Can Huzhou set off fireworks this year?

As the New Year approaches, netizens in many places are calling for the lifting of the ban on fireworks and firecrackers. The People's Daily Health Client found that Beijing, Dalian, Liaoning, Shandong and other places have issued policies for setting off fireworks and firecrackers this year. In some areas of Dalian, fireworks can be set off from 7:00 to 23:00 from the 23rd to the 15th of the first lunar month. Discharge is allowed within specified periods in some areas across the country.

Beijing: Fireworks and firecrackers can be set off in limited areas of Universal Resort. Beijing has implemented a city-wide ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers starting from January 1, 2022. Fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in any area within the jurisdiction of Beijing unless approved by the municipal government. Recently, Chaoyang District, Fengtai District, Tongzhou District and other places have once again reiterated their ban on fireworks. However, Tongzhou District has made it clear that fireworks and firecrackers are set off in restricted areas of Universal Beijing Resort, and must obtain permission from the public security agency. In 2023, Chaoyang District will continue to strictly implement the ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers in the entire area, and will no longer set up a temporary sales point policy for fireworks and firecrackers; in 2023, Fengtai District will continue to implement the "Prohibition Notice" and ban the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers in the entire area; in Tongzhou District, except for Beijing Universal Administrative areas outside the restricted areas of the resort are prohibited areas for fireworks and firecrackers, and the prohibition period is prohibited throughout the year.

Dalian, Liaoning: Fireworks and firecrackers are set off at any time on New Year's Eve. On December 30, the Dalian Municipal People's Government issued the "Notice on the Control of Fireworks and Firecrackers in 2023." The "Notice" shows that there is no time limit for setting off fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve in areas other than controlled discharge areas. The allowed burning time in the controlled discharge area is January 14, 2023 (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month), January 21, 2023 (New Year's Eve) to January 28, 2023 (the seventh day of the first lunar month), February 5, 2023 (the first lunar month) 15th), 7:00 to 23:00 every day; the allowed burning time in areas outside the controlled discharge area is from January 14, 2023 (the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month) to February 5, 2023 (the fifteenth of the first lunar month), every day 7:00 to 23:00. The controlled discharge areas include: Zhongshan District, Xigang District, Shahekou District, Ganjingzi District, the entire high-tech park, and the built-up areas of other districts, cities and counties (pioneer areas) are controlled discharge areas.

Shandong: Firecrackers can be set off in two places In Shandong, Dongying and Binzhou took the lead in clarifying that fireworks can be set off in some areas and specific time periods during the Spring Festival. According to the "Interim Measures for the Management of Fireworks and Firecrackers in Dongying City", in the city's prohibited areas, the time when fireworks and firecrackers can be set off is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the first lunar month, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. According to the "Binzhou City Fireworks and Firecrackers Discharge Management Measures" issued by the official website of the Binzhou Municipal Government, discharges are restricted in the main urban area of ??Binzhou City (within the east, west, south, and north outer ring roads) and county (city, district) urban built-up areas, that is, since It can be set off from New Year's Eve to the fifth and fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but is not allowed to be set off at other times.

Shanghai: Fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in areas within the outer ring road. On December 31, the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau issued the "Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau's Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Fireworks and Firecrackers in the City during the 2023 Spring Festival", clarifying that fireworks outside Shanghai It is prohibited to set off fireworks and firecrackers within the circle area.

Hefei: It is prohibited to set off fireworks and firecrackers in the whole area. According to the "Hefei City Regulations on the Administration of Discharging Fireworks and Firecrackers" and the relevant regulations of the people's governments of four counties and one city, Hefei City (except Lujiang County and Chaohu City announced non-prohibited areas) , it is prohibited for any unit or individual to produce, operate or set off any type of fireworks and firecrackers throughout the year. Recently, a Huzhou netizen saw someone pre-selling fireworks in WeChat Moments. He felt that Huzhou was also trending to relax the "double ban" policy, so he consulted the relevant departments.

The Huzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau responded: After investigation, Xu wanted to go to Guangde, Anhui to buy fireworks, and posted a message on Moments to ask if anyone wanted to buy together. Education has been carried out for Xu, who said he has realized his mistake and will no longer buy fireworks. Therefore, Huzhou City has not relaxed the "double ban" policy. Within the scope of the "double ban" (the entire territory), it is illegal to sell and set off fireworks and firecrackers. According to the "Notice on Determining Other Areas Where the Sale and Discharge of Fireworks and Firecrackers are Prohibited" issued by the people's governments of various counties and districts in Huzhou, starting from June 1, 2018, the sale and discharge of fireworks and firecrackers will be completely prohibited within the district (county) administrative areas.

Not only urban built-up areas, but also rural areas cannot sell fireworks.