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You may have heard that the ground is collapsing, but did you know that the ground can also "spit" out buried pipes?

At about 6:50 in the morning on March 11, 2026, under the New Midosuji Viaduct in Tsuruno-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, passers-by called the police saying that concrete fragments fell from the construction site.

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A steel casing with an outer diameter of about 3.5 meters and a total length of about 27 meters rushed vertically out of the road from a sewer construction site without an earthquake, explosion, or any external force. The highest exposure was about 13 meters, which is close to the height of a four-story building.

Witnesses recalled to Kansai TV that the object suddenly stood up and they had no idea what was happening. A nearby worker initially thought a new road support column had been built overnight.

The image of the tube standing next to the HEP FIVE Ferris wheel spread across social media around the world, and CNN used "Super Mario" in the accompanying text of the news.

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Why is this happening?

This pipe weighs dozens of tons (estimates vary from source to source). It is a vertical working shaft of a sewer renovation project in Osaka City. Its scientific name is "vertical pit".

The construction adopts the full casing excavation method, which means that the steel pipes are rotated and pressed into the ground to form a vertical passage. The pipe installation began on January 21, 2026, and was eventually driven into the ground to a depth of approximately 30 meters. The goal of the project is to build a deeper rainwater storage pipe under the existing sewer, which can be used for temporary water storage during heavy rains to prevent waterlogging in the Osaka Station area.

The picture below shows the route map of Osaka City’s “Toyosaki to Chayamachi Main Line” underground pipeline project:

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During the day on March 10, construction workers drained the water inside the pipe as planned. No abnormalities were found after the extraction. But this operation fundamentally changes the mechanical state of the tube.

Here we must first explain a basic principle: hydrostatic buoyancy. When an object is immersed in a liquid, the liquid exerts an upward force on it equal to the weight of the liquid it displaces. If the interior of the object is empty and the volume of liquid displaced is much greater than the volume of the object's own material, the upward buoyancy force may be greater than the downward gravity.

The groundwater level in the Umeda area is extremely high, only about 2 meters above the ground. The total length of the pipe is about 30 meters, which means that there are about 28 meters of water column above the bottom of the pipe exerting upward pressure on the pipe wall and bottom. When the pipe is filled with water, the internal and external water pressures are roughly balanced. Coupled with the friction between the pipe wall and the soil and the approximately 2-meter-thick anti-floating concrete poured at the bottom of the pipe, the system is in a stable state.

But once the water in the tube is evacuated, there is no more internal water pressure to offset the external water pressure, and the net buoyancy increases sharply.

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Expert analysis from MBS News pointed out that there are two key factors that cause the pipe to rise: the buoyancy force generated by underground water pressure, and the friction between the pipe wall and the surrounding soil is insufficient to resist this buoyancy force.

According to an estimate by a Japanese registered technician on the platform, the buoyancy force exceeded the sum of the pipe's own weight, anti-floating concrete and soil friction. The internationally recommended anti-buoyancy safety factor for underground structures in areas with high groundwater levels is above 1.25, that is, the resistance should be at least 1.25 times the buoyancy. The actual safety factor of this construction site obviously did not meet the standards.

So the tube floats. Instead of seeping out slowly, it broke through the asphalt road surface within a few hours and rose vertically 13 meters.

In short, for pipes, no matter how heavy they are, as long as your heart is empty enough, water can always hold you up.

What to do after the tube comes out?

The Osaka Fire Brigade’s plan is very straightforward:

Since the pipe floats because it is too light, fill it with water and let it sink again. The specific method is to use a welding gun to cut a square opening on the pipe wall exposed above the ground, and extend the fire hose into it to fill it with water. The pipe then sinks, and the incision is lowered to the ground and then welded shut, and a new opening is cut above to continue filling. Repeatedly.

Follow-up: At 3 p.m. on March 13, the official account of Osaka City Kobo announced that the elevated section had resumed traffic, but the Chayamachi exit and surface roads were still under control.

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In recent years, cultivating small luminous mushrooms (such as Mycena chlorophos, pictured above) as indoor ornamental fungi has become an experimental direction for some biology enthusiasts.

However, this fungus is not suitable for growing indoors.

Luminous mushrooms are naturally distributed in tropical and subtropical humid forest areas. The formation and maintenance of luminous fruiting bodies usually require a constant temperature of 25 to 27 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of more than 80%. Ordinary indoor environments are usually dry and have large temperature fluctuations, which cannot meet the conditions for mushroom production.

At the same time, glowing mushrooms are saprophytic fungi that rely on decomposing organic matter such as rotten wood and fallen leaves to grow. Arranging and maintaining rotten substrates indoors can easily lead to contamination by Trichoderma, Penicillium and other miscellaneous bacteria, and breed indoor pests such as mushroom midges and mites.

Moreover, the fruiting bodies of glowing mushrooms only last a few days, and the brightest glowing stage usually only occurs one or two nights before the spores are released.

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The main ingredients of perfume are solvents (usually more than 70% ethanol) and a variety of volatile essential oils and aromatic compounds.

Most plastics (such as polymers such as PET, PE or PP) are prone to chemical reactions when exposed to such organic solvents. Ethanol may dissolve additives or plasticizers used in the plastic manufacturing process, causing these chemicals to seep into the perfume and change the original smell.

Certain aromatic ingredients can also cause plastics to degrade, turn black or deform. The main component of glass is silica, which is chemically stable and inert. It will not react with perfume ingredients and can keep the liquid pure.

Moreover, plastics are porous at a microscopic level and are semipermeable materials. If you store perfume in plastic bottles, highly volatile molecules will gradually escape through the plastic walls.

At the same time, external oxygen can also enter the bottle through the plastic, causing the fragrance ingredients to undergo oxidation reactions, destroying the chemical structure and odor levels of the perfume. Glass is a dense material that can block gas exchange and prevent internal volatilization and external oxygen intrusion.

World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley writes that Zelensky has changed the perception of Ukraine, transforming it from a war-fighting state into one with the tools to win and provide security in the Middle East and beyond.

Instead of simply asking for outside help to fight Russia's all-out war, Zelensky arrived at Westminster with an iPad to show real-time footage of the battlefield in Ukraine. In the footage, his forces were able to shoot down "87 to 90 percent" of drone and missile attacks, most of them using domestically produced weapons.

Today, many of his Ukrainian drone experts are already working in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and another 34 experts are heading to Kuwait. These Gulf states have benefited from technology developed by Kiev during the war specifically to target Iranian missiles and drones fired at them.

His message is clear: you can't live without us, just as we can't live without you. At the top of the list of thanks he wanted to express was Britain. Last year, the UK and Ukraine signed a 100-year cooperation agreement.

He presented the British king with a top-secret device that can display real-time information on all drone strikes, infantry operations, incoming missile attacks and long-range air strikes in Russia. He then went to Parliament and was greeted by a long ovation from MPs.

Meanwhile, on his way back from a meeting with the British king, Trump was fiercely denigrating and ridiculing Britain and its Prime Minister Starmer.

This is not the first time a US president has said he is "disappointed" in Starmer. Starmer refuses to participate in US-Israeli military operations in Iran.

In the eyes of European countries, Trump has been seen as an erratic and unreliable ally, and he has threatened to invade Canada and Greenland. He also forced NATO members to purchase U.S. weapons supplies to Ukraine and stopped all military aid to Ukraine.

