travel agency business", and filed 2,595 cases, fined and confiscated illegal income of 33.26 million yuan, and revoked 45 business licenses.

  Since then, although the related problems of some travel agencies have been contained and supervised to a certain extent, some organizations and individuals who operate travel agencies without tourism qualifications have begun to "move". There are also companies tying health care products during the "zero tour fee" tour.

  Take Jiufang Joy as an example. This company is not qualified to organize tourism. In August 2018, a fire broke out in Beilong Hot Spring Leisure Hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang, causing 20 deaths and 23 injuries. According to media reports, Jiufang Joy mainly sells health care products to middle-aged and elderly people, and customers with large consumption can get travel opportunities rewarded by enterprises.

  According to the disclosure of relevant departments in Beijing, many tourism activities use "zero tour fee" as bait to attract the elderly to join the group, which hides multiple risks. Law enforcement officials of relevant departments in Beijing said that low-cost tours under the guise of "free tours" and "zero tour fees" are becoming more and more hidden, and the elderly often become the "hardest hit areas" for being deceived.

  According to law enforcement officials, at present, "buying health care products for travel" and "buying wealth management for free travel" organized in the form of companies have become new tricks of criminals, and even some companies cheat in the name of recruiting "tourism experiencers", and applicants encounter compulsory shopping traps when traveling.

  "WeChat friends circle, clubs, motorists’ clubs and other spontaneous group trips are often personal agreements, and there is no business license. Many irregular behaviors cannot be defined and are in a blind spot of supervision. This kind of tourism behavior is more prone to problems, ‘ Black tour guide ’ The phenomenon of slaughtering customers is even more difficult to detect, which brings difficulties to tourism law enforcement and evidence collection. " Beijing lawyer Liu Chengxian told reporters.  

Frighten the "fruit powder"! Apple rarely apologizes! What happened?

Every edited | Du Yu




Image source: Apple conference video screenshot

The name of this 1-minute-long advertisement is Crush! )。Roughly speaking, the things "crushed" by Apple are trumpet, paint bucket, guitar, piano, phonograph, statue, drum set, camera, arcade, monitor, plastic doll and so on.

Although the creativity of this advertisement is not difficult to understand: Apple has "pressed" a large number of functions into this thin and powerful tablet, and can do professional artistic creations such as painting, arranging music, taking photos and retouching pictures.

But the problem is that, as a consumer electronic product targeted at professional users, this advertisement has crushed all the creators’ "eating guys". This strange negative emotion has finally changed from the angry condemnation of a small group of professionals to a storm of public opinion.

Some netizens ridiculed that,It’s really good for Apple to attract professional creators by smashing symbols of human creativity and cultural achievements..


Some netizens criticized thatThis is a heartbreaking, uncomfortable and selfish advertisement..

Hugh Grant, a famous actor, even commented that the advertisement seemed to promote "the destruction of human experience".

Cover image source: Every photo by reporter Kong Zesi

Creativity+makes culture "alive", creates "small products" and achieves "big industries"

CCTV News:Entering the summer tourist season, major landmark attractions across the country have ushered in a large passenger flow, and cultural and creative products have also been "new". Small and exquisite refrigerator magnets, cute and funny mascots, creative peripheral toys, rich varieties and creative products have become important growth points of tourism consumption. Which cultural creations are popular this summer vacation? How did excellent products come into being? What are the new changes in the cultural and creative industry chain? Come and see the reporters’ interviews in many places.

I came to the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing and walked all the way from the entrance. There are dozens of cultural and creative shops, large and small. In order to welcome the summer tourist season, Wenchuang Store has also extended its business until 10: 00 pm, that is, to coincide with the visit time of the Great Wall at night. The largest Wenchuang Store in Dengchengkou has just been renovated recently, with more than 6,000 people entering the store every day.

For the summer vacation, children’s favorite cultural and creative groups have been added to the store. The "customs clearance document" with names, the Great Wall brick with treasures that can be "dug" and the "Four Seasons Great Wall" ornaments that can change colors at any time are very popular.

After Gansu Wenbo’s "conspicuous package" was on fire. Recently, it is also popular on social networks to choose a handful of "fluffy" Tianshui mala Tang from the "fluffy" big refrigerator, and then pick a few "soft" potatoes and potato eggs.

How can Wenchuang products get less delicious food? In the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan Province, the wide noodles engraved with Oracle Bone Inscriptions make children’s appetite big, and when they eat, they can also get a piece of "Niu Zun Fried Egg", and this "Dading 1: 1 Rice" has both taste and value.

In Shanghai, Xujiahui specially took out a plot of 1,200 square meters and built a cultural and creative collection store full of Shanghai charm. Visitors can pick a small and exquisite "cast iron" manhole cover and turn their fingers to combine the words on the Rubik’s cube into a beautiful blessing.

Immersive punch card is a good idea to "bring fire" to a city

Wenchuang can not only buy, but also interact on the spot. Recently, visitors to Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province have a new way of playing, that is, the whole city "looking for Lu Xun".

In Lu Xun’s former residence, in Cang Qiao Zhijie, and even on the cruise ship, you can see cute and cute Lu Xun dolls. Many young people follow Chinese textbooks and "punch in" the life track of young Lu Xun.

Since the beginning of this year, the scenic spot of Lu Xun’s hometown has received 2.285 million tourists, and has received a total of 350,000 tourists in the summer, among which tourists aged 18 to 35 account for more than one third.

Get through the link, good design and good business.

Buying several favorite "peripheral" small objects, tasting a delicious food with urban characteristics or personally experiencing cultural and creative production have become the "standard" of current tourism. In recent years, local governments have strongly supported the development of cultural and creative industries, opened up market-oriented industrial links and brought new impetus to economic development.

In a shop on Xinle Road, Old Street, Shanghai, pieces of exquisite hand-painted enamel bricks are full of luster. This ceramic tile technique was originally used to restore historical buildings, but now it has been developed into a variety of Shanghai-style cultural goods. These hand-painted enamel bricks are also the winners of the 14th Shanghai Gift Design Competition.

Many mature enterprises and outstanding industrial designers are linked together through competitions. From the aspects of market research, design, proofing, transformation, production, channels and sales, the industrial chain of "Shanghai Gift" is getting deeper and deeper.

