A refrigerating display cabinet, comprising: a cabinet body having an inner receiving space; a cabinet door controlled to open or close the inner receiving space; a timing portion configured to calculate a holding duration of the current state of the cabinet door of the refrigerating display cabinet; and a control portion configured to obtain a preset period of time, and control the cabinet door to open or close based on a result of comparison between the holding duration of the current state of the cabinet door and the preset period of time, characterised in that the refrigerating display cabinet further comprises a person identification device for identifying people within an application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet; and the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to open or close based on the number of people within the application scenario and a holding duration of the current number of people, wherein the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to open when the number of people within the application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet is greater than a first preset number and is held for a preset period of time; wherein the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to close when the number of people within the application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet is less than a second preset number and is held for a preset period of time; and wherein the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to hold the current state or decontrol the cabinet door when the number of people within the application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet is greater than the second preset number and is held for a preset period of time. a cabinet body having an inner receiving space; a cabinet door controlled to open or close the inner receiving space; a timing portion configured to calculate a holding duration of the current state of the cabinet door of the refrigerating display cabinet; and a control portion configured to obtain a preset period of time, and control the cabinet door to open or close based on a result of comparison between the holding duration of the current state of the cabinet door and the preset period of time, characterised in that the refrigerating display cabinet further comprises a person identification device for identifying people within an application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet; and the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to open or close based on the number of people within the application scenario and a holding duration of the current number of people, wherein the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to open when the number of people within the application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet is greater than a first preset number and is held for a preset period of time; wherein the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to close when the number of people within the application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet is less than a second preset number and is held for a preset period of time; and wherein the control portion is configured to control the cabinet door to hold the current state or decontrol the cabinet door when the number of people within the application scenario of the refrigerating display cabinet is greater than the second preset number and is held for a preset period of time.