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Obligatory "can we trust official Chinese statistics?". Gaming local numbers after a lavishly-funded project seems to have been popular for a while [1]. [1] ht

by majos 8y ago

Obligatory "can we trust official Chinese statistics?". Gaming local numbers after a lavishly-funded project seems to have been popular for a while [1]. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-fraud/china-to-publish-unified-gdp-data-in-fraud-crackdown-statistics-bureau-idUSKBN1CZ0H6?il=0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-fraud/china...

IIAOPSW 8y ago
8 is a lucky number in Chinese. So I'm not surprised if the 5 star room costs exactly 4,888. I wouldn't be surprised if the visitor number was rounded to 800k, but I doubt the number is made from whole cloth.
- natmaka 8y ago
  4 (the first figure in this "4888 yuans" price) is an unlucky number in China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerology#Four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerology#Four
  - fipple 8y ago
    Yes but you can’t change the pricing of something by 25% to make it auspicious.
    - close04 8y ago
      Going from 4888 to 5000 is not such a huge leap if numerology is a serious concern.
      - kabacha 8y ago
        I think OP meant that they want three 8s in the number. If it costs 5000 dropping to 4888 is a small loss but dropping to 3888 is too much, so is raising to 5888.
        belorn 8y ago
        Wouldn't it be easier to just go to 5088? about as small change as going to 4888.
        rejschaap 8y ago
        They decided the extra 8 is worth more than eliminating the 4. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a hard science.