Bringing the "Museum" Home, New Travel and New Career.

With the rise of immersive cultural tourism, the new consumption format of cultural and creative products has also spawned a new profession — — Wenchuang product planning operator.

Liu Nian of Chongqing Three Gorges Museum is one of them. This bronze toy designed by him is the most popular cultural and creative product in the store. Fish mouth, crested pigeon body and animal ear, a bird-shaped statue of Pakistan in the Warring States Period, have become the treasures in the Three Gorges Museum since it was unearthed in 2002, and Liu Nian is one of the people who have seen it the most and frequently.

There is no shortage of culture in the museum, but all kinds of whimsy are indispensable to refine the symbols behind the collection into cultural and creative products. Not long ago, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security publicized a number of new occupations, and Wenchuang product planning operators were among them. In the more and more "spelling" Wenchuang circuit, museums are eager for this new type of work that knows marketing and can operate.

Since 2017, major museums in Chongqing have vigorously carried out cultural and creative work. Up to now, 12,666 kinds of cultural and creative products have been launched, with a revenue of nearly 200 million yuan.

Little refrigerator stickers create "wisdom" and new kinetic energy

After years of development, Wenchuang products have gradually formed a new trend of customization and refinement, which can be seen from the refrigerator stickers that have quietly changed in recent years. Fridge Magnet, as a popular product of punch card proof in travel destination, has changed from little difference to its own characteristics, and even become a collectible work of art, which is inseparable from the continuous upgrading of products from design, material, technology, sales and other aspects.

In Yiwu International Trade City, Zhejiang Province, when you walk into Ji Tengyu’s shop, tens of thousands of kinds of refrigerator magnets are distributed all over the wall. He has been doing the refrigerator business for more than ten years, and told reporters that from the sales volume, you can see which city is "on fire" again.

More than a decade ago, as a "general product" of tourist attractions, refrigerator magnets had no sense of design and complicated technology. Nowadays, quicksand models, luminous perspective models and even AR and naked-eye 3D refrigerator magnets that can "snow" are difficult to meet the customized needs of customers. Just for a city-limited refrigerator, Wu Xiangjuan, the business owner, has been "grinding" with the design team for more than a month, and he has to decide the color, concentrate the urban landscape and choose the appropriate silicone material.

In addition to "spelling" design, upstream manufacturers are more "spelling" product quality. In a customized refrigerator factory in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, enterprises hope to differentiate themselves from traditional products through new processes and technologies.

Internet big data platform shows that during the summer vacation, the number of refrigerator related orders increased by 228% compared with last year, and the transaction volume was 1.78 times that of last year.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens

    For today’s smart vendors, it is hard to imagine what is more important than diversified development. A few years ago, the mobile phone was still just a device for talking to us, but with the popularity of intelligent platforms, the mobile phone has changed from a communication device to a multi-functional intelligent terminal. Nowadays, in order to get rid of the homogenization of Android platform, Android manufacturers spare no effort to develop more potential of mobile phones. At this time, we will find that those manufacturers who can integrate the technologies of multiple product lines highlight more advantages than those who simply make mobile phones.

    When CEO Kazuo Hirai took office, we first heard the strategy of "One Sony". This is not the first time for Sony to integrate the technology of other product lines into mobile phones, just like the Walkman series and Cyber-Shot series that we once amazed. This time, Sony once again applied its camera technology to smart phones, and L39h (hereinafter referred to as Sony L39h) became the first product under the concept of One Sony. Just like the words in Kazuo Hirai’s mouth after the release of several DCDV devices in Berlin, "The next product can present the best part of Sony to you at one time."

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    In terms of configuration, Sony L39h has adopted today’s flagship configuration without any accident. After the slow pace of last year, Sony’s flagship product has finally accelerated its pace in hardware this year, and has always maintained the strongest configuration at the same level as flagship models of other international brands. Like the Sony L36h released at the beginning of this year, Sony L39h uses a 1080p display screen. However, due to the overall improvement in photographing this time, the photosensitive element has also increased to 1/2.3 inch, so the overall thickness and length and width of the fuselage have increased to some extent in Bisogni L36h. The fuselage circumference of this model is 144× 74× 8.5mm, which will be thicker in the hand than that of Bisogni L36h, but relatively, it feels more comfortable because the frame adopts a brand-new flat cutting angle.

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Sony’s first image flagship 5-inch 1080p Sony L39h

    Sony L39h is equipped with 2.2GHz MSM8274 Opteron 800 quad-core processor and GPU Adreno 330 image processor, and its outstanding performance is beyond doubt. At the same time, Sony L39h has also continued Sony’s waterproof and dustproof features, reaching IP55/58 level. This means that the phone has a built-in dustproof and waterproof design, that is, all ports and covers are closed, and the phone can be dustproof and can be placed in the deepest 1.5 meters of clean water for up to 30 minutes. Of course, taking photos is the biggest improvement of Sony L39h this time, and we will show it in detail later.

    Regarding the screen that most users pay attention to, the performance of the IPS screen in China made us feel amazing, but this amazing performance did not continue to the Sony L39h used in our evaluation. In other words, Sony L39h, like Sony XL39h, brings users a more vivid and clear visual experience through TRILUMINOS mobile display technology and X-Reality fast image processing engine, but this is only when we watch the screen from the front. When we look at the screen of Sony L39h from the side, the visual effect is still the same as Sony L36h. This really makes us regret. I wonder if the retail version is the same as the prototype used in the evaluation.

    Every year, the flagship product has maintained a high degree of consistency in appearance. In the previous interview, Mr. Morinuma, the designer of Sony L39h, explained that this is first to maintain the continuity and consistency of the design language. But also, each product will be fine-tuned in design and introduce a brand-new design based on the actual experience of users. This time, Sony L39h, like Sony L36h, has adopted a plane-like fuselage line, the camera has no protrusion, and the front and rear sides are also protected by double-sided glass, which gives people a high-end and exquisite impression visually.

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2 megapixel front camera

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Keys are still built into the screen.

