[1] At noon on November 12, the university's dining hall saw an abnormally large crowd, with the second canteen filled to near capacity.
Noting the situation, several nearby take-out vendors turned up at the entrance of the Second Canteen and began offering free lunches.
He Daiqin (the Party Secretary of Minjiang University), accusing him of instigating the ban on take-out food.
On the evening of November 14, Fuzhou police reported that four take-out food vendors who had distributed free lunches at the entrance to the Second Canteen of Minjiang University were placed in administrative detention for seriously disturbing the normal order of the school.
At noon on November 12, after nearby take-out stalls were removed by the police, many witnesses uploaded photos and video of the scene to the internet.
News about Minjiang University's take-out food ban trended on the hot search list on Sina Weibo.
Further reporting by Sina, Pear Video, People's Daily, CNR and other media also covered the role of take-out food in colleges.
[9] Television channels CCTV-2 and CCTV-12 both ran stories on "Minjiang University has banned take-out food and merchants have offered free lunches".