Europe believes that Trump sided with Russia in the so-called "peace negotiations" between Ukraine and Russia. Russia's top economic adviser, Kirill Dmitriev, has almost free access to Trump's special envoy Steve Witkov, and they have been discussing future business deals with Russia.

In contrast, Zelensky gave a different description: "It is up to us to decide. And here we are in this magnificent British Parliament building, which is quiet and safe, not in a shelter. On your way here, you see tree branches above the street, not a protective net against flying barrage drones. We are all here. I’m not worried about having high-speed mobile network or wireless network nearby, but I’m not worried about whether there is a strong mobile air defense force on duty nearby. This lifestyle, open spaces, ordinary streets, no underground passages, everything seems so simple and familiar, it’s almost impossible to imagine that it will end.”

Zelensky then elaborated on how his country can provide guarantees for the future of its allies, saying this is the duty of the current generation of leaders. He said: "We must ensure the safety of our people, including safety on the streets, safety in our homes, and protect our culture, and truly respect the rights and safety of our people, as well as national security proven through war."

Trump has said many times that Ukraine is not important to the United States and that the war between the United States and Europe is separated by a vast and beautiful ocean.

Zelensky responded: "We firmly believe that even if we are far away from human suffering or shared dangers, separated by an ocean, we have a responsibility to take action."

Vietnam really hurts this time, and it’s the kind of pain that stabs my spine!

In mid-March, this country that had always touted itself as the "Rising Star of Southeast Asia" was directly shaken back to its original shape by reality because of a few barrels of aviation fuel. The Vietnamese government has issued an urgent notice that starting from April, the supply of aviation fuel at major airports across the country will face strict restrictions. what does that mean? This means that a large number of civil flights must be cut, especially domestic routes, and many planes are forced to lie on the tarmac "basking in the sun."

Who would have thought that a country that aspires to become the world's factory would have such a fragile energy lifeline. The current predicament of Vietnam Civil Aviation is ultimately due to their own unsatisfactory performance. Domestic refineries cannot provide even one-third of the demand for jet fuel, and the rest depends on imports, and 60% of this import share is in the hands of China and Thailand.

As the situation in the Persian Gulf continues to heat up, the global energy chain is highly tense. Chinese oil refineries adjusted their exports in accordance with the domestic energy security plan. This was a commercial decision within the scope of sovereignty, but it became the last straw that broke the Vietnamese aviation fuel supply chain. Facts have once again proved that the castle in the air supported by purchased energy is far less reliable at the critical moment than the land artery jointly developed by China and Vietnam. At the same time, Thailand only guaranteed supplies to Laos and Myanmar. This time, Vietnam was completely in trouble and could not find anyone to take over this mess in the short term.

This "oil shortage" has directly torn apart the fig leaf of Vietnam's transportation system. If you look at the map of Vietnam, you will understand that the north and south are as narrow as a pole, and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are all supported by the slender air route in the middle. For a long time, Vietnamese people have been scrutinizing the construction of high-speed rail. They always think that flying is fast and cheap. In normal times, the special ticket from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi is only fifty or sixty US dollars, which is cheaper than a sleeper train, so the airlines naturally make a lot of money.

But now? Once the international geopolitical environment becomes turbulent, the so-called "low-cost airlines" will instantly become a castle in the air. If you run out of fuel, your plane will be a pile of scrap metal no matter how fast it flies. In contrast, the railway construction that has been neglected by Vietnam for many years now seems to be the real life-saver. Whether it is the planned north-south high-speed railway or the new cross-border railway connecting with China, they are all electrified. Although Vietnam is short of oil, it has coal and water. If not, they can "buy electricity" directly from the Chinese power grid. Electricity knows no boundaries. As long as the wires are connected, the car will run.

This crisis has sounded the loudest alarm bell to Vietnam’s political arena: a country’s transportation resilience must not just focus on the fare cost on the ledger. In the turbulent year of 2026, safety is always more important than cheapness. If senior officials in Vietnam are still focused on the petty calculations of the aviation interest groups in front of them, and are still unwilling to spend heavily and put in all their efforts on the North-South High-speed Railway, then the next time there is a disturbance in the international energy, Vietnam may not only cut the number of flights, but the entire country's supply chain may face an avalanche.

After all, the North-South High-speed Railway is no longer a simple infrastructure project. It is more like Vietnam's strategic backup in the turbulent international situation. Whether to choose to continue to sway in the clouds or to connect this "main artery" down to earth depends on Hanoi's next decision. There is really not much time left for them to wait and see.

At the 2026 AWE exhibition, there was a long queue in front of the E7 exhibition hall, which was dominated by Chaosi Technology. The number of people in a single day exceeded 100,000, setting a record for the number of people in a single brand exhibition hall in the history of AWE.

On March 13, the surprise appearance of Olympic champion Xu Mengtao made the new product launch conference of Chumi sweepers the focus of the audience. The sports legend repeatedly praised Chumi after immersing himself in the cutting-edge technology, and formed a "double champion" highlight moment with Chumi sweepers, which won Euromonitor International's "No. 1 sales volume of high-end sweeping robots in the world".

Behind this popular exhibition, it reflects the new competitive landscape of the sweeper industry.

According to Meng Jia, President of the Sweeper Division of Chuimi Technology, the current sweeper industry has moved from a simple functional competition to a deep technical area. The refinement of user needs, the diversification of scenario expansion, and the reality of technology implementation have become core propositions for industry development.

Refined demands force technology upgrades

The sweeping machine industry has been developing in China for more than ten years. From the initial "sweeping is enough" to today's "sweeping, mopping, intelligence, and easy maintenance", the core needs of users have never changed, but the degree of refinement of the needs has continued to increase, becoming the core driving force for technological iteration in the industry.

In an interview with the media on the afternoon of March 13, Meng Jia said that after multiple generations of product evolution, the sweeper industry has solved most of the basic cleaning problems, and now what remains are the "hard bones" that are more difficult to tackle, which is the key to industry competition.

From flat mops to smart mops, to discs and roller mops, the upgrade of cleaning tools has always focused on "sweeping cleaner".

The 160°C high-temperature steam mopping technology launched by Zhumi this time is aimed at the pain points of stubborn stains, sterilization and odor removal that were difficult to deal with in the past. The design of 8-second fast heating and 4-way steam injection pushes the sophistication of household cleaning to a new level.

In Meng Jia's eyes, the nature of competition in the sweeper industry has never changed. No matter how diversified the market is, the ultimate competition is the ability to solve users' pain points. "For example, users have put forward their demand for climbing stairs many years ago, but it has never come true due to complex technology and difficult cost-benefit balance. However, we persist in developing and launching stair-climbing robots precisely because we have captured the real needs of users."

The current industry is also facing the dilemma of homogeneous competition, and price wars are even emerging in some price segments, which has caused many brands to fall into "involution."

In this regard, Meng Jia believes that price war is not the right path for industry development. Zhuimi sweepers have always insisted not to actively participate in price wars. Instead, they focus on product experience and functional configuration. Even in the mainstream price range, technology and experience are used to form differentiated advantages.

Especially in the high-end market, Chuimi sweepers build barriers through continuous technological innovation, making the product the core support of high-end brands.

From cleaning tools to home services

If demand refinement is the "internal strength training" of the sweeper industry, then scene expansion is the "external strength extension" of the industry.

