On Sunday (January 25), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning attended the Beijing Municipal People's Congress meeting in the Chaoyang District delegation as a representative of the Beijing People's Congress.
According to China's Beijing Daily, Mao Ning made two suggestions at the meeting. The first was about boosting consumption. “Last year, a video featuring 'Tuanjiehu Fierce Fire Fried Rice' went viral on social media. I joined in the excitement and went to take a look myself, only to find a long queue at the location—everyone had come for the chef's cooking skills.”
According to the report, later, Chaoyang District helped 'Fierce Fire Fried Rice' find a ‘home,’ turning it into a storefront, and even opening branches. This prompted Mao Ning to reflect: the vibrancy of ordinary life is the greatest comfort for everyday people. This year’s government work report for Beijing proposed persisting in improving people’s livelihoods and promoting consumption, tightly integrating investment in material goods with investment in people, and continually strengthening domestic demand as the main driving force for economic growth.
She suggested that relevant departments could start from this “vibrant daily life” perspective, and create more safe, hygienic, and orderly roadside shops, small restaurants, farmers’ markets, and similar businesses. This would not only meet citizens’ personalized and experiential consumption needs, but also add features and vitality to the consumer market.
She suggested that relevant departments could start from this “vibrant daily life” perspective, and create more safe, hygienic, and orderly roadside shops, small restaurants, farmers’ markets, and similar businesses. This would not only meet citizens’ personalized and experiential consumption needs, but also add features and vitality to the consumer market.
Mao Ning’s second suggestion was about garden city construction. She said that in recent years, Beijing has become significantly greener, with the establishment of many “borderless parks” that break down the boundaries between parks and cities, achieving “integration of city and park.” In contrast, some older parks still have management concepts with room for improvement.
She gave an example: Tuanjiehu Park is a great place for nearby residents to relax and unwind, but its opening hours are restricted. She said that sometimes while passing by in the morning, she would see many elderly people queuing up, waiting to enter the park for morning exercise.
Mao Ning said: “If Tuanjiehu Park could open all day under the premise of ensuring safety, these elderly people would no longer have to queue. By extension, if all eligible parks across the city could do this, it would greatly improve the happiness of the citizens.”
She gave an example: Tuanjiehu Park is a great place for nearby residents to relax and unwind, but its opening hours are restricted. She said that sometimes while passing by in the morning, she would see many elderly people queuing up, waiting to enter the park for morning exercise.
Mao Ning said: “If Tuanjiehu Park could open all day under the premise of ensuring safety, these elderly people would no longer have to queue. By extension, if all eligible parks across the city could do this, it would greatly improve the happiness of the citizens.”