On March 16, 2011 (February 12, 2011 in the lunar calendar), affected by the earthquake in Japan, a "salt-grabbing wind" blew in parts of the mainland. Residents of Xiyingtan joined the ranks of rushing for salt. Affected by the earthquake in Japan, salt rush began to occur in some areas of China on March 16. In order to ensure stable supply of salt in the market, China Salt Industry Corporation issued an emergency notice to all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities separately listed in the plan. The notice stated that salt companies at all levels should attach great importance to this, pay close attention to market trends, and immediately activate the market emergency work mechanism until the market returns to stability. At the same time, we will strengthen production organization and management, immediately deploy designated salt production enterprises and distribution centers to intensify production, increase the inventory of finished salt production areas, and make preparations for emergency allocation in sales areas. Strengthen market management in sales areas, increase allocation of finished salt, and enrich inventories at all levels. During the rush buying period, the salt industry company must implement 24-hour delivery services to ensure market supply. In areas where panic buying has occurred, salt companies must report to the local government in a timely manner, seek support, cooperate with the government price department to crack down on salt price hikes and hoarding, and strengthen publicity and guidance through the media to ensure the stability of the salt market. It is understood that Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Henan and other places are rushing to buy salt. Some merchants took the opportunity to raise prices, and local salt bureaus immediately launched emergency plans. Relevant industry experts said that most of the salt in China is mineral salt. Mineral salt resources are abundant and supply is not a problem. Even sea salt is far from Japan and is unlikely to be contaminated. Customers in a supermarket in Beijing queue up to buy salt from the warehouse. Some merchants take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price of a packet of salt to more than 10 yuan. Hainan Qionghai citizens queue up to buy iodized salt. Jiangsu Zhenjiang citizens queue up for soy sauce to alleviate the salt shortage.