    The screen size of Sony L39h is consistent with that of Sony L36h, which means that the change in the length of the fuselage mainly comes from the extension of the upper and lower ends of the screen. The place above the SONY English logo near the frame that looks like a groove is both the receiver and the breathing light. When charging or resting, the lights here will light up. In addition, the front camera located next to the logo has not changed, and it is still 2 million pixels, which is enough for self-timer and can also record 1080p video. At the bottom of the screen, we obviously feel that the "chin" Bisogni L36h of Sony L39h is getting longer, but the Android buttons are still built in the screen. Many netizens wondered why Sony didn’t put the Android button on this slightly longer chin. Although we didn’t get an official explanation, after actual operation, we found that with the growth of smart size, it is actually very difficult for us to hold the Android button on the chin of a mobile phone with a size of 5 inches or more. In other words, actually putting the buttons on the screen is more user-friendly in our actual operation, and it will be better if Sony can let users choose to hide or display these three buttons by sliding up and down in the future.

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MicroSIM card slot on the right side and power button and volume button.

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The bottom of the right side is provided with a hanging hole and a camera shutter.

    Sony L39h adopts a complete seamless design, and uses aluminum frame to make the mobile phone more durable. At the same time, it also uses this frame as an antenna through brand-new technology, which solves the disadvantage of poor call signal of metal body. Sony L39h still designed the main card slots and buttons on both sides of the fuselage, and attached dust plugs, thus maintaining a high degree of visual integration with the frame without affecting the appearance. On the right side, there is still the microSIM card slot, power button and volume button, and at the bottom, Sony L39h has added a photo shutter button, which is also convenient for users to take photos through the physical shutter button when they can’t touch the screen underwater.

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The microSD card slot and data interface on the left side of the fuselage support MHL data transmission.

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Metal contact for connecting magnetic attraction waterproof charging base

    The design of the left card slot of Sony L39h is somewhat different from that of Sony L36h. The positions of the microSD card slot and the data interface are upside down, with the microSD card slot at the top and the data interface supporting the transmission of microUSB and MHL at the bottom. Sony L39h also has an official standard waterproof charging base, and the metal contact below the data interface is used when connecting with this base.

    Another subtle change of L39h fuselage lies in the design of earphone hole, which is located at the top of the fuselage, but it is not equipped with dust plug like Sony L36h. Of course, users don’t have to worry about water coming into this earphone hole. Nowadays, the application of waterproof nano-coating technology is not uncommon. Personally, I think Sony chose to equip the interfaces on both sides of the frame with dust plugs, mainly for aesthetic considerations. In practical use, especially for people who listen to music on their mobile phones every day, the dust plug in the earphone hole is indeed redundant, and this design is just right.

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The earphone hole at the top is not equipped with dust plug this time.

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The bottom is almost a speaker, so it won’t block when you hold it.

    Another change comes from the position of the Sony L39h speaker. Sony L36h designed the speaker at the lower right side of the fuselage, which is the position of the Sony L39h camera shutter button. In actual use, if we hold the mobile phone in one hand with the right hand, the speaker will be easily blocked, and the movement of the hand will directly cause the sound of the speaker to be loud and small. This time, the speaker is designed at the bottom, which is a good solution to this problem. This change is still very intimate.

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The back is still a whole glass design.

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Main camera marked with G and 1/2.3 inch sensor

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XPERIA capital logo at the bottom of the back

    The back of Sony L39h’s fuselage is still full of glass, and the explosion-proof membrane is also pressed for protection when it leaves the factory. This design is really beautiful, but it is also easy to be contaminated with fingerprints. Relatively speaking, white is the color with the least fingerprints among the three colors of black, white and purple. Sony’s English logo is located in the center of the fuselage. Above is the mark of NFC position, and below is the word XPERIA in all capitals. This time, it seems to emphasize the advantages of taking pictures. It is rare for Sony to mark the G word of G lens next to the camera, as well as the camera pixel size of 1/2.3 inch sensor and 20.7 million pixels. It can be seen that Sony is indeed full of confidence in taking pictures of this product.

    L39h is equipped with Android 4.2 jelly bean system, but it does use a slightly different UI from Sony L36h upgraded to Android 4.2. Of course, the difference between the two is not very huge. At least as far as the main interface and the unlocking interface are concerned, we have not found any difference in the operation mode. At most, the buttons that enter the application interface are designed differently.

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Sony L39h Home Screen and Unlocking Interface

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The theme of Sony L39h (left) has changed a lot from Sony L36h.

  Like the Sony L36h, the Sony L39h can change the theme and add widgets and applications to the home screen by pressing and holding the home screen. By contrast, we can see that the theme of Sony L39h has changed obviously. At the same time, when we do this operation, the presentation form of the thumbnail of the upper home screen is also different, from white translucent to black translucent, which is more visually recognizable.

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The menu style of Sony L39h (left) application interface is also different from Sony L36h.

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Sony L39h (left) drop-down notification bar can display more shortcut buttons.

    In the application interface and drop-down notification bar, Sony L39h has also changed. In the past, we need to click the button in the interface to call out the menu of unloading and sorting, but in Sony L39h, we just slide the screen to the far left and call out the corresponding menu. When we drop down the notification bar, we can see that the shortcut operation buttons of Sony L39h have been expanded from one row to two rows, but we still don’t support setting the buttons independently.

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Sony L39h (left) changed to X-Reality for mobile.

    The change of display interface is also obvious. One of the highlights of Sony L36h is that you can manually adjust the white balance settings, but in Sony L39h, the white balance option has been cancelled. But in contrast, in Sony L39h, the original Bravia Engine 2 was replaced by the latest X-Reality for mobile, and a new backlight optimization mode was added. X-Reality for mobile can make the picture presented to us clearer and more vivid, which can be regarded as another upgrade of Bravia.

    In terms of function, there is not much innovation in this L39h, which continues the characteristics of Sony L36h and the middle school, such as sketch function. On the whole, Sony L36h put all the emphasis on taking pictures. Let’s take a look at how the new camera flagship of this Android platform performs.

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Sony L39h, the biggest change is taking pictures.

    Sony L39h has three key words in taking pictures, namely, 1/2.3-inch large Exmor RS layered image sensor, Sony G lens, and mobile BIONZ image processor. So how does Sony explain these three keywords?

