渤海时期的陶器、北约玉器、鎏金器等，一件件文物都在诉说着渤海古国的盛世兴衰、前史变迁。

前最ShaoyangCustomsofficialsinspectlightersonMay22madebyHunanDongyiElectricShareCo.[PhotoprovidedtoCHINADAILY]EditorsNote:InaseriesofreportstitledClaimstoFame,ChinaDailylooksathowsomeregionshaveearnedwealthandrecognitionthroughspecificproductstorealizethegoalofruralvitalization.Eachyear,around20billionlightersaresoldaroundtheworldand75percentofthemaremadeinShaodong,Hunanprovince.Thelightersaresoldto120countriesandregions.Iftheywereconnectedend-to-end,thechaincouldencircletheEarthmorethan30times,oneindustryexpertsaid.Overtheyears,thelightercompaniesinShaodonghavegrownbiggerandmoreautomated,withtheirproductsandtheindustryupgradingconstantly.However,whathasremainedunchangedfor20yearsisthepriceofthedisposablelighters.Theyarealmostalwayssoldat1yuan($0.14)eachbyretailstores,meaningthemanufacturerscanstillmakeaprofitdespiteinflationandrisingcosts.Shaodongisahillyregionwithonlyaround10percentofflatland.Thelackofarablelandpromptedlocalpeopletofindotherwaystomakealiving.Afterthereformandopening-uppolicywasintroducedin1978,Shaodongpeopleventuredintotradingbusinesses,sellingdifferenttypesofsmallmerchandisetocustomersaroundthecountry.WorkerssortlightersforexportatafactoryinShuangfeng,acountynearShaodonginHunanprovince.NAIJIHUI/FORCHINADAILYIn2022,Shaodongwasranked92amongmorethan2,844county-levelregionsinthecountryintermsofmanufacturingprowess.LightersarethepillarindustryofShaodong,employingmorethan80,000people,roughly7.6percentofthetotallocalpopulation.BaiJiabao,deputygeneralmanagerofHunanDongyiElectricShareCo,thelargestlightermanufacturerinShaodong,saidthecompanystartedmakinglightersin1994.Today,itcanproduce12to13millionlightersperdayofmorethan200types.Thelightersaresoldforpricesrangingfrom0.3yuanto30yuaneach.Morethan80percentofitslightersareexportedoverseastoover100countriesandregions,hesaid.Althoughtheprofitmadefromeachlighterislow,thecompanycanstillmakemoneyandstaycompetitivethroughinvestinginautomationandupgradingthesupplychain,hesaid.Whileitscheapestlightersaresoldfor0.3yuaneach,Baisaidthecompanycanmakeabout10percentprofitthankstotheuseofautomation.Thecompanystartedtoinvestinautomationin2013andhasspentaround60to70millionyuaninresearchanddevelopmentinthesector.TheuseofautomationhashelpedHunanDongyiElectricShareincreaseitsproductioncapacity20-fold,Baisaid.Whileitusedtoemploymorethan4,000peopletomakearound1millionlightersaday,itnowcanproducemorethan10millionwithhalfthenumberofemployees,hesaid.Asacheapandconvenientsourceforfire,lighterscannotbereplacedbyanyothertoolsandIamproudtoworkinthisindustry,Baisaid.LightersaremadeatafactoryinShaodong,Hunan.XINHUALightingthesparkLighterswerefirstmanufacturedinZhejiangandGuangdongprovincesinthe1980s,withZhejiangsWenzhouamajorproductionhub.However,inthelate1990sandearly2000s,theproductionlinewastransferredtocentralregionsduetotherisingcostoflaborincoastalareas,andShaodongseizedtheopportunitytobecomealeadingproductionbase.FuZaihuaandherhusbandYaoHanyunwereamongthefirstpeopleinShaodongtoworkintheindustry.In1992,afriendtoldthemthatlightermanufacturingwasabigbusinessandthecouplewenttoafactoryinGuangdongprovincetotryandlearnthetechniques.However,theywereonlygivenalimitedtimeduringthevisittoobservethemanufacturingprocess,anddidnotlearnmuch.Webought50lightersandstartedtodismantleandreassemblethemrepeatedly,tryingtolearntheskillsbyourselves,Fusaid.Later,theybought100,000lighterpartsandbegantheirownbusinessventureathome.Theircompany,ShunfaManufacturingCorp,wasalsothefirstoneinShaodongtoselllighterstoanoverseasclientwhowasfromIndonesia.Whilecheapdisposablelightersarestilloneofthecompanysbestsellingitems,ithasputgreateffortandinnovationintoproducingmorehigh-endproductsanddiversifyingitsbusinessportfolio.Automationhasalsogreatlyimprovedefficiency,sothatmorelighterscanbeproducedwithfeweremployees.Eventhoughworkerssalarieshaveincreased,costscanremainlow,sothecompanysproductsarestillcompetitive.Fusaidtheyhavebeenthroughmuchhardshipintheexpansionandrunningofthebusiness.Thereweredifficultiesinalmosteverysector,fromgettingfundstofindingtherightstaffandobtainingtechnology,shesaid.However,theyweredetermined,andpersevered.ImadeadecisionbackthenthatIintendedtofollowthrough,shesaid.Shaodongpeopleareknowntobehardworkingandtenacious,thatsthesecretofoursuccess.OtherlocalswerequicktofollowtheirleadandnumeroussmalllightermanufacturingfactoriesopenedinShaodong.Topreventhostilecompetitionandboostcooperation,in2002,theShaodongLighterIndustryAssociationwasestablished.OuyangZhen,vicemayorofShaodong,saidtheassociationpublishespriceguidesforlightersandconsolidatesresourcesfortheindustrytoavoidpricewarsamongdifferententerprises,andtomaintainsoundmarketdevelopment.Theassociationalsohasadatabaseonnewproducts.Whenanenterprisemakesanewproduct,itneedstoprovidesamplestotheassociationforitsrecords.Ifthenewproductissimilartoanexistingoneitwillbesentbacktotheenterprise,hesaid.Thereare114lightercompaniesinthecounty.Twenty-sevenarelightermanufacturerswhiletheremainderproducematerialsforlighterproduction.Ouyangsaidthecompaniescanproducemorethan200componentsforlightersandalltheirfactoriescanbereachedinashorttime.AworkermakeslightersatafactoryinShaodong,Hunan.ZHANGPINGHUA/XINHUADiversifyingproductsTodiversifyShaodonglighterproducts,thelocalgovernmentestablishedaresearchinstitutein2017.Theinstitutehasconductedtechnologicalresearchoncommonissues,developedmorethan30newpiecesofequipmentandproducts,andobtained276intellectualpropertyand47inventionpropertypatents,accordingtothelocalgovernment.Thecountynowhasmorethan1,000researchersworkinginthelighterindustryandspendsaround200millionyuaninresearchanddevelopmentannually,with38percentofitsproductsupdatedeveryyear,Ouyangsaid.Thedevelopmentoftheindustryhasalsoensuredthatlocalpeoplecanfindjobsneartheirhomeswithoutneedingtomigratetobigcitiesforwork.WangJianing,asalesrepresentativeforDongyi,remembersclearlyherfirstorder13yearsagowhenshesold6.6millionlightersworth$500,000toBangladeshclients.Nowshecansellmorethan300millionlightersayear,anenormousanddauntingnumberthatshetakesgreatpridein.ShegraduatedfromauniversityinGuangzhou,Guangdong,aftermajoringinbioengineering,andreturnedtoherhometowntoworkasasalesrepresentativedealingwithforeignclients.Atthestart,herbasesalarywas1,800yuanpermonth.Shedidnotmakeanysalesinthefirstthreemonthsandthoughtaboutquitting.ButtheBangladeshdeal,whichlandedhera6,000yuanbonus,gaveheranincentivetostay.Afterthat,sherarelytookabreakfromherjobandevenworkedattheweekend.Shepaidcloseattentiontoherclientsneedsandduetotimezonedifferencesoftenworkedverylate.Shequicklygotbetteratherjob,andinherthirdyearbecamethecompanysbestsalesperson.Diligenceisthekey.Iusuallystartworkingat8amandreturntothedormitoryaroundmidnight,shesaid.ShelearnedsalesskillsfromscratchandalsoworkedhardtoimproveherEnglishproficiency.Lightersareanecessityforpeople.Ourproductsaresoldallovertheworld,shesaid.EvenduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,thelighterbusinessdidnottakeahit,aspeoplestuckathometendedtosmokemore,shesaid.Thekeytocultivatingclientsistotreatthemwithsincerityandrespect.Salespeopleneedtochoosetheproductsbestsuitedfortheirclientsbasedontheirconditions,personality,backgroundandmarket,shesaid.Youcanbefriendswithyourclients,talkwiththemregularly,bringtherelationshipcloser,butthekeyisthatitshouldbealove-haterelationship,shesaid.Yourclientsneedtofeeltheycannotleave,buttheyarealsodispleasedtheycannotgetabetterofferfromyou.DifferenttypesoflightersmadeinShaodongaredisplayedatanexhibitionhallofShaoyangCustoms.ZOUSHUO/CHINADAILYExportsgrowthThelargeamountofexportshaspromptedcustomsauthoritiestokeepacloseeyeonthequalityoftheproducts.AtShaoyangCustoms,inspectionsoflightersmakeupalargeportionofofficersdailywork.Atthecustomsoffice,anexhibitiondetailsthedevelopmentofShaodongslighterindustryandshowcasesdifferentlightersmadebylocalcompanies.Since2001,customsauthoritieshavebeenrequiredtoconductmandatorychecksonallexportedlighterstoensuretheirquality.Lastyear,ShaoyangCustomshandled3,500batchesoflighterexports.ShaodongisundertheadministrationofShaoyang.Thequalityoflightersistestedandeachbatchgoesthroughrigorouschecks,saidWangPeng,anofficialwithShaoyangCustoms.Thechecksinclude12stepstomakesurethelightersfunctionproperlyindifferentcircumstances,Wangsaid.Atestlighter,forexample,isdroppedfromaheightof1.5metersinthreedifferentpositions.Topasstheinspectionitmuststayintactandhavenogasleakage.Thelightersarealsoputincontainerssetat65Cforfourhourstomakesuretheyareresistanttohightemperatures.Lastyear,lightersworth3.74billionyuanintotalwereexportedfromShaodong,accountingforhalfofChinaslighterexports,accordingtoShaoyangCustomers.Whilethemajorityarebudget-friendlydisposablelighters,thereisagrowingportionofhigh-endones.CustomsdatashowsthatthetotalexportvolumetoEuropeandNorthAmericaincreasedsteadilyfrom290millionyuanin2020tomorethan500millionyuanlastyear.OuyangsaidthatinternationalbusinessandbrandingstrategieshavebecomecompetitivestrengthsforShaodonglightercompanies.Itisalsoimportanttopushforhigh-qualitydevelopmentoftheenterprises.Inthefuture,thecorecompetitivestrengthoflightercompanieswillgrowandtheywillcontinuetomakeanimpactintheinternationalmarket,headded.Ifyouhaveanyproblemswiththisarticle,pleasecontactusatapp@chinadaily.com.cnandwellimmediatelygetbacktoyou.高军官北BEIJING,Dec.12(Xinhua)--TheChineseeconomyhasexperiencedanunevenyetresilientgrowthtrajectoryin2024,withastrongstartfollowedbyincreasingdownwardpressurearoundmid-yearandasubsequentupswinginthefinalquarter.Astheyeardrawstoaclose,andwithanuncertain2025rightaroundthecorner,Chinaseconomicoutlookandpolicieshavegarneredglobalattention.ThefollowingQAoffersaglimpseintothecountryseffortstosustaingrowthandresolveissuesinfieldsrangingfromlocalgovernmentdebttotherealestatemarket.WILLCHINAACHIEVEITSANNUALGROWTHTARGET?Chinaseconomicgrowthremainedsteadyinthefirstthreequartersof2024,withGDPup5.3percent,4.7percentand4.6percentyearonyear,respectively.Despitefluctuations,thefigureshaveremainedwithinthetargetedrange.Onaquarter-on-quarterbasis,theeconomyhasreportedexpansionfornineconsecutivequarters.ThestableperformanceprovesthatChinahasmanagedtonavigateachallengingsituationthisyear,withstandingglobaleconomicheadwindsandpressuresfromdomesticstructuralproblems.Expertsbelievethattherehasbeenasolidfoundationfortheeconomytomeetthefull-yeargrowthtargetofaround5percent.Chinahasrespondedtoemergingeconomicchallengeswithtimelymacroeconomicpoliciesthisyear.Inparticular,thegovernmenthasrolledoutaseriesofincrementalmeasuressinceSeptember,includingincreasinglocalgovernmentdebtquotastoreplacehiddendebt,easingreal-estateregulations,directinglong-termcapitalintothemarket,andincreasingsupportforstrugglingbusinesses.Thepolicieshavebeguntobearfruit.Inthefourthquarter,consumerdemandhaspickedup,thestockandreal-estatemarketshavebecomemoreactive,andbusinessexpectationshavealsoimproved.Themaingoalsandtasksforeconomicandsocialdevelopmentin2024willbesuccessfullyaccomplished,accordingtoacrucialmeetingconvenedonMondaybythePoliticalBureauoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommittee.Globally,Chinasgrowthratecontinuedtotakethelead.Inthethirdquarter,theUnitedStatessawa2.8percentyear-on-yearincrease,whiletheEurozonegrewby0.9percent.Chinawillbethetopcontributortoglobalgrowthoverthenextfiveyears,accordingtoBloombergcalculationsusingIMFforecasts.ISCHINESECONSUMPTIONFACINGACRISIS?TherehavebeenconcernsoverChinasconsumptionmomentumthisyear.However,thecountry,whileindeedfacinginsufficientdomesticdemand,remainsoneoftheworldslargestconsumermarketsandstillboastsenormouspotential.AMcKinseyreportrecentlydeniedanyconsumptioncrisisinChina,notingthatdomesticconsumption,thoughmodest,isgrowingandsectorsincludingservicesandtourismareexperiencingrobustgrowth.Thetransitionfromanexport-andinvestment-ledgrowthmodeltoonebasedondomesticconsumptionandinnovationamountstoafundamentalstructuraltransformation,NobellaureateeconomistMichaelSpencewroteinasignedarticle.Inthefirst10monthsofthisyear,thecountrysretailsalesapproached40trillionyuan(5.57trillionU.S.dollars),andthefigureexceeded47trillionyuanin2023.Anationalprogramaimedatpromotingconsumergoodstrade-insdemonstratedtheuntappedroomofChinasdomesticdemand.Over30millionparticipantshavebeenattractedtotheprogramunveiledinMarch,contributingtotalsalesofmorethan400billionyuan.MoreencouragingsignsemergedinOctober,withthehighestyear-on-yeargrowthinretailsalessinceMarch,areboundinhometransactionsineightmonthsandaturnaroundinconsumerconfidenceafterasix-monthdecline,aswellasa150-percentsurgeinstock-marketturnover.Multipleinstitutionsattributerecentimprovementsintheeconomytostrongerdomesticdemand.Expertsbelievethatwithapopulationofover1.4billionandagrowingmiddleclass,Chinasconsumptionpotentialremainssubstantial.HASCHINASREALESTATEMARKETBOTTOMEDOUT?TheChineseauthoritieshaveintroducedaseriesofmeasurestostabilizetherealestatemarketthisyear,withloosenedrestrictionsandstrongercreditsupport.Variousindicatorssuggestthatthemovehasbeguntoachievepositiveeffects.AccordingtotheMinistryofHousingandUrban-RuralDevelopment,transactionsofnewandsecond-handhomesnationwidereversedeightconsecutivemonthsofdeclineinOctober.ThebusinessactivityandmarketexpectationsreflectedinthepurchasingmanagersindexforthesectorrosesteadilyinOctoberfromthepreviousmonth.Afterthreeyearsofadjustment,therealestatemarketisstartingtobottomoutasthepoliciestakeeffect,theministrysaid.ThepositivechangesinOctobersuggestthataspolicyimpactscontinuetounfold,themomentumformarketstabilizationwillstrengthen,saidtheNationalBureauofStatistics.Whilethemarketstabilizationindicatespolicyeffectiveness,moreworkshouldbedonetopromotethesustainabledevelopmentofthepropertysector.Inthelongerterm,thereisstillroomforgrowthinmeetingrigidandupgradedhousingdemand,analystssaid.AsChinaprogressesthroughthelaterstagesofurbanization,thecontinuedpromotionofpeople-centeredurbanizationisexpectedtounlockfurtherpotentialintherealestatemarket.ISCHINASDEBTRELIEFPLANSUFFICIENT?Lastmonth,Chinaunveileda12-trillion-yuanpolicypackagetotacklethegrowingriskinhiddendebtamonglocalgovernments,anissuethathasreceivedconsiderableglobalattention.Thetotalhiddendebtthatneedstobeaddressedbytheendof2028willbecutfrom14.3trillionyuanto2.3trillionyuan,significantlymitigatingthepotentialriskandmakinglocaldebtmanagementmoreorderlyandtransparent.Thepolicyisseenasatimelyboostforlocalgovernments,whichareprojectedtosavearound600billionyuanininterestpaymentsoverthenextfiveyears.Withmorethan80percentofnationalfiscalspendingcomingfromlocalgovernments,alleviatingtheirdebtburdenwillfreeupmoreresourcestosupporteconomicgrowth,publicservicesandsocialwelfare.Chinasgovernmentdebt-to-GDPratiostoodat67.5percentattheendof2023,comparedtotheaverage118.2percentamongG20nationsand123.4percentforG7.Thecountrysfiscaldeficithaslongbeenbelow3percent,significantlylowerthanothermajoreconomiesaroundtheworld.Withalowgovernmentleverageratio,Chinascentralbudgethasroomforincreasedborrowinganddeficitexpansion,expertssaid.ThemeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeonMondaypledgedtoadoptamoreproactivefiscalpolicynextyear.MinisterofFinanceLanFoanhassaidthattheministrywillincreasespecialbonds,continuetheissuanceofultra-longspecialtreasurybonds,stepupsupportforequipmentandconsumergoodsrenewals,andexpandcentraltransferstolocalgovernments.HASFINANCIALSUPPORTFORTHEECONOMYWEAKENED?Chinascreditexpansionhasslowedthisyear,withyuanloansgrowingatsingle-digitratesandthebroadmoneysupply(M2)reachingahistoric-lowgrowthrate.Ithassparkedconcernsregardingwhetherfinancialsupportfortheeconomyhasweakened.Infact,Chinahassteppedupcounter-cyclicaladjustmentandadheredtoasupportivemonetarypolicyinthefaceofdownwardpressuretocreateasoundfinancialenvironmentforeconomicrecovery.ThePeoplesBankofChina(PBOC),thecentralbank,hasthisyearcutthereserverequirementratioby1percentagepointintotalforfinancialinstitutions,releasingapproximately2trillionyuaninlong-termliquidity.Theone-yearLoanPrimeRate(LPR)hasdroppedacumulative35basispoints,withtheover-five-yearLPRdownby60basispoints.Thankstothemeasures,thefinancingcostshavedroppedforbothenterprisesandindividuals,andcreditdemandhasbeeneffectivelystimulated.Inthefirstthreequartersoftheyear,majorfinancialinstitutionsissuedover110trillionyuaninloans,representinganincreaseofnearly8trillionyuancomparedtothesameperiodin2023and20trillionyuancomparedto2022.SinceSeptember,financialauthoritieshaveintroducedarangeofmeasurestoaddressnewchallenges,suchasinsufficientdemandandweakenedexpectations,withsignificantcutsintheinterestratesforexistinghomemortgagesandthecreationofnewfinancingtoolsforthecapitalmarket.Lookingforward,Chinasmonetarypolicystanceisstillcloselywatchedbyglobalexpertsandinvestors.ThemeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeonMondaypledgedtoadoptamoderatelyloosemonetarypolicynextyear,markingthefirstprudenttomoderatelyloosetransitioninthecountrysmonetarystancesince2011.Thecentralbankwillutilizeavarietyofmonetarypolicytoolsandincreasecountercyclicalregulationtomaintainreasonableandampleliquidity,andtoreducetheoverallfinancingcostsforenterprisesandresidents,PBOCgovernorPanGongshengsaidearlierthismonth.Effortswillbemadetoeffectivelyleveragestructuralmonetarypolicytoolstopromotethestabledevelopmentofthereal-estatemarketandcapitalmarket,Pansaid.

现在，事长维护站成为看护可可西里这片净土的标志，叙述着人与天然调和共生的动听故事。据悉，约或索南达杰天然维护站是中国民间的一个天然生态环境维护站，约或以环保卫兵杰桑·索南达杰的姓名命名，肩负着救助迷路、受伤的藏羚羊，并野驯放归天然的责任为了让各类动物顺畅过冬，许即工作人员启用暖气片、浴霸灯、大功率空调、大棉被、地暖等，并弥补高热量养分食料，以满意动物们的保暖需求。

尽管野外冰冷，将走境但日子在长沙动趣王国里的动物们却在各自小天地里温暖日子作为第一批国家级非物质文化遗产，到止英歌舞以一起的扮演方式和昂扬的音乐节奏，让来自宝岛的队员们深感震慑。

蛋糕推出时，北约郑同学慨叹道：在深圳的种种阅历，让部队的联络更严密，也让两岸同龄人的联络更密切了。

当被问及部队下一年的方案时，前最赖敏男笑着玩笑道：没有人会不想来深圳吧？沟通期间，宝岛队员体会了画脸谱、唱京剧等中华优异传统文化。他表明：高军官北无论是重生的创业公司，高军官北仍是老牌的榜首队伍玩家，咱们都在聚集中心方针，优化安排架构乃至调整供应链生态方面进行布局，从头进行资源的整合。

（文/周盛明修改/高莘）12月11日，事长极越轿车CEO夏一平经过视频会议的方法与整体职工交流。关于网传流言，约或极越轿车表明现已留存依据，向主管部门反映和告发，并已采纳必要法律手段向诽谤者进一步追究其法律责任。

与此同时，许即哪吒轿车宣告，公司创始人、董事长方运舟兼任首席执行官（CEO），张勇不再担任CEO，转任公司参谋一职。他表明，将走境极越销量从年头的每月几百台到现在的每月3000多台，咱们用举动和成果证明咱们是一支优异的团队。