Baotou encourages people to stay put by giving out Spring Festival goodies
Residents take pictures under a peach tree gleaming with colored illuminations. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Baotou municipal government encouraged people to spend their Spring Festival holiday - which ran from Feb 11 to 17 - locally instead of leaving for their hometowns.
Yinhe Plaza, with its colored illuminations, has become a new must-visit area at night, and has witnessed a large number of residents and visitors coming to take pictures.
Yinhe Plaza is lit up at night, attracting residents and visitors to stop and look. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]
Baotou Jingwei Energy Chemical Co, located in Shiguai Industrial Park, issued special packages to each employee who chose to stay put for the holiday period.
In addition to triple pay, a subsidy of 1,000 yuan ($154.8) was issued to employees who stayed on duty during the holiday period.