China has been portraying itself as having come out of the Coronavirus outbreak with a zero or very low infection count. Many times, Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of resuming production. However, recently some businesses that have resumed were asked to stop again, both at the national level and in the provinces or cities.
#1. On March 27, the China Film Administration issued a Notice that all theaters should remain closed and those that reopened should be closed immediately.
#2. On March 29, Shanghai announced it would close all indoor tourist attractions, including the three observatory towers (Oriental Pearl Tower, the 88th Floor of Jin Mao Tower, and Top of Shanghai Observatory at Shanghai Center) which had reopened on March 12, as well as the Shanghai Aquarium and Madame Tussauds Shanghai.
#3. On March 25, Sichuan Province stopped the order to close bars, discos, movie theaters, and video game rooms; thus they could operate again. However, on March 28, KTV (for karaoke) and Internet cafes at Chengdu City, Sichuan Province received Notice to stop business again. Some customers at KTV were told to leave in the middle of singing.
#4. March 29, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province issued an emergency notice that all facilities holding cultural activities, including movie theaters, performance theaters, singing and dancing facilities, and Internet cafes will not resume operation; any facility that has reopened should close immediately. Travel agencies should not arrange tourist activities across provinces.
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- Resuming Production: By February 26, One Third of Small or Mid-Sized Companies Resumed Work
1. Excerpt in Chinese:
3月27日晚，中国证券报记者从数位院线人士处证实，国家电影局今天发布通知，所有影院暂不复业，已复业的立即停止营业。具体复业时间另行通知。
Source: Chinese Security Journal, March 27, 2020
http://cs.com.cn/sylm/jsbd/202003/t20200327_6039903.html
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
3月29日，澎湃新闻记者从部分景点获悉，根据疫情防控需要，3月30日开始，上海室内游览性景点都将临时关闭，开放时间另行通知。请游客切勿前往。
3月29日下午，东方明珠、金茂大厦、上海中心陆续发布公告称，三大高楼观光厅自3月30日起临时闭园，恢复开放时间将另行通知。此前已经购票的游客，可通过原购票渠道全额退还票款。
此前，3月12日，小陆家嘴地区代表性“三高”景点——东方明珠、金茂大厦88层观光厅、上海中心上海之巅观光厅重新恢复开放，并采取了严格的防控限流措施，游客参观必须预约、出示随申码。在恢复开放18天之后，再次实行关闭。
澎湃新闻记者获悉，此次临时关闭的，都为室内游览性景点，除“三高”外，上海海洋水族馆、上海杜莎夫人蜡像馆都将临时关闭。而枫泾古镇、朱家角古镇的室内景点部分，原则上也将关闭，重开日待定。
Source: The Paper, March 29, 2020
https://m.thepaper.cn/yidian_promDetail.jsp?contid=6746352&from=yidian
3. Excerpt in Chinese:
几天前（3月25日)，四川省应对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情应急指挥部发布第14号公告，公告里终止了第9号公告中，关闭商场中的酒吧、舞厅、电影院、电子游戏厅等人员密集的娱乐区域的相关规定。因此，KTV、网吧等娱乐场所从发布公告起，便得以重新开业。
3月28日，成都各大KTV、网吧等场所均接到暂停营业的通知，有的顾客表示，“唱到一半被告知立刻停止营业……。”红星新闻记者从四川省文化和旅游厅确认了此事。
Source: The Paper, March 29, 2020
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_6746868_1
4. Excerpt in Chinese:
3月29日，针对沈阳文化旅游行业复工情况，沈阳市文化旅游和广播电视局根据上级有关主管部门的通知精神，紧急下发通知，包括文化场所暂不复业，旅行社不得经营跨省（区、市）等旅游业务及其它一系列内容。
其中， 电影院、演出场所（剧场、音乐厅、演艺酒吧）、歌舞娱乐场所（歌厅、舞厅、迪厅、迪吧、游戏厅）、互联网上网服务营业场所等人员聚集的文化场所暂不复业，已复业的立即暂停营业。
Source: Xinhua, March 30, 2020
http://m.xinhuanet.com/ln/2020-03/30/c_1125786808.htm