According to the website of the State Post Bureau on the 13th, monitoring data from the State Post Bureau shows that as of August 13th, the volume of express delivery services in China has exceeded 100 billion units this year, 71 days ahead of reaching 100 billion units in 2023. This highlights the prosperity and vitality of China's express delivery market, as well as the continuous improvement of development quality and efficiency, and reflects the vitality and resilience of China's economic development. It is reported that the 100 billionth item for 2024 is a wall breaking machine, which will be sent from Urumqi, Xinjiang to Changji and transported by Cainiao Express. It is expected to be delivered on August 14th. Since the beginning of this year, China's postal and express delivery industry has continued to develop rapidly, with both quantitative growth and qualitative improvement. The monthly average business volume has exceeded 13 billion pieces, and the monthly average business revenue has exceeded 100 billion yuan, both reaching historical highs. The relevant person in charge of the State Post Bureau stated that with the recovery and improvement of China's economy, consumer demand remains dynamic. Under the favorable policies of expanding domestic demand and stabilizing growth, the express delivery industry has provided strong support for the development of the online economy and the promotion of product factor flow. In addition, the express delivery industry is constantly opening up new fields and tracks for development such as inbound express delivery and reverse logistics, accelerating the cultivation of new driving forces and advantages, injecting new impetus into the high-quality development of the industry. Cherries in Kashgar, Xinjiang, grapes in Jinhua, Zhejiang, jackfruit in Yangjiang, Guangdong, and selenium sand melons in Zhongwei, Ningxia...... Since summer, seasonal fruits have been successively listed all over the country. Express enterprises have gone deep into the fields, optimized packaging design, increased cold chain transportation, promoted the efficient connection between the origin and the consumer market, and let more agricultural products enter thousands of households. 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of the "Express Delivery to the Countryside" project. Over the past decade, the postal and express delivery industry has continuously promoted the sinking of rural postal and express delivery networks through projects such as "express delivery to rural areas", "express delivery to villages", and "one village, one station", which have stimulated the enormous potential of rural revitalization. The volume of express deliveries in rural areas has increased by more than 10 times in the past decade. Especially in the central and western regions, express delivery companies continue to increase investment in infrastructure, gradually improving county-level public delivery centers, township standardized service outlets, village level logistics comprehensive service stations, and other county-level and rural infrastructure. Rural delivery services are faster and more accurate, and the balance and coordination of regional development have been further improved. Up to now, China has built more than 1200 county-level public delivery service centers and over 300000 village level delivery logistics comprehensive service stations, and established a relatively complete rural delivery logistics system. It plays an increasingly important role in reducing the cost of agricultural product circulation and improving the efficiency of agricultural product circulation. The relevant person in charge of the State Post Bureau stated that the next step will focus on promoting high-quality development of the industry, cultivating and developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions, and extending the digital and intelligent tentacles more fully to all aspects of the collection, transportation, and distribution, effectively improving the efficiency of total factor production. Strengthen the construction of delivery networks, optimize the layout of delivery hubs around the construction of urban agglomerations, continue to promote the construction of rural delivery logistics systems, improve international delivery service networks, and continuously enhance internal and external connectivity capabilities. Continuously deepen industrial synergy, promote the integration of service chains with advanced manufacturing industries, in order to better serve economic development. (New Society)