The New Year's Eve fireworks show can be said to push the countdown to a climax and is also the most anticipated performance program for many tourists, but on December 31, 2023, many places have announced the cancellation of the New Year's Eve fireworks show due to weather conditions, and Shanghai Disneyland finally canceled the fireworks effect in the "Light Up the New Year" special night show
On December 31, many places issued air pollution warnings, Shanghai issued a yellow warning for heavy air pollution, it can be said that the temporary cancellation of the New Year's Eve fireworks show in many places across the country, the root cause is still air pollution factors, which can't help but make many people start to worry, the Spring Festival "ban on burning" is fully relaxed?
Relevant data show that in 2017, 444 cities in China banned fireworks and firecrackers, and 764 cities restricted fireworksIn 2018, 803 cities at or above the county level banned fireworks. In the Spring Festival of 2023, nearly 10 years after the full implementation of the ban policy, many places have relaxed the one-size-fits-all approach of banning fireworks and firecrackers, changing "prohibition" to "restriction". However, it should be pointed out that the Spring Festival in 2023 has certain particularities, when the epidemic control was fully relaxed, there was a shortage of doctors and medicines in many places, and the morale of the people was low, so it was indeed necessary to set off fireworks to increase the flavor of the New Year and boost morale.
At the end of 2023, Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, reported on the filing and review work in 2023. The filing review report involved the case of fireworks and firecrackers, and the report said that after communication, the formulating authority had agreed to make amendments to the relevant regulations as soon as possible. This makes the society believe that the Spring Festival "burning ban" is about to be fully relaxed.
However, the cancellation of the New Year's Eve fireworks show in many places shows that the environment and health will still be the first, and there has been controversy about the fireworks and firecrackers during the Spring Festival, and it is also one of the focus issues of social concern. There is no doubt that a large number of fireworks and firecrackers will indeed cause some pollution to the air in a short period of time during the Spring Festival, but this is not a reason for a "one-size-fits-all" ban on fireworksIf this is the case, then the tobacco industry, which is harmful to health and has no benefits, can also be directly banned, and you must know how many people are still passively smoking second-hand smoke.
As a traditional festival, the Spring Festival should indeed set off fireworks, and the quiet Chinese New Year's Eve, without the deafening sound of fireworks, does make the Spring Festival lose a lot of festive atmosphere. Of course, the Spring Festival "ban on fireworks" cannot be fully relaxed, and it is not realistic for densely populated megacities to set off fireworks indefinitely in a short period of time, and they can be restricted within the areas of hospitals, schools, and nursing homes. But like an empty township, it can be fully relaxed.
The Spring Festival in 2024 is coming, and I hope that more Chinese people can usher in the new year with the sound of fireworks.