Information Consumption Festival to kick off in Shanghai By He Wei in Shanghai | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-13 15:06 Share CLOSE A photo taken on Nov 3, 2020, shows a view of the Lujiazui area of Pudong in East China's Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] Shanghai will host a month-long "Information Consumption Festival" to showcase a number of new technologies and business models applied in all walks of life. The series of activities, which will take place from May 17 to June 17, are part of a national initiative to spur consumption and fall under the auspices of the second edition of the 5-5 Shopping Festival of Shanghai, according to officials from the Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization.