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It’s So Hot, Cities in China Are Showing Fan Videos on the Streets😂

It’s So Hot, Cities in China Are Showing Fan Videos on the Streets 😂 As brutal heatwaves hit China 🔥, some shopping malls — like Wuyue Plaza 吾悦广场 and Wanda…

It’s So Hot, Cities in China Are Showing Fan Videos on the Streets 😂

As brutal heatwaves hit China 🔥, some shopping malls — like Wuyue Plaza 吾悦广场 and Wanda Plaza 万达广场 — kicked off a hilarious marketing trend: playing giant spinning fan videos 🌀 on their outdoor LED screens to “cool down” the crowd. It didn’t take long for the idea to spread — now even public spaces in cities like Hangzhou are joining in, turning sidewalks and plazas into imaginary chill zones 😮‍💨❄️.

Some places even go the extra mile by showing air conditioner videos 💨 blasting cool air straight at passersby. No actual wind, of course — just visual comfort. The trend is being nicknamed “望扇止暑” — or “cooling down by staring at a fan.”

It’s peak Gen Z energy, and the internet knows it.

One netizen wrote: “This is how you know Gen Z runs the marketing team now 😂”

Another joked: “No budget for real AC? No problem — we’ll give you a vibe.”

And someone nailed it: “It cools zero degrees, but boosts the mood by 10°C.” 😎

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