China News Online, December 25th (Gao Zhimiao, Kang Yuzhan) "Lighting up the night economy" has become the top key word for driving consumption in many places. Located in Qibao, Minhang District, Shanghai, this "thousand-year-old town" also opened on the evening of the 24th. The "Night Economy" was officially lit and the new mode of "Qibao Night Market" was opened.

　　The Qibao Night Market project covers a total area of ​​about 18,000 square meters and has 103 booths. It may become the "largest" night market in Shanghai.

On the first day of trial operation on December 1st, nearly 20,000 diners stopped, and the peak traffic on a single day’s weekend reached 45,000. Food bloggers came here to "check in" and call it the Magic City version of "Ratchada Train" night market".

　　Recalling the performance during the trial operation period, Li Yongjun, the owner of the Thai banana bamboo stall, told the reporter of Chinanews.com: “At first I ordered 1,500 bamboos from Xishuangbanna and planned to sell it for a month, but it was out of stock on the third day. After New Year’s Day, I want to do it again. Add an item-ice cream pineapple buns. I just studied at the Shanghai headquarters some time ago. Later, I plan to find an opportunity to enrich the booth selection with new items.

Photo by Kang Yuzhan at the Qibao Night Market

　　Yu Chenling, Operations Director of Zhongmin Group, said that Qibao Night Market integrates special themed food, sports events, cultural and entertainment performances, creative crafts, and offline experience, aiming to form a night economic complex integrating catering, entertainment and life.

"When we cooperated with the Minhang District Government to establish Qibao Night Market, we hoped to use culture as a distinctive label to distinguish it from other night markets, and to give it our unique symbols."

　　In order to attract stall holders to enter the night market, Qibao Night Market also offers many preferential policies.

“For some unemployed or laid-off workers in the region, they can enjoy discounts, halvings, or a long rent-free period with relevant certification documents. This forms a linkage with reemployment or employment support in our region." Chen Ling introduced.

　　After going through night markets in Jinan, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Sanya and many other places, Li Yongjun finally landed in Shanghai. When talking about why he chose Qibao Night Market, Li Yongjun said bluntly: "We all want to have preferential policies for small businesses. In terms of rent, Qibao Night Market gave The large subsidy allows us to do business with peace of mind; the second is the environment, which feels very organized and reassuring."

Thai banana bamboo stall owner Li Yongjun makes banana bamboo for customers

　　With the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, Qibao Night Market's epidemic prevention work is also striving to "cover everything."

"Our requirements for food safety are very strict. The tenants of the booth must report the source of food every day, as well as report the hygienic status of the sales and business personnel. We have very good operating specifications for temperature monitoring, food sampling, masks and gloves. Strict checks." Yu Chenling introduced.

　　It is worth noting that various entertainment activities were held on the evening of the official opening of Qibao Night Market, including dragon dances and lion dances, Southeast Asian style shows, fire fighting shows, aurora shows, Korean traditional dance performances, etc., for diners on the cold Christmas Eve We sent a passionate performance.

　　The new model of "Qibao Night Market" has just started. Facing the future, Yu Chenling emphasized: "We are very confident that in such a post-epidemic era, we will respond to the call of the night economy and control the source of food safety. The night market continues to operate in an orderly manner." (End)