February 10 (China News Financial Reporter Zuo Yuqing) "There are many people, a lot! Now at the checkout, the front desk is crazy! ”
The popularity of Harbin has made people see the charm of bathing in the Northeast. For tourists from afar, the Northeast bath is the Chinese's own "Disney"; For Northeast people, "taking a big bath" is not only the best choice for cat winter, but also a necessary ritual to welcome the new year.
The Spring Festival is approaching, when the wanderer returns to his hometown, the old and the new are bumped into the popular ice and snow tour, and the Northeast bath has also been updated to the "Spring Festival Special Edition".
There are 120 people in line ahead".
When the Northeast wanderer returns to his hometown, the first thing he does is not to see his parents, but to rush into the bathing center to cool off. However, for Qianqian (pseudonym), choosing to enter the bathing center at this time is really a bit of a "head iron".
It is said that Shenyang is the pinnacle of bathing in the Northeast, and I have always been curious about what the difference is. Qianqian told Zhongxin Finance that her hometown is in Benxi, next door to Shenyang, and when she went home from the Spring Festival holiday, she went to the bathing center in Shenyang. "Although there are more tourists this year, I thought I could feel the atmosphere, so I asked a few ** questions, and there were more than 120 people in the bathing center. ”
The picture shows an Internet celebrity hot spring resort hotel in Shenyang. Photo courtesy of Shenbei New District, Shenyang City.
Qianqian did the following math problem: "There are 26 bathing aunts in this bathing center, and if each person takes a bath for 45-60 minutes, 120 people will have to wait for 3-4 hours." The Spring Festival should be regarded as the peak period of passenger flow in bathing centers, but in the past, it used to wait for more than an hour at most. ”
A number of bathing centers in Shenyang told Zhongxin Finance that there are indeed a lot of people who come to take a bath recently, but the peak period is not fixed, and queuing for an hour or two is the norm. "If you are afraid of a lot of people, it is recommended to come at 9 o'clock in the morning, when there are fewer people. ”
Meituan data shows that in the week before the holiday, the order volume of Shenyang bathing center doubled compared with the same period last year, and the order volume of Harbin bathing center increased by nearly 150%. According to data from Douyin Life Service, on the eve of the Spring Festival (January 22-January 28), the number of bath-related orders in Shenyang increased by 1 month-on-month69 times; Harbin bath-related orders increased by 141 times.
The small bathhouse also has to wait for the shower head".
Compared with the high-end water sinks and hot springs that are popular with tourists, the small bathhouses are more cost-effective and enough to meet the needs of the locals.
Even washing with bubbles, plus a pot of tea, the price is less than 30 yuan. Xiaowen (pseudonym), who works in Shenyang, told China News Finance that she prefers to go to a small bathing center near her home when she takes a bath. "The local people generally go to ** wash when they are close to home, and the one I often go to only has a small pool to soak. ”
Among the many bathhouses, the largest number is the small bath, which has only a dozen shower heads, a small sauna and one or two bath beds as standard, and with its low admission fees and the geographical location of the neighborhood, it "captures" the more frugal Northeast elders.
They often bring toiletries in pairs of two or three, rub each other's backs in the heat, buy a bottle of soda when it's really hot, and pour the cold and sparkling drink on their heads, and the bath is complete.
However, even the smallest and most numerous small baths have been "targeted", and even showers have to queue up.
Have you ever fought for a shower head? If several people you know come together, the bath owner will only give one key for every two people, ask for a shared wardrobe, and it is not uncommon for two or three people to take turns washing in a shower. Xiaowen said.
When it is full, everyone still has a tacit understanding, and those who don't use the shower head for the time being will take the initiative to give up their position to those who need to rinse. But carrying a bath basket to change places is still too troublesome, and it is a test for social terrorists. Xiaowen told China News Finance that due to the recent popularity of bathing in Shenyang, she chose to take a bath at home as much as possible.
A small bath somewhere. Photo by Zhongxin Financial Reporter Zuo Yuqing.
I can't finish rubbing, I can't finish rubbing at all."
Tianyancha data shows that there are currently 2 "bathing" related enterprises in Liaoning, Kyrgyzstan and Hei provincesMore than 90,000 homes. Among them, more than 2,800 new registered enterprises will be added in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 47%。From the perspective of regional distribution, there are more than 7,000 in Jilin, more than 6,900 in Heilongjiang, and Liaoning has the largest number, with 1More than 50,000 homes.
However, even as the number of bathing centers continues to expand, in the face of the huge demand for bathing on the eve of the Spring Festival, bath masters are also feeling the pressure.
According to ** report, the scrubbing master of a bathing center in Shenyang said that at this time, as long as the technology is excellent, it is common to have a monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan, and there are many people with a monthly salary of nearly 20,000 yuan, but behind the high salary must be hard work. "During the peak period before the Spring Festival, the bathing master can work from opening his eyes until the second half of the night, and he can rub more than 40 people a day. ”
A dance performance in a hot spring resort hotel in Shenyang. Photo courtesy of Shenbei New District, Shenyang City.
A scrubbing aunt told Zhongxin Finance that scrubbing masters are mobile, and the salary structure of different types of bathing centers is also different. "High-end bathing centers generally do not have a basic salary, and there are more requirements, you can't chat, and there are also prescribed hours for scrubbing; The profit of the small bath is thin, relying on repeat customers, and the bath master also has a certain basic salary, and he can also rotate freely when rubbing the bath. ”
She said that the usual scrubbing service in her bathhouse is until about 10 p.m., but lately delays have become the norm. "Now at this time, we must not rest, we can't finish rubbing, we can't finish rubbing at all, when no one will rub, when will we get off work. (ENDS).