At this AWE exhibition, the all-round home butler robot launched by Chuimi Sweeper became the focus of the audience. This embodied intelligent product with four-legged wheels and two-arm structure can not only complete floor cleaning, but also perform a variety of household services such as wiping tables, tidying the kitchen, picking up express delivery, and even doing laundry and folding clothes. It marks that the sweeper industry is evolving from a single floor cleaning tool to a full-scenario home service robot.

Meng Jia bluntly said that in the future, home service robots will become an important development trend in the industry. Users' demand for cleaning has already broken through the ground, extending to three-dimensional space cleaning, housework organization, and even companionship for the elderly and children, butler services and other fields.

However, in the process of scene expansion, the industry is also facing the practical dilemma of technology implementation.

The currently popular humanoid robots are difficult to enter homes quickly due to problems such as insufficient walking stability and high cost. The four-wheeled and dual-arm form chosen by Chusun is a technical judgment based on the actual needs of the home scene. The four-wheel design ensures mobility stability, and the dual-arm structure enables the execution of complex tasks. It has become the optimal solution for the rapid implementation of home service robots at this stage.

The expansion of scenarios is also inseparable from the support of underlying technology. Meng Jia said that Zhuimi's home service robot can integrate the underlying technologies of sweepers in intelligent navigation, obstacle avoidance, path planning, object grabbing, etc. At the same time, higher technical requirements are proposed for new scenarios, such as more accurate object recognition and smoother action execution, which requires a large amount of R&D resources to be invested in AI large model training to achieve deep integration of software and hardware.

The new year dramas are coming one after another, which makes me have difficulty choosing.

The theme of criminal investigation includes "Real Hero" starring Zhang Fengyi and Tong Liya. Because it is adapted from real people and real cases, it has a sense of immediateness like "I Am a Detective".

The costume theme includes "Da Feng's Watchman", which is a light-hearted and humorous comedy. I haven't seen such a light-hearted and interesting drama in a long time.

The suspense genre is not idle either. Jiang Qiming, who made a big splash last year with "Once Upon a Time on the Edge of Water", partners with Berlin's Best Actor Wang Jingchun in "Fire in the Wind". It starts with a murder case and is full of suspense. The scale is so big that it makes people call it "Good Guy".

Originally, these dramas were enough for everyone to struggle with, but unexpectedly, the fantasy fairy made another ruthless move.

"A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in One Life" is here.

As soon as this drama was launched, it directly ranked first on the list after only airing 4 episodes. In 2025, Zhang Binbin made a breakthrough.

1. Don’t take the usual path, the extreme reversal is overwhelming

It is an indisputable fact that it is difficult for fantasy fairy tales to produce blockbusters. The reason is that the same plot makes people boring.

As for "A Thousand Peach Blossoms", at first glance, with the setting of the male and female protagonists being entangled for life, it is difficult not to think that it is another homogeneous work, but this drama has found a way to break the situation.

Since the assembly-line plot is unbearable, let’s not take the usual path.

After watching the first four episodes, what impressed me most was the various twists and turns in this drama.

The first reversal, the heroine saves the hero.

Xie Xuechen (played by Zhang Binbin), the young master of Yongxue City, was trapped in the molten abyss after fighting against the Dark Lord for a long time.

Others could not survive three days, but he endured seven days.

At this time, Mu Xuanling (played by Sunnie Sun) appeared. As a saint from the dark realm, she fell in love with Xie Xuechen's appearance and kissed him directly, wanting to make him her own.

This kind of opening was unexpected, but the subsequent reversal is truly surprising.

Xie Xuechen suddenly broke free from his shackles and confronted Mu Xuanling in the dark area. The two fought fiercely, but Mu Xuanling suddenly trapped Xie Xuechen in his own formation and told him that he could escape by holding him hostage.

This reversal directly breaks the conventional setting of the same type of drama. Instead of the stereotype that the male and female protagonists are both good and evil at the beginning, the female protagonist secretly rescues each other.

But judging from their positions, the two are indeed at odds with each other. The heroine's actions make people confused and curious.

The surprise caused by the reversal and the suspense caused by the heroine's operation directly aroused my curiosity.

The second reversal, the past relationship between the two.

After Mu Xuanling followed Xie Xuechen out of the cave, they lived in the same house as a fake couple.

Mu Xuanling's various expressions of love stunned me. It was the first time I saw such an unreserved heroine!

They took off clothes, banged the bed, and even drugged the male protagonist to make him fall asleep. Then they slept in the same bed and told everyone he met that the male protagonist was her husband.

Is the straight-forward pursuit of love after falling in love at first sight so intense?

But the reversal came quickly, which also explained Mu Xuanling's various behaviors. It turns out that this was not the first time the two met, nor did they fall in love at first sight. Xie Xuechen had rescued Mu Xuanling many years ago.

It's just that Mu Xuanling's memory seems to be missing from Xie Xuechen, forgetting the past between the two of them.

Still reversing, but not forgetting the logic, this kind of drama is fresh and rigorous enough.

In the third reversal, the male and female protagonists turn against each other.

But when you think that there was a connection between two people many years ago, when they meet again, you have to start the sugar-splitting mode directly.

Before the candy could reach the audience's mouth, Xie Xuechen picked it out again.

In order to avoid being hunted by the Dark Tribe and the Human Tribe, the two of them hid their true appearance, but the young princess of Jinghua Palace discovered the clues.

At the critical moment, Mu Xuanling had to use her spiritual power to suppress it, which directly caused the young princess of Jinghua Palace, who was not her opponent, to almost die.

When Mu Xuanling saw the other person's face, she remembered the grudges between the two in the past and became murderous. Xie Xuechen stopped her in order to save others and trapped her in the formation.

Before even tasting the sweetness of sugar, the male and female protagonists turned against each other, and the pace was fast enough.

But it is precisely because of the plot direction of this drama that every step is difficult to predict, which makes people more and more curious about what will happen next, and they can't help but continue to follow the drama.

Finally, there is a fantasy fairy tale drama that has found the password to break the circle.

2. Zhang Binbin + Sun Zhenni, fresh and eye-catching

Xiaohua Xiaosheng, who now occupies the market of costume dramas, has to change his love life because he is very fixed.

Zhang Binbin and Sun Zhenni are undoubtedly very new to the audience. Even though they have acted in costume dramas before, they mostly played supporting roles.

In addition, the two of them have no direct emotional rivalry scenes, their looks match well, and they have a strong sense of CP.

The roles of Zhang Binbin and Xie Xuechen are very suitable. The setting of a handsome man would be difficult to sustain without good looks.

However, Zhang Binbin's costume style, whether he is wearing a luxurious suit or plain cloth, will not make people feel out of place. When dressed up, he is a handsome and elegant young man.

Wearing ordinary coarse clothes, he feels like a down-and-out young man, with an extraordinary temperament.

Zhang Binbin's early performance of Xie Xuechen's aloofness and desirelessness was also very on point, and his calm expression was completely in line with the character's setting.

Jenny Sun was a surprise. Not only did she not show any cowardice in taking on the role of the heroine, she also vividly performed the complex image of Mu Xuanling, a ghostly spirit who is playful but also somewhat aggressive.

Every time I see her, a pair of charming eyes teasing the male protagonist with tenderness makes people's hearts tremble, but when she recalls the past of being trampled on by others, her eyes are filled with tears, and her cold and painful state makes people sympathize with her.

This pair of male and female protagonists not only make people feel fresh, but also very eye-catching.