    The main camera of Sony L39h has been achieved, and the 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS laminated sensor can capture more scene light and make full use of the powerful function of camera lens to shoot ultra-high resolution images. The sensor has higher sensitivity, which can reduce noise, ensure smooth and clear images, and completely reproduce all wonderful details with higher fidelity. Sony G lens is a unique feature of Sony used in cameras, which has extremely high in-focus imaging quality. In addition to sharpness, it also has excellent light gathering ability. The F2.0 large aperture 27mm wide-angle lens adopted by Sony L39h can perform better in low light and capture more light.

    In addition, in order to get better detail reproduction effect, Sony L39h also uses the powerful algorithm of Sony mobile BIONZ image processor to make the shooting picture more vivid and realistic. Ultra-high pixel resolution, automatic exposure and automatic white balance ensure the accurate presentation of the colors captured by Sony G lens-while achieving brightness balance, the colors are enhanced and reproduced with rich texture layers and layers, and the effect is the same as that seen by the naked eye. The combination of 1/2.3 inch 20.7 megapixel mobile Exmor RS layered sensor and mobile BIONZ image processor can also eliminate noise.

    Finally, a new breakthrough of Sony L39h lies in the zoom of 3x clear image. When shooting at a long distance, the high-resolution sensor and the mobile BIONZ image processor can provide users with an optical zoom of 81mm, bringing the picture closer, and the details are still clear. Of course, as our text shows, it is limited to zoom 0 distortion within 3 times.

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Sony L39h camera basic function

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Sony L39h camera interface

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In advanced automatic mode, the current scene mode will be displayed in the lower right corner ("soft capture" in the picture).

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Long press shutter continuous shooting needs to be set in advanced automatic mode.

    In fact, the basic camera function of Sony L39h is not much different from that of the past. However, it should be noted that there were various scene modes for us to choose from in Sony in the past. However, in Sony L39h, users can’t manually select the scene mode, but can only automatically identify the most suitable scene mode at present through the "advanced automatic" mode. In addition, the function of continuous shooting requires us to open the option of long-press the shutter button continuous shooting in the setting menu of "Advanced Auto" mode. Frankly speaking, the setting of these small options is actually more complicated than before.

    After reading the basic functions, let’s take a look at the featured functions in L39h. Obviously, the time shift function of Timeshift Burst, the information acquisition function of Info-eye and the shooting function of AR augmented reality are the three most interesting camera functions in Sony L39h. How to play these functions?

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Info-eye function in Sony L39h

    The function of Info-eye is very interesting, and we can use it as a new way to get information. Info-eye can shoot landmark buildings, characters, red wine, business cards and other formulated objects. As long as we shoot through the camera viewfinder, we can immediately see the relevant information obtained by networking.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Timeshift Burst function, the user can capture it without fail.

    Timeshift Burst’s time shifting function is actually to help users capture the best photos through ultra-high-speed continuous shooting. When the shutter is pressed, the Timeshift Burst time shift function will completely record 61 images in one second before and after the shutter. After taking pictures, we just need to dial the photos in the turntable and choose the best one to save.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Seven AR Augmented Reality Scenes

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"Diving" and "Masquerade Ball" Scenes

    The fun photo function of AR augmented reality is very suitable for users with children at home, or for multi-party to enliven the atmosphere. Sony L39h provides us with seven interesting AR scenes. When the face is recognized, Sony L39h will automatically add funny accessories such as hats and glasses to the face, and the addition of these AR animations is also very intelligent. When there is a plane in the picture, these animations will be placed on the plane, and there will be no unscientific pictures such as corals floating in the air or mushrooms appearing overhead.

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Sony L39h still comes with 9 kinds of filters.

    In the Sony L39h, nine kinds of camera filters used in Sony are retained, so users can take photos of various small and fresh literary styles directly through the camera in their mobile phones according to their own needs.

     After introducing the innovation of L39h camera technology and the breakthrough of camera function, we should also take a look at the photo proofs of Sony L39h. Because Sony L39h is a product that has made a big breakthrough in taking pictures, we also chose the flagship Sony L36h at the beginning of this year for comparison. Although there is a big difference in the number of pixels between the two, it is really unfair to compare them, but it is also part of Sony L39h’s photo improvement. We will present the proofs in outdoor, indoor, macro and low light, and the AR proofs of Sony L39h will also be attached.

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Sony L39h outdoor proofs (backlight)

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Sony L36h outdoor proofs (backlight)

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Sony L39h outdoor proofs (in the sun)

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Sony L36h outdoor proofs (under the sun)

    The outdoor proofs in the daytime are divided into two situations, one is that there is enough light in the sun, and the other is that the shade is relatively backlit. Sony L39h’s color in the sample under the shade of the tree is more realistic than Bisogni L36h’s, and the degree of protection is higher. However, in a sunny environment, perhaps due to the large amount of light entering Sony L39h, the overall color tone is a little whiter than Sony L36h, but at the same time, the details of trees in the distance are richer.

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Sony L39h indoor proofs

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Sony L36h indoor proofs

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Sony L39h indoor proofs

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Sony L36h indoor proofs

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Sony L39h/ Sony L36h indoor proofs

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Sony L39h/ Sony L36h indoor proofs

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Sony L39h/ Sony L36h indoor proofs

    We took a lot of indoor proofs, and chose the shopping mall as an environment with complicated light for comparison. We can clearly see that Sony L39h’s ability to aggregate light is much better than that of Bisogni L36h. At the same time, Sony L36h appeared obvious color cast when shooting indoors, while Sony L39h restored the real color in place and controlled the noise well.

    Next, we will challenge the low light and macro of L39h and the effect of AR photography. In low light, we chose indoor and outdoor situations. Strictly speaking, the two macro photos were also taken in low light environment.

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Sony L39h Low Light Proof (Evening)

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Sony L36h weak light proof (evening)

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Sony L39h weak light proof (night view)

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Sony L36h weak light proof (night view)

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Sony L39h Weak Light Proof (Indoor)

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Sony L36h Weak Light Proof (Indoor)

    Sony L39h did a good job in the part of taking pictures in low light. First of all, while improving the brightness, the color is more natural, and there is no loss of some details. The picture of the building was taken at sunset in the evening, and both Sony L39h and Sony L36h automatically improved the overall brightness of the picture. However, we can find that the billboard in the Sony L36h sample has obvious details missing, and the building itself also appears white and the contrast is not strong enough. When shooting at night after the sky is completely dark, although the performance of Sony L36h is still satisfactory, it is obvious that there is a certain gap in saturation compared with Sony L39h, and the color of the picture is not vivid enough. In the last indoor low-light shooting session, the proofs of the two devices have obvious differences in fineness. Because Sony L36h will smear seriously in order to reduce noise when shooting in dark light, the overall picture gives us a little fuzzy feeling.

