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"i love you, haikou", kanye west confessed affectionately during the performance.

on the evening of september 15, kanye west, the american rap king also known as "kanye", held a world tour listening session in haikou. the three-hour performance left fans wanting more.

on september 16, according to the haikou tourism and culture bureau, kanye west's audition will be extended on september 21.postponed until september 28, but the fans remain enthusiastic.

“every social media i open is ‘yes’”

on the evening of september 15, kanye west's world tour listening concert - haikou station ended at the wuyuanhe stadium, attracting nearly 40,000 spectators, achieving box office revenue of approximately 51 million yuan, and driving haikou's tourism revenue of 373 million yuan.

△photo/haikou tourism, culture and sports bureau

on the day of the performance on september 15, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms in haikou's accommodation facilities was 83.42%, a year-on-year increase of 41.82% and a month-on-month increase of 10.44%; the average occupancy rate of 23 key monitored hotels was 88.3%, and the occupancy rate of 53 tourist hotels all reached more than 90%. it is estimated that the accommodation industry's turnover on that day will exceed 45 million yuan.

haikou's main scenic spots and rural tourist spots received a total of 73,900 tourists, with operating income of 1.3267 million yuan. haikou's offshore duty-free shops had sales of 56 million yuan, up 4.5% year-on-year and 21.5% month-on-month.

according to the haikou tourism, culture and sports bureau, the "extra performance" is not accidental. the tickets for the previous performance were sold out in a short time after they were released, and many fans felt disappointed because they failed to get tickets. on social media, fans' voices were getting louder and louder, expressing their strong desire for extra performances.

it is worth mentioning that the official announcement of kanye west's listening session in haikou has attracted great attention on social media platforms. after kanye west landed in haikou, his every move with his family and team in haikou was encountered and shared by countless netizens. some people jokingly said that "little red book has become little ye book" and "now every social media i open is ye."

"kanye" returns to china, is "ye" returning to his roots?

all 30,000 tickets were sold out in just 3 minutes. at the same time, there were 225,000 people on the waiting list waiting to get in at any time. this shows the appeal of kanye west in china.

compared to his fans, kanye west himself is also very crazy, not even kanye west at all. he put a lot of thought into this concert. a long time ago, he posted three messages in chinese on foreign social media, which made foreign fans so depressed that they shouted, "not everyone can understand chinese."

as the concert approaches, kanye west shared photos of himself as a child in china and captioned: back (i’m back).

△kanye's childhood photos in china

kanye west's obsession with china began in nanjing.

kanye's mother donda west is a university teacher. in 1987, she got an opportunity to exchange at a chinese university and came to nanjing with her 10-year-old son. kanye was studying at the primary school affiliated to nanjing university at that time.

kanye learned tai chi, ate with chopsticks, and once break-danced for his classmates in exchange for a skewer of lamb. he visited the streets of nanjing, climbed the great wall, and climbed mount huangshan.

with this memory, whenever he mentioned china in the united states, he was always generous with his praise. in an interview with forbes magazine, kanye west once said: "i love china. it has changed my life, changed my thinking, and given me such a broad worldview."

for this audition, anyone who attended the same primary school as kanye west will be able to get in for free. at the haikou performance, kanye west sang continuously, even singing for about an hour longer than planned, which made the audience exclaim "i made a profit".

haikou's sincerity and ambition

on the eve of kanye west's listening session, haikou was hit by the super typhoon "makar", some municipal road facilities were destroyed and the roof of the west stand of wuyuanhe stadium was damaged.

but haikou withstood the pressure and, with support from all over the country, rose to the challenge and restored the city's normal operations as quickly as possible. wuyuanhe stadium took temporary repair measures and passed the safety assessment and acceptance. the wheat field scene design at the audition also made fans praise it again and again.

the perfect answer sheet that haikou handed in this time was far more than just a listening session, but an all-round consumer experience.

in order to welcome fans, haikou's hotels, scenic spots, tourist products, catering, duty-free and commercial retail are connected in a unified manner to launch more than 100 fan-exclusive preferential services, providing more consumption and entertainment scenarios for the general public and tourists, and further amplifying the economic benefits of the performances.

in addition, haikou has also linked up with hotels, restaurants and other tourism-related companies in sanya and qionghai across cities and counties to launch exclusive "fan-pampering" travel packages.

after the audition was announced to be postponed, many fans were worried about the extra fees for cancelling or rescheduling their reservations. the 40 key tourist reception hotels in haikou immediately provided free cancellation and free rescheduling services, and their sincerity once again won praise. "now haikou is far ahead of all tourism and culture bureaus across the country."

the great success of kanye west’s listening session also boosted the confidence of his fans, who all @haikou tourism and culture bureau, asking it to work hard to invite singers and artists.

according to the hainan tourism and culture department, the next step will be to work together to successfully host concerts in haikou by stars such as wang leehom, pan weibo, jane zhang, wei chen, xu song, charlie puth, and xiao shenyang.

in addition, according to the cultural and tourism market app, jay chou's 2025 carnival tour concert - haikou station will start on february 20, 2025 and is highly anticipated.

wang ke, party secretary and director of the haikou tourism, culture, radio, television and sports bureau, introduced that in recent years, haikou has continuously optimized the business environment and stepped up efforts to introduce large-scale commercial performances at home and abroad with good market response, great demand and good quality. the next step will be to continue to focus on the integrated development of culture and tourism, leverage the advantageous policies of hainan free trade port, consolidate the development achievements of haikou's "performing arts + tourism", continuously expand international cultural exchange channels, actively introduce more international large-scale performances, and build haikou into a well-known "performing arts capital" with international vision and international characteristics.

(source: xiaoxiang morning news)

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