In addition, the palace lord played by Zhang Yaqin and the dark domain lord played by Han Dong are both stunning types and feel very friendly to the audience's eyes.

Conclusion

After watching "A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom", you will know that what really makes the audience tired is not the fantasy fairy tale itself, but the identical plots and character settings.

This drama is able to make a splash, firstly, because of the extreme twist, which makes people unable to guess the direction of the next plot, secondly, because the male and female protagonists’ fishing-style love relationship is so sweet, and thirdly, because of the selection of the right actors.

If fantasy fairy tale dramas can possess these three advantages, returning to the top of Chinese dramas will not be a problem.

Not sure if this show is your cup of tea?

After deflation for so long, long-awaited inflation is coming?

On March 9, the National Bureau of Statistics announced inflation in February 2026. The results showed that China's CPI increased by 1.3% year-on-year in February, a new high in the past three years.

This result far exceeded market expectations. Previously, Bloomberg’s survey of domestic and foreign institutions concluded that the CPI was expected to grow by 0.9% year-on-year.

You should know that the data for February does not include the impact of the US-Iran incident on oil prices. In other words, without high oil prices being transmitted to the country, CPI has begun to rise.

Even more staggering is the core CPI. According to calculations by Huatai Securities, after excluding the impact of food and energy prices, the core CPI in February rose sharply to 1.8% year-on-year.

Combining the month-on-month growth rate in January and February, after excluding the Spring Festival effect, it hit the highest value since 2015.

What is the fundamental reason for the rise in CPI?

Deflation has been going on for such a long time, and I feel really uncomfortable seeing such changes in CPI. Why?

Figures from the Bureau of Statistics show that in February, the CPI for urban residents increased by 1.4% year-on-year, significantly higher than the 0.9% for rural residents.

Friends who have been following Yetan Finance for a long time may still remember that according to our long-term tracking, the CPI in rural areas has been better than that in urban areas for a long time in the past.

The reasons are nothing more than two points:

First, due to a period of sluggish housing prices, urban residents' balance sheets have been more seriously damaged and their willingness to consume is not strong; second, people's livelihood and industrial policies are more tilted towards rural areas, and the channel of Internet + commercial real estate is sinking, which has stimulated the consumption desire of non-urban residents.

What happened in 2026 to cause such a big urban-rural reversal in CPI?

Excluding base effects, some signs may already be there.

We often take Shanghai as an example. Before the second quarter of 2025, Shanghai was still competing with Beijing to see whose consumption was worse. However, with the rise of the stock market, Shanghai's consumption began to pick up in the third quarter, and its performance in the fourth quarter even exceeded the national average.

As the impact of housing prices weakens and the impact of the stock market becomes stronger, I believe more and more cities will move closer to Shanghai.

In addition, the 2026 Spring Festival has a very distinctive feature – the reverse New Year, that is, the children do not return to their hometown, but bring their parents to the city for reunion. This will directly affect urban and rural consumption, causing one to wax and wane.

From the perspective of consumer goods and services, rising prices can be said to be global.

According to data from the Bureau of Statistics, in February, food prices increased by 1.7%, non-food prices increased by 1.3%; consumer goods prices increased by 1.1%, and service prices increased by 1.6%.

Among food, categories such as tobacco, alcohol, and catering have the greatest impact (heaviest weight) on CPI, driving up CPI by 0.41 percentage points with a year-on-year increase of 1.4%. The price of fresh vegetables increased by more than 10%, leading the CPI to rise by 0.19 percentage points.

Among the main food products in February, eggs, pork and other categories were still lagging behind, and the total dropped the CPI by nearly 0.3 percentage points.

In addition to food, the remaining six categories, 4 rising and 2 falling, and services related to tourism and jewelry consumption all performed outstandingly. Among them, other supplies and services including hotel accommodation, hairdressing and bathing surged 15.4%.

Other supplies and services are also categories that we have been tracking for a long time. We expected that the performance would be good, but we did not expect it to be so good, with a growth rate of 15.4%.

You know, in February 2025, other supplies and services were already at a high base, with a year-on-year growth rate of 6.5%. At the end of 2025, the year-on-year growth rate of this category soared to 17.4%.

In February 2026, other supplies and services will still see double-digit price increases, which shows the popularity of consumer industries such as tourism and bathing.

To sum up, if domestic consumption does not decrease in 2026 and supply is controlled, CPI may indeed exceed expectations.

Compared with CPI, PPI is relatively weaker, but it is also in line with expectations, and there is no "normalized" weakness that is lower than expected.

According to data from the Bureau of Statistics, in February 2026, China's PPI fell by 0.9% year-on-year, and the decline continued to narrow by 0.5 percentage points, continuing the past recovery trend; month-on-month, PPI rose by 0.4% month-on-month in February, which was the same as the increase in January, and also maintained price inertia.

The PPI in February, whether year-on-year or month-on-month, was close to the forecasts of domestic and foreign institutions, which is a rare phenomenon in recent years.

PPI was in line with expectations, CPI far exceeded expectations, and the overall performance of China's price index was outstanding.

According to a March 9 report from GF Securities, the simulated (price) deflator with a CPI and PPI weight of 64 turned positive for the first time in 36 months. This is 3 months earlier than GF had expected.

Will oil prices really cause inflation to rise in China?

Regarding inflation, one unexpected factor that cannot be ignored is oil prices.

Because of Lao Chuan's recklessness, the crude oil market has experienced a huge shock since March. It only took one week to rise from 60+ US dollars to 120 US dollars, and it took less than two days to fall back from 120 US dollars to 80+ US dollars.

With oil prices so stimulating, investors are hedging on a large scale, taking advantage of the fire. For those engaged in economic analysis, such large fluctuations in oil prices are a time to challenge their professional abilities.

If you believe that the conflict will become long-term, oil prices will become the decisive factor in inflation, thus affecting all aspects such as monetary policy, consumption willingness, and market sentiment. If you believe that the conflict is short-term, everything will be bands and pulses, and will not form a long-term climate. Regardless of the economy or policy, it will eventually return to the established path.

How to deal with it? The bottom line principle may be a more appropriate way to respond.

The so-called bottom line is what will happen to inflation in the worst-case scenario.

Recently, many domestic and foreign institutions have made calculations on the correlation between oil prices and inflation, and the conclusions reached are not very different.

Huachuang Securities estimates that every 10% increase in oil prices will boost PPI by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points and CPI by 0.14 percentage points.

The model of West China Securities shows that every 10% increase in domestic oil prices will directly boost PPI by about 0.6 percentage points month-on-month.

At the end of March, if the oil price reaches US$120, the PPI will reach 3% in 2026; if the oil price falls to US$100, the PPI will be around 2%; if the oil price is US$90, the PPI will be between 1.5% and 2%.

Founder Securities said that in 2026, even if the central price of oil prices is US$110, China's CPI will be pulled to 1.1%. Of course, the PPI will be higher, close to 4%.

It is not difficult to see that domestic institutions generally believe that even under the most exaggerated circumstances of oil prices, CPI will not reach the ideal level of 2%. The stimulation of oil prices will help China's inflation return to normal to a certain extent.

Foreign institutions have a more straightforward view.

JP Morgan believes that as the status of new energy continues to improve, the oil consumption of the Chinese economy has dropped significantly in recent years. It is estimated that the transmission coefficient of oil prices to China’s consumer price index is only 0.1.