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Sony L39h macro proofs

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Sony L36h macro proofs

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Sony L39h macro proofs

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Sony L36h macro proofs

    In macro aspect, both Sony L39h and the previous Sony L36h have a good performance, and the blur of the background is in place. The only difference between them is that they are both shooting outdoors in the evening, but the brightness of Sony L39h is higher.

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Sony L39h AR model proofs

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Sony L39h AR model proofs

    Finally, let’s look at the photo proofs in AR augmented reality mode. Because the dinosaurs or other animations in the picture are constantly moving, the photos taken by everyone must be different. AR animation is very smart to attach to the ground or desktop, and when taking a portrait in AR mode, hats, glasses, etc. will be added to the corresponding positions and will move with the movement of the portrait. However, if we cover a part of the face with our hands, or shoot the side face, these AR elements will not appear on our face.

    Generally speaking, the camera performance of Sony L39h has been greatly improved compared with Sony L36h, but in the process of actual use, we also found some shortcomings. Sony L39h’s imaging speed is a little slower, so it is easy to take a photo because of hand shaking, which will be more obvious when shooting in low light. In addition, it is AR mode, and the effect of shooting through the main camera in low light environment is not very ideal. We hope that Sony can optimize this in the future.

    Next, let’s look at the multimedia performance of L39h. First of all, in terms of video, it is definitely no problem for Xiaolong 800 to play 1080p video, but some formats that Sony comes with cannot be played, and we need to play them through soft decoding of third-party players.

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Sony L39h Full HD Effect

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Sony L39h player screenshot

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Sound effects can also be turned on in the

    Sony L39h, like Sony L36h and Sony L36H we evaluated before, plays mpg with the help of a third-party player. But overall, the mobile phone plays 1080p video quite smoothly, which also provides a solid hardware foundation for Xiaolong 800. Sony L39h’s video player can also set sound effects to bring a better viewing experience.

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Various visual effects in the audio player can be set.

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Only when playing music can it be fixed in the unlocking interface.

    In terms of audio, Sony L39h can play the audio files in m4a, ogg, wav and mp3 formats we tested, but the ape format can only be played with the help of a third-party player. The music player is not much different from the recently upgraded Sony L36h, and just like the Sony L36h, the music player can only be displayed on the unlocking interface when playing music, which means that we can’t directly access the music player from the unlocking interface at ordinary times, but need to unlock it first and then click to enter, which is somewhat inconvenient.

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Sony L39h Fast Web Browsing Experience

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Playing online web videos is quite smooth.

    Perhaps because it is not the final retail version, the application of Sony L39h we evaluated is not very complete. Just for exampleWhen we want to test the online experience, we find that there is no preset in the mobile phone, so we will test it in Sony Select.Sony L39h’s performance in loading web pages, zooming and playing videos is very smooth, which makes it difficult for us to pick out any shortcomings. With enough hardware in place to support it, Sony L39h’s performance is taken for granted.

    Hardware configuration is not the biggest publicity highlight of L39h this time, but in any case, for most users, hardware is always one of the first factors to consider when choosing a product. Sony L39h is equipped with a 1080p display screen, and has chosen the top Opteron 800 processor in Qualcomm at 2.2GHz, supplemented by 2GB RAM and 16GB body storage space, of which the space available for users has reached 11GB. Following the first release of this world’s earliest release, Sony L39h is also the second intelligence equipped with the Opteron 800 processor in Sony products.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Sony L39h with Opteron 800 processor

    Xiaolong 800 processor is equipped with brand-new quad-core Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, Hexagon V5 DSP and the latest 4G LTE Cat 4 modem. Based on Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, the performance is improved by up to 75%, and the process technology is further upgraded to 28 nm HPm technology node. In the multimedia field, Opteron 800 series processors can shoot, play and display UltraHD video.

Speed attack Snapdragon 200/400/600/800 performance evaluation
Xiaolong 800 SoC architecture (picture from Qualcomm)

    In addition to the advantages of performance and speed, Xiaolong 800 processor also has excellent battery life. You can run multiple applications at the same time, surf the Internet quickly, and play videos smoothly, which are all intuitively reflected in our previous evaluation. In addition, the Snapdragon 800 series MSM8274 quad-core processor with 2.2GHz frequency adopted by Sony L39h is an asynchronous processor, and each core supplies power independently. The battery power will be accurately allocated according to the user’s use needs, thus achieving the effect of saving electricity. In addition, with the STAMINA power-saving mode in Sony L39h, the worry-free use of the whole day under normal intensity is not a problem.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
The graphics performance of Adreno 330 is 50% higher than that of Adreno 320 (picture from Sony)

    On the GPU side, the graphics performance of the new generation Adreno 330 is 50% higher than that of the previous generation Adreno 320, which allows users to enjoy the freshest 3D games with the best visual effects. The extremely fast performance of web browsing also comes from the performance improvement of Adreno 330.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Device information detected by Antutu version 4.0

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AnTuTu’s total score is 30444.

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Rank/comparison in AnTuTu Sony L36h

    AnTuTu Runfen recently released the latest version of V4.0, in addition to the previous four test items of CPU, RAM, GPU and IO, this time it also added the user experience rating item. AnTuTu said that "in the traditional test, the performance limit of hardware will be emphasized, but the highest score of the test can not fully reflect the operating efficiency of the system", and AnTuTu thought that "multitasking ability is a very important indicator. The processing efficiency of multi-core and multi-task will directly affect the fluency of the whole system. " Therefore, AnTuTu V4.0 adds MultiTask Multithread Performance Test, and quantifies the optimization degree of UI/ROM through Dalvik. At the same time, AnTuTu V4.0 also provides 3D performance test in ES 3.0 environment, so the AnTuTu running score in this version is not comparable to that in the previous evaluation, and we can only compare it through the popular model rankings given by AnTuTu for the time being. Obviously, Sony L39h, which runs at 30444, does have the superiority of the flagship model. Compared with Sony L36h, the score is improved obviously.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Sony L39h has made a breakthrough, but there is also room for improvement.

