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What is the ban?

Topic 2: Tourism venues³ ready to cash in on holiday spikeChina allows scenic⁴ spots to raise prices at least every three years after holding public hearings.

And it seems tourist attractions do follow the rules and raised ticket prices exactly every threeyears.

Once again, many of China's top-rated tourist attractions are raising prices in anticipation⁵ of asurge in visitor numbers during the National Holiday.

Are the prices reasonable?

Topic 3: Is KTV Dying?

Recently, KTV brand Qian Gui, or Party World has closed 2 stores in Beijing, while some other KTVcompanies are also downsizing.

Is this business dying?

Topic 4: Can we say no to junk food after all?

The Kunming Consumers' Association has recently published a list of Top 10 junk food thatChinese people like, including soda⁶, pink sausages, preserved fruit, and ice cream.

The report also warns that eating too much food with high volume of lead, e.g. popcorn⁷ andcanned food, will cause a decrease in mental power, children dysplasia and malnutrition⁸.

What's on the junk food list?

Topic 5 Class rule: Girls must wear makeup⁹ and boys must put mousse onRecently, a professor of hotel management at Hubei University of Economics required that femalestudents who attend his class must wear makeup and male students must use hair gel. A reasonablerequest given the subject matter has triggered heated debate in society.

What does the teacher asked for exactly?

Topic 6 Blind datesSeveral days ago, a girl in Jiyuan went on a blind date, she ordered shark fin¹⁰. And then, surprise, surprise,the boy ran away before any of the dishes were seved.

Is shark fin soup a No-No to order on a first date?

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