Deutsche Bank even believes that a sharp rise in oil prices will be a reward for the Chinese economy.

According to Deutsche Bank's estimates, if oil prices rise by 50%, China's PPI can change from a long-term negative number to a healthy range of 3% in one fell swoop, allowing China's industrial sector to quickly achieve reflation and get out of the haze of losses.

The problem of overcapacity can also be solved, because global demand for green energy will surge again.

To sum up, this round of rising oil prices will make the Chinese economy better, rather than making it worse.

The "bottom line" is this, what else is unacceptable?

Of course, there is always a gap between reality and expectations, especially in the time and space where Lao Chuan lives, expectations have long become empty assumptions.

Before March 9, domestic and foreign media seemed to believe that the conflict would become protracted. But on March 10, Lao Chuan suddenly jumped sideways, indicating that everything might end soon. Subsequently, Al Jazeera reported that Tehran's first condition for a ceasefire is that "there will be no further acts of aggression."

As soon as the two pieces of news came out, international oil prices began to plummet.

Almost at the same time, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Kuwait announced cuts in oil production, with a total reduction of up to 6.7 million barrels per day. The Group of Seven countries, which had previously been preparing to release oil reserves, also announced that they would not release strategic oil reserves for the time being.

It seems crude oil is no longer an issue.

Too fast.

But, this is Lao Chuan, isn’t it?

Looking at oil prices from Lao Chuan's perspective, everything is logical. In the past, as long as the U.S. stock market was in turmoil, Lao Chuan would change his tune. As long as core voters began to complain and structural support began to loosen, Lao Chuan would stop.

Veteran actors are used to old scripts and can't get out of their comfort zone.

On March 9, before Laochuan jumped, the U.S. stock market hit a key point. Taking Nasdaq as an example, since September 2025, as long as it falls to 22,000 points, Lao Chuan will "rescue the market", and it has worked repeatedly.

On March 9, it reached 22,000 again, and Lao Chuan couldn’t sit still.

In addition, on the trading day before March 9 (March 6), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a very dismal employment data, which may accelerate Lao Chuan's change in attitude.

According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. non-farm employment fell by 92,000 in February, significantly lower than market expectations for a growth of 59,000.

AI's impact on employment is becoming increasingly severe, with medical care, information, transportation, and manufacturing being the areas hardest hit by unemployment. The employment situation has deteriorated. If oil prices rise sharply, it is easy to imagine the electoral success of Lao Chuan and the Republican Party.

In fact, the conflict between the United States and Iran that Lao Chuan advocated failed to produce the "gathering of flags" effect he expected.

According to an article in The Economist on March 8, the Gulf War in 1991 caused George Bush's approval rating to soar from 64% to 82%; during the "War on Terror" in 2001, Bush's approval rating soared from 51% to 90%.

Where is Lao Chuan? Since the outbreak of the war, it has been only 38%. The median voter, who can most influence the outcome of the election, has only 25% support.

This result may be beyond Laochuan's expectation and is also the core factor in his inability to fight for a long time.

Of course, Lao Chuan won, after all, victory can be defined by oneself.

The right to call a stop is indeed in Lao Chuan's hands. If the United States doesn't fight, and other countries fight, does it still make sense?

Therefore, it is neither ethical nor realistic to expect long-term rises in oil prices to help China emerge from deflation. Domestic problems must be solved by the country itself.

According to Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" report on March 16, Fu Zhiwei, a representative of the National People's Congress and chairman of Xuzhou Bokang Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., a domestic leader in photoresist, revealed during the two sessions that China's photoresist industry is moving from "single breakthrough" to "system development" and will enter a critical stage of accelerating breakthroughs and large-scale applications in the next few years. He said that the company plans to achieve mass production of multiple advanced process core photoresists within five years. At present, it has conquered the entire chain of mid-to-high-end photoresist technologies in KrF and ArF. The products have been verified by the head wafer factory and are gradually starting to increase in volume.

On February 24, 2026, the 2026 Guangdong High-Quality Development Conference was held in Guangzhou. The picture shows the chip products displayed at the conference. IC Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Jimin

Photoresist is an organic chemical material that is sensitive to light. It is coated on the surface of the wafer during the photolithography process and forms a patterned film through exposure and development. It is used as a mask for processes such as etching or ion implantation. It is the core basic material for chip manufacturing. The material is classified according to exposure wavelength, including G line, I line, KrF, ArF, EUV and electron beam, among which KrF, ArF and EUV belong to the most advanced technology categories.

The importance of photoresist is self-evident, but the high-end market has been monopolized by Japanese and American companies for a long time: 95% of the photoresist market for integrated circuits is occupied by Japanese and American companies. Major companies include Japan's JSR, Shin-Etsu Chemical, TOK, Sumitomo Chemical, and DuPont of the United States. Among them, JSR and TOK hold monopoly positions in the field of high-end EUV photoresist. ‌‌

However, domestic companies have also accelerated their layout in recent years, striving for local substitution.

Fu Zhiwei said in an interview with the South China Morning Post during the National Two Sessions last week that the photoresist industry, as the core material of the photolithography process, will enter a critical stage of "accelerating breakthroughs and large-scale applications" in the next few years. The company's goal is to achieve mass production of multiple advanced process core photoresists within five years.

Fu Zhiwei said that with increased investment, the domestic photoresist industry is moving from "single breakthrough" to "system development."

He said that Xuzhou Bokang's core goal is to overcome key technologies in "stuck" fields such as KrF and ArF photoresist.

"We will mobilize our core resources to focus on the research and development of high-end photoresist for more advanced process nodes."

Fu Zhiwei revealed that the company has achieved independence in the entire industry chain from monomers, resins, photoacid to final photoresist products. Among them, KrF and ArF mid-to-high-end products have been verified by the head wafer factory and are gradually being mass-produced.

The report described that at a time when competition in advanced semiconductor technology between China and the United States is intensifying, the above statement highlights China's latest move to strengthen its chip independence strategy in accordance with the "15th Five-Year Plan".

In recent years, my country has continued to make efforts on the policy front to promote the localization of photoresist. The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline clearly states that the integrated circuit industry requires refined and mature processes, improves advanced process manufacturing capabilities, accelerates the development of key equipment, materials and components, and develops high-performance processors and high-density memories.

According to a research report released by Caitong Securities, many domestic companies in ArF/ArFi photoresist are in the development and verification stage.

For example, Dinglong Co., Ltd.’s Qianjiang Phase II high-end KrF/ArF wafer photoresist mass production line with an annual output of 300 tons has entered the trial operation stage as planned. The current overall rhythm is good. Its Qianjiang Phase I 30-ton KrF/ArF high-end wafer photoresist production line has mass production and supply capabilities; Shanghai Xinyang has built I-line, KrF, A A complete R&D and production platform for various types of rF dry and ArF immersion photoresists, and has achieved mass sales; Tongcheng New Materials subsidiary Beijing Kehua's multiple KrF photoresist products have passed mainstream wafer factory and storage plant certification and entered the batch supply stage; Nanda Optoelectronics' three ArF photoresists in 2024 have achieved revenue of tens of millions of yuan.

She has long regarded Xi'an as her real home, but the family still tenaciously maintains the Persian traditions of incestuous marriage, chanting scriptures, and worshiping fire.