Summary:

    As a flagship product, Sony L39h is very attractive in hardware configuration and appearance. The strong performance of Xiaolong 800 and the integrated application of camera technology make this product have its own unique personality. At the same time, considering that this is the first product under the concept of One Sony, Sony L39h has also become a Sony flagship model with unique significance.

Advantages:

    The application of Sony photography technology improves the imaging quality;

    Aluminum seamless integrated frame ensures beautiful appearance and good call quality;

    Xiaolong 800 processor, excellent performance;

    IP55/58 waterproof and dustproof.

Insufficient:

    If you use IPS screen, you will have a better visual effect;

    If the imaging speed can be improved, the camera experience will be more perfect.

Comprehensive performance test—

    Basemark OS

    BasemarkOS measures the overall performance of equipment system level, and the test items include system test (standard according to application, message service, Java, file operation, storage, database, and Bluetooth, dialer, etc.). Graphic testing (2D imaging, graphic scaling, JPEG, PNG and GIF encoding and decoding, 3D game testing); Use example tests (calendars, contacts, etc.).

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
L39h Basemark OS comprehensive score 376

    Quadrant Advanced Edition

    Developed by Aurora Softworks, Quadrant is a veteran mobile device performance testing tool. Its testing scope includes 12 CPU tests, 1 memory test, 4 I/O tests, 1 2D graphics processing test, and 3 3D graphics processing tests, and finally the comprehensive score of a tested device is fed back. Devices without GPU units cannot run this software. Theoretically, the higher the score, the stronger the hardware comprehensive performance of the tested equipment.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Sony L39h Quadrant Advanced scored 17526.

    Quadrant includes three versions: Standard, Advanced and Professional. The Advanced version not only provides the final test results, but also provides offline browsing and advanced settings. There is no difference between Professional and Advanced in function, but the former is aimed at commercial users (such as agents and manufacturers) and the software price is higher. Our test choice: Quadrant Advanced Edition.

CPU performance test—

    AndEbench (divided into AndEMark Native and AndEMark Java)

    AndEBench is a software released in 2012, which provides a way to evaluate the performance of Android platform, and can test the performance of CPU and Dalvik(Dalvik is a soft device in Android system, which is responsible for running applications, so it is also one of the main parts of Android), and compare the local and Java performance of different devices. This test software can also prove the multithreading performance of a platform, and its final running is divided into two aspects: the execution efficiency for native pre-installed applications and the execution efficiency for third-party applications installed separately.

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Sony L39h AndEBench score

    Linpack

    Linpack has become the most popular one in the world to test the floating-point performance of high-performance computer systems. The floating-point performance of a high-performance computer is evaluated by using gauss elimination to solve a system of linear algebraic equations with density of n degree in one variable. Compared with computers, the Linpack software of Android mobile phone version is relatively simplified, and the latest version only contains single-threaded and multi-threaded tests. As the name implies, the stronger the processor’s computing power, the higher the score. The advantages of dual-core and even future multi-core processors are reflected in the multi-thread testing part, and the test results are given in floating-point operations per second (Flops).

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Sony L39h floating-point operation test (single thread/multi-thread)

RAM performance test-

    Memory(Stream)

    Memory(Stream) is a memory test software. We can know the memory management performance of the mobile phone through the test scores of several sub-items such as Copy (data copy), Scale (capacity), Add (addition) and Triad (synthesis) and the comprehensive scores. The higher the score, the better the memory management performance of the device.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Test scores

GPU graphics test—

    

    3DMark was originally introduced by Futuremark Company on PC platform to measure the performance of graphics cards, and it has established a benchmark image among enthusiasts. In February 2013, in addition to the traditional Windows platform, the new generation of 3DMark added three new mobile platform versions, namely Android, iOS and Windows RT, which achieved cross-platform test comparison.

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L39h 3DMARK test results

    3DMark for Android and iOS tested the graphics processing ability of the device through two load scenarios, IceStorm and IceStorm Extreme. In each scenario, the graphics processing ability of GPU was tested through two animations, and another animation was used to test the physical rendering ability of CPU. The GPU graphics test accounted for a larger proportion in the total score.

    Basemark X

    Basemark X can be mainly used to evaluate the game image performance of iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 devices, and supports cross-platform comparison. The uniqueness of this benchmark tool is that it is the only professional evaluation software based on the real game engine Unity4, which can generate high-quality performance comparison results.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Sony L39h Basemark X running results

    Specifically, Basemark X designs the load according to the current and even future 3D game usage, and can test the equipment in a very high state. Basemark X mainly tests the game content, including particle special effects, advanced lighting effects and post-processing, which can mainly test the GPU performance of hardware equipment.

    Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji

    Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji is a graphics testing software, which uses a pre-designed screen scene of a girl playing Tai Chi to test the three-dimensional graphics performance of the equipment, from which we can know how fast the tested equipment performs in the background of games and graphics.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Sony L39h Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji test results

    GFXBench 2.7.0(Eygpt HD On/Off Screen; T-Rex HD On/ Off Screen needs to test four parts).

    GFXBench 2.7.0 is a graphic testing software and an upgraded version of GLBenchmark 2.5.1, which contains more than 30 benchmark projects. It mainly contains high-quality 3D scenes, and the picture is more complicated.

Test-

    Sunspider0.9.1

    Sunspider0.9.1 is aimed at the browser test items. The advantages and disadvantages of the browser are considered by the display speed of various data, including graphics, etc. The test items included are very complicated. Through the test of 3d, bitops, math, string and other items, a total score is obtained, and the score is recorded in milliseconds (ms). The lower the final value, the shorter the time, which proves that the performance of the browser is better.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Sony L39h Sunspider test result is 859.1ms

    Vellamo

    Vellamo is a benchmark application developed by Qualcomm (similar to Neocore), which allows you to test the performance and stability of the browser, including Java script performance, rendering, networking and user interface. The result of this tool also includes several sub-items, but we only take the total score. The higher the score, the higher the optimization degree of the mobile phone to the browser and the better the web browsing experience.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
Vellamo test results (HTML5/METAL)

    Vellamo, as a mobile web ruler tool, has now been expanded to include two main modules. HTML5 module can be used to evaluate the performance of mobile web browser, while Metal module can measure the performance of CPU subsystem of mobile processor. The test suite is easy to click and use, and it is managed by modules. Vellamo can evaluate many aspects such as scrolling and zooming, 3D graphics, video performance, memory reading and writing, bandwidth peak performance and so on.

