Avoiding the important and making light of it? Tangshan full time ban on fireworks for 5 years, leading to criticism from netizens

On March 9, the government of Tangshan City, Hebei Province, issued a circular saying that from the date of publication, the city-wide ban on fireworks, valid for five years. The netizens pointed out that the authorities are avoiding the seriousness of the problem, is “the big head of pollution can not be cured, can only cure the ordinary people.”

The notice also said that the county (city) district governments, development zones (management areas) management committee and township (town) governments, street offices and village (neighborhood) committees on the ban on fireworks have the main responsibility and local responsibility, but also encourage people to report violations of this notice.

In response, some netizens asked, “usually no firecrackers, what about air quality?” “What is the scientific basis?” “Is this to defend Beijing?” “This is stricter than even Beijing?”

Other netizens said, “Beijing can still set fireworks.” “Beijing sets off firecrackers for New Year’s Eve, and Hebei sets off firecrackers to arrest people for New Year’s Eve. There is no leftist, only more leftist! Tangshan you also learn from Shijiazhuang? “Avoid the heavy, industrial pollution is the heavy.”

Another netizen mocked: “The big head of pollution can not be cured, can only cure the ordinary people.” “The meaning is to take a stand: I managed, not not managed.”

Firecrackers are a traditional Chinese custom for the New Year, and fireworks are strictly prohibited during the Chinese New Year in Hebei and other places this year, but local people still set off firecrackers, and police in many places were asked to give up their leave to go around and arrest people. According to previous reports, Shijiazhuang alone from New Year’s Eve to the first day of the new year, more than 400 people were dealt with for fireworks, more than 100 people were detained.