They spoke Chang'an dialect, and the men often wore robes to worship fire and recite scriptures. They were soldiers or businessmen by profession. They opened rows of shops in the East and West Markets of Chang'an. Ma Xishi's clothes and home furnishings must have been filled with carpets, spices, jewelry, and clothing materials from Persia.

The magnificence of the tolerant Tang Dynasty not only allowed a group of Persians to find a second home, but also allowed Chinese civilization to integrate into global civilization and gain a new life.

When the young girl passed away, her tomb seamlessly blended Tang Dynasty and Persian styles:

The walls are painted with images of flying apsaras, and Persian silver coins are placed in the corners. Craftsmen carved bilingual inscriptions with a Sasanian crown pattern cast on the surface; a Persian-style oil lamp with flame patterns engraved on the body to highlight their faith;

Speaking of the Persian Sassanid Dynasty that the Persians of the Tang Dynasty keep in mind, people are full of emotions.

This was the last pre-Islamic empire in Persian history and one of the pinnacles of ancient Persian civilization. From 224 to 651, it lasted more than 400 years.

The silverware of the Sassanid Dynasty is world-famous. Gilt silver plates and stained glass became daily necessities in the Tang Dynasty. Sasanian silver coins and silverware were scattered like pearls on the oases of the Silk Road.

The Sassanid Dynasty was one of the centers of world civilization at that time. It had an "Academy of Wisdom" that originated from a library as large as Alexandria in Egypt. It also had an academic center like the Academy of Athens in ancient Greece, integrating Greek, Indian, and Persian knowledge. It is an indispensable and important memory in the history of human civilization.

Human greed makes it difficult for a certain civilization to last forever.

On the Central Asia Road, northwest of Kabul, the Bamiyan Buddhas, which are more than a thousand years old, were blown up by artillery fire. The artillery fire that fell on Tehran in 2026 destroyed the Rose Palace, a world civilization heritage in Iran, and covered the floor with glass.

When people praise the magnificence of war, I prefer to praise ordinary happiness and the openness and comfort in the blending of cultures.

War is inevitable, but war is not worthy of praise.

During the Five Dynasties, Li Xun, a descendant of the Persian Sasanian royal family and a famous poet, wrote the famous line, "The west wind looks back with sadness, and the evening rain sprinkles the empty temple", which expresses the desolation of history.

The development of mankind is accompanied by countless wars. This time, what will happen on the land of Persia? What will happen in the future?

Quick victory is just a fantasy, we will see the real story in a month

On March 9, 2026, the US-Israeli military strike against Iran entered its 10th day.

Lao Chuan's war bet became inconsistent.

On March 7, Lao Chuan made a high-profile statement at the Western Hemisphere Leaders' Meeting in Miami that the US military operation was very successful. At the same time, he adjusted his remarks about the war.

From the initial attempt to overthrow the Iranian regime, to the subsequent efforts to destroy Iran's missile capabilities, annihilate its navy, and prevent it from possessing nuclear weapons, to US Defense Secretary Hegseth's clarification that it was not a regime change war.

Both sides are likely to get stuck in the quagmire.

On March 9, Phoenix News client chief writer Tang Pihu analyzed the battle losses on both sides. The reality is cruel: Iran's military counterattack capabilities are shrinking at a faster rate than the "Twelve-Day War" in 2025.

Iran's average daily launch volume of ballistic missiles dropped off a cliff: 350 on the first day, 175 on the second day, 120 on the third day, 50 on the fourth day, 40 on the fifth day, 32 on the sixth day, 28 on the seventh day, and only 15 on the eighth day.

The number of suicide drones launched by Iran dropped from the initial 540 to only 12.

Importantly, most of the missile transport and launch vehicles (TEL) were destroyed. The Israeli army announced that it had destroyed more than 300 vehicles. Before the war, there were only about 400 vehicles left in Iran. Iran has more than 800 medium-range missiles and more than 200 short-range missiles remaining in stock, and is unable to use them.

Moreover, because they are monitored in real time by drones and infrared satellites, Iran's missile forces are trapped in the dilemma of being "destroyed upon launch".

So, is it time for the United States and Israel to declare victory? The situation is not that simple.

The development of a region cannot be solved by a decapitation operation or a war. Afghanistan and Palestine are examples of this.

Although the U.S. weapons inventory is abundant, it is temporarily unable to meet the needs of extreme warfare.

Tang Pihu estimated that if the United States and Israel wanted to destroy Iran just as the Kosovo War destroyed Yugoslavia, based on the same military density of "dropping 2,300 bombs per 10,000 soldiers", 104,000 ammunition would be needed against Iran's 450,000 troops (equivalent to 4.5 Kosovo Wars).

Taking into account the fact that almost 100% of modern ammunition is precision-guided munitions (only 35% in Kosovo), 36,000 precision-guided munitions are needed.

According to the BBC report, the U.S. inventory of precision-guided missiles is extremely depleted. On March 6, Lao Chuan held an emergency meeting and asked military industrial companies to expand production to meet the requirement of "nearly unlimited supply."

In response, the U.S. military industry sector responded, but not strongly.

Back to square one, war is a confrontation between economic and technological power.

We-media IPP comments quoted an analysis article published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on March 5. In the first 100 hours, the total cost was estimated to be approximately US$3.7 billion, with an average daily cost of approximately US$891 million.

According to some people's estimates, if the war lasts for one month, the cost will be about 30 billion US dollars. If it enters a ground war, the cost will be even higher.

Of the $3.7 billion in costs, only $200 million has been included in the budget, and the remaining $3.5 billion is unbudgeted expenses that need to be filled by the Pentagon through supplementary appropriations bills or budget reconciliation bills.

It's not that easy to get taxpayers to foot the bill. Although the U.S. Department of Defense's defense budget for fiscal year 2026 is as high as US$1.01 trillion, the funding gap for the Iran war needs to go through legal procedures.

The war further tore American society apart.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted on March 1 showed that only a quarter of Americans support the use of force against Iran. According to history, the longer the war lasts, the lower the support.

However, a poll conducted by NBC News on March 8 showed that 90% of MAGA supported Lao Chuan’s use of force against Iran. Supporters and opponents are incompatible.

If this was Lao Chuan's purpose, to disrupt the country so that he could go against common sense in the midterm elections, then he succeeded.

If the war situation is not clear by the end of March, the problem will be serious.

The market is calm, this is an illusion

On the surface, global markets are relatively calm.

At 7 pm Beijing time on March 9, WTI and Brent crude oil prices fell from their morning highs of around US$116 per barrel.

On March 9, the Zero Hedge website published an article by Tony Pasquarillo, head of Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund business, pointing out that market calm is an illusion.

Since the outbreak of war in Iran on February 28, the S&P 500 has fallen only 2%, masking an undercurrent of chaos and panic.

The article is very long, so I found a graph that best illustrates the problem. Take a look at the oil price volatility below, which is the fear index for WTI crude oil.

Global oil prices are unstable and the economy cannot be stable.

Another piece of data also showed the illusion of market calm. Goldman Sachs pointed out in another analysis article that although the maximum retracement of the S&P 500 index was only -3.4%, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Volatility Fear Index closed at 9.72 on March 6.

The internal pressure is huge, the index is calm, and the gap is huge. In our first analysis article after the war, we pointed out that such illusions currently exist in both domestic and external markets.

Judging from the data, the market is extremely volatile, the leverage ratio is high, and only a handful of people are making big money. Many investors want to take advantage of the war to make a fortune.

Sure enough, wealth is often stained with blood.