HTML5 test-

    Fishbowl (set to 10 fish) FishIE Tank (set to 50 fish)

    The device’s HTML5 performance is tested by a picture full of fish in the webpage, in which the number of fish can be set. During the test, the fish are swimming constantly. In the case of the same number of fish in different devices, the faster the swimming speed, the stronger the HTML5 performance, and the corresponding fps value will be given in the page. Similarly, the higher the fps value, the better.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
When 10 fish, the Fishbowl test result is 60fps.

Comprehensive evaluation of Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7 megapixel G lens
With 50 fish, the FishIE Tank test result is 51fps.

    HTML5 is the next major revision of html, and it is still in the development stage. Its main benefit is to strengthen the performance of Web pages and provide better search engine optimization. The Web APP developed based on HTML5 has shorter startup time and faster networking speed, especially for mobile users, which has better picture speed and more exquisite web animation effect.

When Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai took office, we first heard the strategy of "One Sony". This is not the first time for Sony to integrate the technology of other product lines into mobile phones, just like the Walkman series and Cyber-Shot series that we once amazed. This time, Sony once again applied its camera technology to smart phones, and Sony Xperia Z1 L39h became the first product under the concept of One Sony.

China’s first intelligent blind road application scenario started.

A few days ago, more than 40 people with severe visual impairment came to Hezhuang Cultural and Sports Center in Qiantang District, incarnating as "raiders of the lost ark", and launched an interesting "treasure hunt" in the first application scene of wisdom blind road in China.

At the scene, after the simple training of the staff of the R&D unit, the participants easily mastered the use of the wisdom cane. At the beginning of the activity, each participant got the wisdom cane distributed by the staff. After quickly connecting to the related small programs on their mobile phones, they turned into "raiders of the lost ark" on the designated route.

The treasure hunt route is nearly 100 meters long. Participants will pass through barrier-free ramps, barrier-free elevators and barrier-free doors, and go upstairs, go straight and turn under the guidance of the wisdom blind road. After reaching the finish line, participants can receive corresponding rewards by virtue of the "treasure list" on their mobile phones.

After the experience, visually impaired people praised the innovation of electronic blind roads-

"Enter the end point accurately on the mobile phone and follow the guide. There are voice prompts all the way, which is very clear. When I was looking for treasure, I was particularly happy when I heard the gold coin ringing. " Participant Shen Haidan said.

"Electronic blind roads are more accurate, more secure, more convenient and more humanized than traditional blind roads. The prompts of’ Go Forward’,’ Turn Left’ and’ Turn Right’ make us feel that the service is warm and caring. At present, I feel that there is a slight delay in matching, and I hope I can continue to improve. " Participant Zheng Yan said.

"Electronic blind roads can be located in bathrooms, conference rooms, offices and other places in buildings, which is more suitable for blind friends to travel, and I hope it can be promoted!" Participant Jiang Longxiang said.

The first "Treasure Hunt" of the "Qiantang Cup" was directed by Hangzhou Blind Association, and jointly sponsored by Qiantang Disabled Persons’ Federation and Hezhuang Sub-district Office.

In recent years, Hangzhou Disabled Persons’ Federation and Qiantang Disabled Persons’ Federation have devoted themselves to building the Hezhuang Cultural and Sports Center in Qiantang District as a model of the national advanced barrier-free cultural and sports center. After successfully building the first barrier-free swimming pool in China, they also focused on information barrier-free construction, and created the first intelligent blind road application scene in China.

Zhao Cheng, chairman of Hangzhou Blind Association, introduced that the application scene of the intelligent blind road compensates for the lack of vision through sound, and stimulates the enthusiasm of visually impaired people through technology, which can help them better participate in the experience and integrate into society. "I hope that with the joint efforts of all walks of life in the future, severely visually impaired people can also go out of their homes more conveniently, set foot on urban blind roads, enjoy urban public transportation and enjoy work and life without obstacles."

Characteristics of Poseidon and Evaluation Analysis of Three Typhoons in Northeast China

  General situation and characteristics of typhoon Poseidon

  The 10th typhoon "Poseidon" this year (English name: Haishen;; Name source: China; Name meaning: the mythical god of the sea) was formed in the northwest Pacific Ocean on the night of September 1st, strengthened to a super typhoon level on the 4th, landed on the south coast of South Korea on the morning of the 7th (typhoon level, level 13, 40m/s), moved into helong city, Jilin Province, China in the early morning of the 8th (tropical storm level, level 8, 20m/s), and stopped numbering at 8 o’clock in Dunhua City, Jilin Province.

  Typhoon Poseidon has the following characteristics:

  Strong strength and stable path. At its strongest, Poseidon was a super typhoon, its maximum intensity reached 60m/s (level 17), and its intensity exceeded that of No.9 typhoon "Mesak" (at its strongest, it was 52m/s, level 16), making it the strongest typhoon in the northwest Pacific this year. After the formation of Poseidon, its northward path is similar to that of Typhoon No.9, and its landing point in South Korea and its entry into Jilin Province in China are very similar to that of Poseidon.

  Life history is long, but it is only 5 hours in China. "Poseidon" came into being at 20: 00 on September 1st and stopped numbering in Jilin Province of China at 8: 00 on the 8th, with a life history of 156 hours, but its life history in China was only 5 hours. It moved into China when its intensity weakened to tropical storm level, and then it quickly weakened and degenerated into an extratropical cyclone.

  Strong wind and rain, the affected area and "Mesak" overlap. Under the influence of Poseidon, the accumulated rainfall in central and eastern Heilongjiang, Jilin, eastern Liaoning and other places is 50 ~ 150 mm, and the rainfall at Huanhe Port in Hunchun City, Jilin Province is 168 mm, and Suifenhe River in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province is 152 mm; The rainfall of 14 national meteorological observatories exceeded the extreme value in September, and the daily rainfall of Suifenhe in Heilongjiang exceeded the historical extreme value. The above areas are accompanied by gusts of 8-9, with the maximum wind speed of 27.8m/s (Grade 10) in Dongning, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province and 24.6m/s (Grade 10) in Fangchuan Village, Hunchun City, Jilin Province. The area affected by wind and rain is highly overlapped with the area affected by Mesak.

