Jilin, December 12 (CNN) -- The "City of Rime" is surging with a live broadcast boom: citizens become the city's "recommendation officials"
Chinanews reporter Cang Yan Shi Hongyu
The winter solstice has arrived, and the rime on the bank of the Songhua River appears more frequently. For many days in a row, the "five-star rime" appears in the "small rime island" at 11 kilometers of Jifeng East Road, Jilin City, the mist on the Songhua River is like smoke, and the jade trees on both sides of the river are like fairyland. The high-quality rime attracted a large number of anchors, and the scene of more than <> people broadcasting live at the same time was spectacular.
Zhang Huibin is one of them, and his live broadcast equipment is quite professional: high-quality pictures taken by a DSLR camera can be inserted into the live broadcast frame; Drones allow fans to overlook the panorama of the rime; Professional microphones are used for sound removal. With the blessing of these equipment, he gained 23,<> fans on the short video platform.
Zhang Huibin's family lives in Jilin City, Jilin Province. Affected by the temperature difference and the mist of the river, one of China's four major meteorological wonders, rime appears in the local area every winter, so it is also known as the "rime capital".
The beautiful scenery of the rime on the bank of the Songhua River in Jilin City. (Data map) photo by reporter Cang Yan
While Zhang Huibin broadcast the beautiful scenery live, he also popularized the conditions for the formation of rime to netizens. In order to keep the live broadcast room hot, he frequently interacts with fans.
Zhang Huibin's idea for live streaming started three years ago, and he is good at predicting whether there will be rime the next day based on experience. "See if there is fog at night and if the temperature is low enough." Zhang Huibin also took the initiative to communicate with active photography enthusiasts and discover lesser-known viewing places.
"Many southern fans want to travel to the Northeast, so they will go to the live broadcast room to do their homework first." Mr. Zhang said he had received a large number of private messages asking about the time and best place to see the rime.
The high-quality rime attracted the public to broadcast live. (Data map) Photo by reporter Cang Yan
44-year-old Liu Yong is also a "live broadcast expert" of Jilin rime. Every day at around 6 o'clock, he paid attention to the information of rime, and after confirming that there would be this spectacle, he went out with the live broadcast equipment - a charged mobile phone and a mobile phone holder. "Ironmen, I'm shooting rime again." His fans are familiar with this opening line.
On the "Little Rime Island", the reporter chatted with 69-year-old Chen Zixi for a long time. With just one mobile phone, he has completed nearly 10 live broadcasts. "I would like to introduce the beauty of my hometown and interact with the guests who want to come here in the live broadcast room." Chen Zixi said that he never prepares copywriting for his live broadcast, and he can complete a live broadcast by chatting daily.
The enthusiasm of the citizens has pushed the "flow" of Jilin rime to a new high. At present, local officials are launching 16 "super weekends" through tourism activities such as watching the snow and watching the rime, winter fishing and winter fishing, and snow sculpture and ice lanterns.
It's been a busy snow season for the "Zhang Huibin". (ENDS)