In the face of a possible energy crisis, China has become a rare safe haven, with the smallest decline, which can be regarded as a win. In the past, we always compared A-shares to men's football. When the international market rises, it falls, and when it falls, it also falls. But this time we are tough. Why?

Because China's manufacturing is not what it used to be. The more turbulent it is, the more resilient it is.

According to statistics from Zhongtai Securities, the conflict that began in 2022 became an opportunity for manufacturing in China. Since then, the proportion of China's exports has continued to rise, and in 2025 it hit the highest record in history.

Will the conflict in 2026 be a repeat of the situation four years ago? At present, it is very possible.

Under the influence of the conflict, industries with high energy costs such as chemicals, metals, and ceramics are changing in a direction that is beneficial to Chinese manufacturing.

In the petrochemical field, the entire Middle East is falling into a wave of production shutdowns, and almost all upstream raw materials are experiencing sharp prices.

Europe suffered greatly from the round of changes in the petrochemical industry in 2022, and history is repeating itself this time.

Huntsman and other European petrochemical industry giants have already suffered losses due to rising raw material prices. The sudden outbreak in 2026 will make these giants even more uncomfortable. Simply raising prices is far from enough to make up for the losses caused by the lack of raw materials.

Chinese chemical companies, which have sufficient energy reserves and rely on coal as their core energy source, are gradually filling the market gaps created by their competitors.

Changes in oil prices often have an impact on agricultural products, partly due to changes in fertilizer prices.

The place where this round of conflict occurred is the core supply area of ​​nitrogen, potash and phosphate fertilizers in the world. After the conflict, news of the suspension of production of related fertilizer production capacity continued to spread.

China is the world's largest producer of chemical fertilizers, with its production of nitrogen fertilizers, phosphate fertilizers and potash fertilizers accounting for 26%, 30% and 14% of the global total respectively. Under the current circumstances, China Fertilizer will undoubtedly benefit greatly.

There are many categories similar to the petrochemical industry, such as electrolytic aluminum and ceramics.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused 90% of production capacity in India, the world's second largest ceramic producer, to be suspended.

The chairman of the Morbi Ceramics Manufacturing Association said that ceramics is a typical energy-intensive industry. India mainly relies on liquefied petroleum gas as raw materials. With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the liquefied petroleum gas inventory of Indian ceramics can only last for 3 days.

As the world's largest ceramic supplier, Chinese companies are gearing up.

In 2022, Europe will be short of natural gas and other energy sources, leading to higher-than-expected energy storage demand.

Now it may happen again.

Before the conflict, Europe expected that energy storage capacity would increase by 55% in 2026. The sudden start of the war forced many dealers to stock up and place orders in advance.

According to Yangtze Securities, European energy storage demand is expected to improve across the board in the second quarter, and inverter shipments have begun to be revised upward. The production schedule of some companies in 26Q1 is close to the level of 2025.

On March 6, a domestic energy storage company signed a two-year 8.3GWh energy storage system supply agreement in Italy.

8.3GWh What is the concept? This is equivalent to the annual installed capacity of energy storage in a medium-sized European country.

No one knows when there will be a ceasefire and when the waterway will be unobstructed, but after experiencing so many turbulences, the strength of China's manufacturing industry can no longer be affected by turmoil.

I hope that today’s China will be as generous and open-minded as it was in the Tang Dynasty, providing shelter to the 26-year-old Persian girl and their tribe, and giving themselves a broader space for development.

No matter what the market says, one conclusion is certain, war causes suffering to civilians.

Recently, topics such as "this year and next may be the hottest years in history" and "the earth may be facing a super El Niño phenomenon" have attracted widespread attention.

According to multiple media reports, many scientific research institutions around the world predict that a strong El Niño phenomenon may occur later this year, which will disturb the global climate. It may not only cause disasters such as extreme heat, floods, and droughts, but may also further increase global temperatures, causing summer temperatures this and next year to climb to record highs.

In response to these social concerns, relevant experts from the National Climate Center provided interpretations.

It is now confirmed that it will appear this year

"Super El Niño" too early

Based on the latest monitoring data and prediction results of multiple domestic and foreign climate models, the National Climate Center shows that the recent La Niña state is ending and will subsequently enter a neutral state. Sea temperatures in the tropical central and eastern Pacific will continue to rise in the future, and may enter an El Niño state later this spring.

Liu Yunyun, director of the Climate Prediction Office of the National Climate Center, explained that based on historical statistics, after the La Niña event ends, the probability of entering an El Niño state that year is about one-third. There are differences in the specific timing of El Niño predicted by multiple international models. The earliest may be April this year, and the latest may be late summer or early autumn. The predictions of different models vary greatly.

For example: the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts predicts April; Australia predicts May; the Japan Meteorological Agency predicts June; American experts vote to predict July to September.

Overall, it is more likely that the equatorial central and eastern Pacific will be in an El Niño state in the second half of this year, but it is currently impossible to accurately predict its specific formation time and overall intensity.

At present, there are still large differences in the results of multiple international climate prediction models, and a consensus has not yet been formed. Therefore, it is too early to conclude that a "super El Niño" will occur this year.

Expert advice: Treat climate prediction information rationally

Chen Lijuan, chief expert of the Climate Prediction Office of the National Climate Center, reminded that El Niño events are often accompanied by increases in global average temperatures, but the specific temperature rise and extreme weather performance require further monitoring and judgment based on the intensity, type and regional climate response of El Niño.

Currently, there are heated discussions on social media about topics such as "the hottest year" and "extreme weather", and some information may be exaggerated or taken out of context. Experts advise the public to:

A rational view of forecast information, especially the specific formation time, intensity and impact area of ​​El Niño still requires dynamic monitoring and forecasting;

Pay attention to real-time updated forecast information released by authoritative organizations rather than extreme statements at a single point in time;

Pay attention to weather warnings in advance and make corresponding preparations for prevention and response. Agricultural producers should arrange agricultural activities reasonably, and urban managers should strengthen the resilience of infrastructure such as power supply, water supply, and transportation.

It will be rainy in northern Guangxi in the next three days

It will be mainly cloudy to cloudy in the south

Today (17th)

Most of Guangxi is immersed in the warm embrace of spring

4pm

It was 26~27℃ in southeastern Guangxi, and Baise Xilin broke through 30℃

Feeling hotter

Only northeastern Guangxi is affected by weak cold air

The weather has a different look

expected in the next few days

Warm and cold air still frequently meet in northern Guangxi

bring rain

Expected in the next 3 days

Rainy weather in northern Guangxi

Moderate to heavy rain may occur locally

There is relatively little rain in southern Guangxi

Just some scattered light rain falling

It should be noted that

Today (17th) evening

Friends from Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi and Baise area

To strengthen prevention

Local short-term thunderstorm and strong wind

Small hail and other strong convective weather

The highest temperature in the next three days

Some places in northern Guangxi begin with 1

Most of the places in southern Guangxi focus on warmth.

The temperature is basically between 24 and 27 degrees Celsius

minimum temperature

Most areas are less than 20℃

If you feel cool in the morning and evening, you need to wear more clothes

The specific forecast is as follows↓↓

During the day tomorrow (18th), it will be cloudy with light rain in Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi, Baise, Laibin, Hezhou and other cities and the northern part of Nanning City. It will be cloudy with scattered light rain in other areas.

