# Hangzhou
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Delivering Reunion: How China’s New Year Eve Dinners Became a Booming Delivery Market
Search interest for delivered and takeaway New Year’s Eve dinners in China surged in early February, with several hundred-percent jumps across related search terms. Restaurants and platforms are responding with dedicated delivery services, extended logistics into rural areas and new seasonal product offerings, reshaping how families consume the Spring Festival reunion meal.
Delivery Repackages the Reunion: Chinese New Year ‘Family Dinner’ Goes Digital
Search interest in delivered and takeaway reunion dinners spiked sharply ahead of this year’s Spring Festival, prompting restaurants and platforms to scale delivery services into urban and rural areas. The shift points to a significant reconfiguration of a core cultural ritual, with implications for restaurants, logistics providers and environmental and labour concerns.
When Developers Gift Gold: How Chinese Realtors Used Bullion to Sell Flats as Prices Slid
Chinese developers have used gifts of gold and other in-kind incentives to bridge the gap between asking prices and buyer expectations during a property downturn. A recent rise in bullion prices has made some of these promotions look like profitable hedges in hindsight, but industry practitioners say the effect is coincidental and marketing-driven rather than a durable solution to weak demand.
Hangzhou Doubles Down on ‘AI + Scenes’: Municipal Innovation Centre to Fast‑Track Real‑World AI Applications
Hangzhou’s Market Scene Innovation Center, founded in July 2025 and backed by municipal investment and data groups, is accelerating deployment of AI applications by providing real‑world municipal scenarios, financing and data access. The initiative aims to turn early‑stage AI ideas into scalable products while competing with cities such as Hefei and Shenzhen for national recognition and support.
From Flagship Showroom to Bankruptcy Office: The Fall of Baolide, Once East China's Biggest Luxury Dealer
Baolide, once East China’s largest private luxury‑car dealer and a Mercedes‑Benz flagship franchise in Hangzhou, has been largely vacated and is in formal bankruptcy proceedings. Courts accepted its insolvency filing in 2025 and appointed administrators; showrooms are locked and vehicles bear enforcement notices, raising questions about dealer financing, customer protection and channel stability for foreign automakers in China.