  It is rare in history that three typhoons in succession have affected Northeast China in the past half month.

  In the past half month (from August 26th to September 8th), Northeast China was continuously affected by Typhoon Bawei No.8, Typhoon Mesak No.9 and Typhoon Poseidon No.10, which was the first time since meteorological records were recorded, and the number of typhoons affecting Northeast China was 1.8 more than that of the previous year (1.2). The common features of the three typhoons are as follows:

  Life history is long, and there is concentration. Bawei, Mesak and Poseidon were all formed in the northwest Pacific Ocean, with their life histories of more than five days, among which Mesak has the longest life history of 168 hours (see attached table).

  Strong intensity, all of which are typhoons landing northward. The intensity of the three typhoons increased first, and weakened before landing. At the peak of Bawei, the intensity was strong typhoon level, while Mesak and Poseidon reached super typhoon level. The paths of the three typhoons were stable, all of which landed northward. The landing intensity of Bawei and Poseidon was typhoon level, and that of Mesak was strong typhoon level.

  After three typhoons moved into northeast China successively, they weakened and stopped compiling. After typhoon Bawei moved into Dandong, Liaoning, it continued to move northward into Jilin and then weakened and stopped editing; "Mesak" and "Poseidon" moved into helong city, Jilin Province, then moved westward into Heilongjiang Province, and gradually degenerated into an extratropical cyclone. Among them, "Mesak" stayed in Northeast China for the longest time, reaching 27 hours.

  Three typhoons have brought strong wind and rain influence to Northeast China. During the influence of typhoons Bawei, Mesak and Poseidon, the average rainfall in Northeast China was 35 mm, 54 mm and 45 mm respectively. After moving into Northeast China, Bawei was dominated by gusts of 6-7, with local gusts of 8-10. "Mesak" is dominated by gusts of 8-10, with local gusts of 11-12; Poseidon is dominated by gusts of 8-9, with a local level of 10. Among them, "Mesak" has the strongest influence, and the daily rainfall of 49 national stations has exceeded the historical extreme in September. Generally speaking, Mesak is the strongest, Poseidon is the second, and Bawei is the weakest.

  In the past half a month (from August 26th to September 8th), the average precipitation in Northeast China was 170.1mm, which was three times more than normal, and the highest since 1961. Among them, the precipitation in Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province is 179.6 mm and 228.3 mm, respectively, which is 3-4 times more than the normal period, the highest in the historical period since 1961, and the precipitation in Liaoning Province is 106.5 mm, more than double the normal period, and the second highest in the historical period since 1961. Up to now, the precipitation in Northeast China (641.0mm) has been 27.4% higher than that in the same period of the previous year (503), which is the second highest in the same period since 1961.

  Attached Table Statistical Comparative Analysis of Typhoon Bawei, Mesak and Poseidon

 

  Future Typhoon Trends and Suggestions for Attention

  It is expected that from September 10th to 15th, sunny weather will prevail in most parts of Northeast China, which is beneficial to agricultural production. In addition, it is estimated that there will be 3 ~ 4 typhoons in the South China Sea and the Pacific Northwest in the middle and late September, of which 1 ~ 2 may bring heavy wind and rain to the South China Sea. In autumn, the path and intensity of typhoons are changeable, and super typhoons are prone to occur. Therefore, the public should pay attention to the typhoon prevention work in time. The wind and rain brought by typhoon have a great impact, so it is necessary to guard against the adverse effects of typhoon wind and rain on agricultural production, fishery and coastal aquaculture, and the secondary disasters that may be caused by urban and rural waterlogging, flash floods, landslides and mudslides.

  (Editor: Zhang Lin)

Alipay responded to promote the optimization of payment service: the amount has been raised, and multi-language and one-code communication will be launched in the near future.

On March 7th, the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Optimizing Payment Services and Improving Payment Convenience, which mentioned that the needs of the elderly, foreigners coming to China and other groups should be fully considered, and the aging and internationalization service arrangements should be made.

The relevant person in charge of the People’s Bank of China said that the Opinions put forward six major tasks:

First, effectively improve the acceptance environment of bank cards to meet the needs of the elderly, foreign visitors to China and other groups of "food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping, entertainment, medical care" and other scenarios.

Second, adhere to the positioning of cash, continuously optimize the cash use environment, and continuously improve the level of foreign currency exchange and cash services.

The third is to further enhance the convenience of mobile payment, encourage banks, payment institutions and clearing institutions to cooperate, and make good service arrangements such as aging and internationalization.

The fourth is to better protect consumers’ right to pay. Large business districts, tourist attractions, entertainment venues, hotel accommodation and other key places above designated size must support diversified payment methods such as mobile payment, bank cards and cash.

Fifth, optimize the account opening service process, rationally implement the classified and hierarchical management of accounts, keep a close eye on key areas, key outlets and key business links, improve supporting measures for account opening, and continuously improve the service level of accounts.

Sixth, comprehensively use various ways and channels to continuously strengthen the promotion of payment services.

On the evening of March 7th, Alipay said that it was actively responding to the relevant decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and with the support and guidance of the People’s Bank of China and the Foreign Exchange Bureau, it was solidly promoting the implementation of various measures to continuously optimize the payment services for the elderly and foreigners coming to China. It is reported that Alipay has completed the promotion and optimization of the transaction limit for foreigners, with the single transaction limit raised from $1,000 to $5,000 and the annual transaction limit raised from $10,000 to $50,000. In addition, new services such as multi-language translation and overseas wallet ride code "One Code Pass" will be launched one after another.

Tenpay said that with the support and guidance of the People’s Bank of China and the foreign exchange bureau, Tenpay has implemented a number of measures around "aging and upgrading". In terms of facilitating the payment of foreign nationals in China, simplification measures have continued to land. Since the comprehensive upgrade in July last year, the transaction volume of WeChat payment foreign cards has continued to grow. Compared with the opening of only some pilot merchants, the highest number of transactions in a single day in February 2024 increased nearly five times.