Nanning City: From tonight to tomorrow day, it will be cloudy, with local light rain, southerly winds of level 2 to 3, the lowest temperature is 19°C, and the highest temperature is 24°C.

Daytime weather forecast for tomorrow (18th).

From the evening of the 18th to the day of the 19th, it was cloudy with light rain and localized moderate rain in northern Guangxi, and it was cloudy to cloudy with scattered light rain in southern Guangxi.

From the evening of the 19th to the day of the 20th, northern Guangxi was cloudy with light rain and localized moderate to heavy rain, and southern Guangxi was cloudy with scattered light rain.

It is worth noting that most areas will still receive less rainfall in the coming week, and drought prevention and relief efforts must continue.

It is expected that in the next week, northern Guangxi will have mostly cloudy and rainy weather, while southern Guangxi will mainly have cloudy to cloudy weather with relatively high temperatures. The overall meteorological conditions are favorable for spring plowing and spring sowing. All regions should speed up spring sowing. However, precipitation in most areas is still low, and all regions must continue to do a good job in drought prevention and relief and other related work.

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As the most anticipated costume drama, "National Beauty" has finally started airing!

As expected of one of the most popular and popular characters, the "Tong Yan" cp second pair took the first place in popularity as soon as it was released, beating out works such as "White Moon Brahma Star" and "Da Feng Watcher".

The Chinese dramas in 2025 are off to a good start, and it's "National Beauty".

The moment I saw the final makeup photos, all doubts were eliminated. Yang Zi's Tang suit style is very stunning, and Li Xian's ancient costume does not stretch the crotch.

As for the two actors who have a strong sense of cliché in modern dramas, changing into ancient costumes does not affect their compatibility at all.

Even if there aren't that many emotional scenes in the early plot, Yang Zi and Li Xian still look good together.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the full state of the two actors.

Before the drama even started airing, the leading actors of "National Beauty" appeared in the live broadcast room, letting everyone feel how good they were.

Since Yang Zi and Li Xian have collaborated on "Dear, Beloved", they have modern looks in the play, and in the live broadcast room, the two of them are also wearing private clothes. Compared with "Dear, Beloved", there are obvious changes.

Yang Zi's weight loss results are quite remarkable. The baby fat has disappeared from her face, and her figure has become slender. She looks more girlish than when she played Tong Nian.

Li Xian intuitively felt that popularity nourishes people. After performing "Dear, Beloved", he partnered with Liu Yifei to deliver "Where the Wind Goes", and he has always been the current boyfriend in the hearts of the audience.

Handsome and stylish, sunny and refreshing, he is more charming than when he performed Han Shangyan.

On that day, Yang Zi wore a sloping-shoulder golden dress. The fish-scale skirt looked sparkling, giving her a mermaid-like look.

Paired with a simple ball head, the whole person is light and noble, and it is already dazzling without too many jewelry blessings.

Although Li Xian's look is not as grand as Yang Zi's, with a white shirt and black tie, a brown jacket and blue jeans, it has a retro feel, but it is the same color as Yang Zi's skirt, and the look and feel is very unified.

This is also the effect that every time I see two people in the same frame, they are wearing couple's clothes even though they are not wearing couple's clothes. It already feels very CP.

The two of them also seemed very relaxed when interacting with the audience. They were neither coy or overly exaggerated like some CPs, but rather casual and well-coordinated.

Presumably this is also inseparable from the fact that the two have collaborated on "Dear, Love", and they are already very familiar with it. The second pairing is like the best after-sales service of the popular CP, how to make it real.

The personality changes of the two people are also obvious. Yang Zi's style was very out-of-the-box before, without any idol baggage, but this time she took a gentle and dignified route.

On the contrary, Li Xian on the side was much more lively. He was not as cold and deep as Han Shangyan at all, and his smile looked like a fresh male lead.

When the two of them play games, they always let everyone intuitively feel what top-notch CP sense is. They have the same desire to win and lose, and they even use the same method to stop each other. They have a sense of instant recognition like an old married couple.

Obviously the drama has not been aired during the live broadcast, but the cp feeling can no longer be suppressed. For viewers who like this pair of cp, it is undoubtedly a bonus in advance.

The other look of the two people is a completely different style.

Li Xian was wearing a black suit that day, with a black shirt and black leather shoes. He looked much more mature, but his face still looked young.

Yang Zi wore a blue shirt with a knitted sweater and a half-tied hair style with oblique bangs. She was white and tender, and she looked more and more girlish. She was 30 years old and 18 years old, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away.

Seeing the appearance of the two people, I can't help but think of Han Shangyan and Tong Nian. This is the lethality of the popular CP. No matter how many years have passed, it is still so easy to beat!

Although Yang Zi and Li Xian had starred in dramas with other actors before "The Beauty of the Country", they were the two who had the most sense of CP.

In "Sauvignon Blanc", Yang Zi partnered with four people including Zhang Wanyi and Tan Jianci, but the feeling of CP was only during the broadcast of the drama. As soon as the announcement of the drama ended, the CP feeling disappeared.

In "Go Where the Wind Is" by Li Xian and Liu Yifei, the sense of CP only exists in the interaction between characters. It is also indifferent in reality.

It can only be said that CP sense is a metaphysics. It does not necessarily mean that a handsome man or a beautiful woman will be easy to knock off.

In addition, during the live broadcast of "National Beauty", several other leading actors were also present to promote. For example, Wei Zheming, who transformed into the second male villain this time, directly broke everyone's inherent impression of him.

Obviously in "Secret Romance", he was still a gentle and romantic bank boss, but now he has become a vicious and evil male lead. Wei Zheming's face is really malleable!

But looking at Wei Zheming's state during the live broadcast, he can't hide his handsome appearance even in black. He is not inferior to the leading actor Li Xian at all. It's hard not to let people follow the facial features!

Another look is a black shirt paired with a light brown jacket. The style is very similar to Yang Zi's outfit, which feels like a couple's outfit.

Presumably after the drama is aired, Wei Zheming's face alone will make the audience unable to help but support him!

Zhang Yaqin, who plays the second female lead, wore a white fragrant jacket, paired with a simple bun and light makeup, and her sense of sophistication overflowed the screen.

Her facial features are still so standard, and even without the exquisite Tang suit style, she still looks stunning.

Shen Mengchen is also one of the supporting actresses in this drama. Her hairstyle during the live broadcast is exactly the same as Zhang Yaqin's, but their temperaments are completely different.

Wearing an exquisite black and white contrasting suit, Shen Mengchen looks both ladylike and girlish. Her face looks very childish, but the whole look is very mature, which is equally eye-catching.

With such an appearance, it is no wonder that Shen Mengchen can easily cross the border.

Mesozoic actor Tu Songyan, on the other hand, wears a black suit with gold-rimmed glasses. He is deep and sophisticated with a bit of a gentle scum, which suits his role as Prince Ning very well.

Just the state of these stars during the live broadcast is enough to show that everyone is filming this show in the fullest state.

The atmosphere at the live broadcast was also very harmonious. You can feel that this is a united and friendly crew. The scenes filmed in such an atmosphere will naturally be good.

I believe that "The Beauty of the Country", the biggest hit drama at the beginning of the new year, can become another blockbuster hit like "Dear, Beloved" and once again set off a craze for watching dramas.

Li Xian, Yang Zi, Wei Zheming, Zhang Yaqin and other actors can pack up and prepare for promotion.

Who do you think is in the best condition?