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Many places in China have tightened controls on Halloween on October 31, and Shanghai is particularly strict. A large number of police and iron fences are deployed. Young people who dress up and gather together are often interrogated, showing that the holiday is considered a sensitive occasion.
31st October is WestHalloween Police in many places in China are facing the enemy on this day, mainly due to the new crown epidemicpandemic In 2023, after the lockdown was lifted, a large number of creative cosplayers appeared on the streets of Shanghai. Many youth expressed their dissatisfaction in a disguised way through cross-dressing. Since then, Halloween has become a sensitive holiday in China.
Chinese dissident Internet celebrity “Teacher Li is not your teacher” posted on a social platform that security was tightened throughout Shanghai on Halloween, and security and control measures in previous Halloween gathering places such as Julu Road, Huihai Middle Road, and Fuxing Park have been significantly increased. On Halloween, October 31, some netizens took photos and claimed that the police on University Avenue welcomed several young people and opened their bags for inspection and they were asked to change their clothes on the spot because they were making a little loud noise.
Based on information from Chinese social platforms, on October 31, many people dressed up in places such as Changle Road, Yuyuan Road and Shaanxi South Road in Shanghai; Many people were also dressed up in Hefei Pedestrian Street in Anhui, Zhongshan Road in Chengdu, Hubin in Hangzhou, etc. Some netizens also shared Halloween costumes, but some netizens said that along with the large crowd, there were also many police.
Shanghai Fuxing Park recently posted a notice stating that due to “maintenance and adjustment of playground lighting equipment”, some amusement facilities will be temporarily closed from October 30 to November 3 (at night). A large number of iron fences and anti-explosion isolation facilities were set up along the road, and several public security vehicles and a large number of police officers were deployed on the road.
Halloween costumes are banned in nightclubs in Beijing. On October 30, nightclub Pillbox issued entry instructions stating that “for on-site security and broader technical reasons”, theme costumes, role-play style and related make-up are prohibited this week, and masks, headgear and other costume props are not allowed into the venue. Another nightclub, DADA, warned when promoting its concert: “Please do not wear Halloween-related costumes this weekend.”
77 In Hubin Yintai, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a man dressed as “Superman Tiga” was taken away by several patrolling policemen on October 30. On Xiaohongshu, there are still many netizens sharing Halloween looks, but the entries of “Halloween + place names” are not worth seeing.
Since the 2023 Halloween event, Shanghai’s control over Western festivals such as Halloween has become much tighter. 2023 is the first Halloween after China lifted its pandemic lockdown. In addition, former Prime Minister Li Keqiang recently passed away suddenly. Many youth took to the streets in large numbers to take advantage of the festive atmosphere. At that time, a large number of costumes full of humor and subtle social satire appeared on the streets during the epidemic prevention and control period, such as “blank paper”, surveillance “camera”, literary giant “Lu Xun”, and “nucleic acid tester (Dabai)”, which aroused high official vigilance. Since then, Shanghai has deployed large numbers of police officers around Halloween every year.
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Since after Halloween in 2023, there have been a large number of satirical cross-dressing and street gatherings in Shanghai, the authorities believe that they may become a venue for subtle expressions of dissent, so many places this year have already strengthened police forces and on-site control.
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More police officers were deployed to several popular gathering spots in Shanghai, and iron fences and explosion-proof isolation facilities were installed around Fuxing Park. Some netizens said that the young people’s bags were opened and inspected as they greeted loudly, and they were also asked to change clothes on the spot.
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Some nightclubs in Beijing have explicitly banned theme costumes, role-play makeup and mask props; In Hangzhou, a man dressed as Superman Tiga was taken away, and banned from viewing relevant entries on social platforms, indicating that controls have spread to multiple locations.
