All about Chinese Spring Festival.docx

All about Chinese Spring Festival.docx

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AllaboutChineseSpringFestival

AllaboutChineseSpringFestival2015

　　SpringFestivalisthemostimportant，grandestandthemostdistinctivetraditionalfestivalofChina.Accordingtodata，thehistoryofSpringFestivalisaslongas4000years.Thereforeitisnotonlyafestival，butalsothecarrierforChinesepeopletoreleasetheirfeelings，andsatisfytheirinnerdesire，aswellasanannualcarnivalandaspiritualsupportforever.Thus，itisthefocusofsocietyasforhowtohaveapleasantandsafeSpringFestival.

　　Thesafetyoftransportationisthemostimportantthingduringthelongwaybackhome

　　SpringFestivalisthefestivalwhentheChinesefamiliesenjoyreunion.PeopletrytheirbesttoreturnhometogettogetherwiththeirfamilyonNewYear’Eve，andexpresstheirexpectationsforthenextyearandtheirbestwishesforthelifeofthenewyear.Therefore，theChinesecharacterizedtransportationperiodcalled"SpringFestivaltravelrush"comesintobeing.

　　Inthelate1980s，numerousworkerswentworkingoutside，andSpringFestivaltravelrushbecamethefocusofsociety.Withinabout40days，apopulationofabout2billion，whichtakesupaboutonethirdofthepopulationoftheworldwillmigrate.Therefore，"SpringFestivaltravelrush"isconsideredasthehumanmigrationofthelargestscaleinhumanhistory.However，thewaybackhomeisfilledwithhomesicknesswhichhauntspeople.Thelyrics"cannotaffordthemoneytocelebratetheNewYearathome"singoutthevoiceofmanypeopleanditshowstheirreplaceablepositionofSpringFestivalinthemindsofChinesepeople.

　　However，alongwiththethousandsofmiles，orevententhousandmileswaybackisthesafetyproblem.

　　DatingbacktothetravelofSpringFestivalinthepastyears，"thereturningarmyofmotorcycles"istheunforgettablescenery.IntheSpringFestivaltravelrushof2014，thenumberofpeoplewhotookmotorcycletoreturnhomereached600000.IntheSpringFestivaltravelrushof2015，althoughwiththeopeningofGuiyang-GuangzhouHigh-speedRailwayandNanning-GuangzhouHigh-speedRailway，thenumberofthereturningarmyofmotorcyclesdecreased，manypeoplestillchosetogoonbymotorcycle.Duetotheweatherandthecharacteristicsofmotorcycles，thenewsofaccidentsofthereturningarmyofmotorcyclescanoftenbeheard.

　　OnFebruary4，2015，thefirstdayofSpringFestivaltravelrush，thefatherhandcuffedhisdaughterwhohadamblyopiatohimwithhandcuffsinBeijingNanRailwayStation，beingafraidthatshewouldbetrafficked.AtthesametimeheletherwearthewatchwithGPSforchildrenandthenecklacewithhistelephonenumber，returningfullyarmed.Thefathersaid，"IcanonlyfeelsafewhenIamfastenedwithmydaughter."　　Inadditiontothesafetyofpeople，thesafetyofbelongingsshouldalsobeminded.

　　InthenoonofFebruary12，2015，thestaffmemberofsecuritycheckfoundablackbagwithmorethanathousandRMB，iPhone，iPad，IDcard，passportandsoon.TheownerMrsSunsaidthatshedidnotreserveenoughtimeandrushedforthetraininahurry，andthatwaswhyshelostherstuff.Besides，onFebruary6，thestaffmemberofBeijingXiRailwayStationfoundablacksatchelformen，with50000RMB，adrivinglicenseandsomeotherthingsinside，latertheownerMr.Tianwentbacktothesecuritychecktolookforit.AccordingtoMr.Tian，hehurriedtocatchatrainwithlotsofluggageandachild，beingcareless，heleftthesatchelinthesecuritycheckmachine.

　　AccordingtothepolicenotificationofBeijingRailwayBureau，bytheninthdayofSpringFestivaltravelrush，i.e.，February12，2015，thepolicemenandstaffmembersofsecuritycheckofalltherailwaystationsinBeijinghadfound64lostitemsand131765RMBforthepassengers，mostofwholosttheirbelongingsduetorushingtotherailwaystationinashorttimebeforethetrainleft.

　　ItisthewishofeverypersonhowworksoutsidetospendtheSpringFestivalathome，andnothingcanstoptheirpacebackhome，evenrainorsnow.However，safetyshouldnotbeforgotteninthehurriedandquickpaces.

　　Toavoid“thewasteonthetipoftongue”whilehavingfeasts

　　WhattoeatinSpringFestival？

Wellgoesthefolksong：

"TohaveTanggua（astickymaltsugarcandy）on23th，sweepthehouseon24th，millthegrainon25th，buythemeaton26th，butcherthechickenon27th，leaventhedoughon28th，steambunson29th..."，mostofitisaboutfood.Intheoldtimestherewasashortageoffoodandpeopleweredifficulttomakethemselvesfull，sotheypreparedlotsoffoodfortheSpringFestival.Howeverthestandardsofeatingnowadaysaredifferent，andthewasteoffoodisastounding.Accordingtothereportofmedia，the2600restaurantsinthedowntownofLanzhou，Gansualonehavemorethan200tonsswilleveryday，nottomentionitisinthewestpartofChina，whichisnotsorich.Therepeatedwastehasmadethetopicunpleasant.

　　RightaftertheSpringFestival，thereportersawsomebuns，sesamecakes，duck，chickenandsausagewhichseemedtobegoodintherubbishdumpinacommunityinBeijing.Thephenomenonoffoodwastingmakespeopleshocked.Actually，notonlycrops，butalsosometraditionalfoodforfestivalseestheseriouswaste.　　InSpringFestival，guestswhocometovisitshould"tastesomethingsweet"，whichindicatesthatthenewyearwillbesweet.ThereforecandiesandpreservesarethenecessaryfoodathomeinSpringFestival."Inrecentyears，webuyfewerandfewercandies，andonlychoosesomedeliciousandgood-lookingcandies.Itisalreadyasaving，butstillmanycandieswillbeleft.Whenguestscome，theyoftenchoosesomepreserveswhicharesaltyorwithlighttaste.Evenmorepeoplesay‘sweet’isnotneeded，sincehavingtoomuchsweetmaycauseinflammation.OnlychildrenliketohaveNewYearcandies，butparentswilllimitthequantity."saidMrsLi，acitizenintheinterviewgivenbythereporter.

　　ThisSpringFestival，MrsLiboughtlessthan250gramsofchocolate，peppermintcandiesandtoffee，fillingacandybox.However，bytheeighthdayofthenewyear，theweightofthecandyboxhadnotchangedmuch.NewYearcandyseemstobemoreanornamenttocreatetheatmospherefortheSpringFestivalthanakindoffoodtoeat.Afterthe15thinthelunarcalendar，mostfamilieswillputthecandyboxaway，andthefateofmostofthecandiesistobeforgotten.Eventhoughtheyarethoughtofsometimes，theirtastemayhaschangedduetohumidorhotweatherandtheywillbethrownawayatlast.

　　ZhangYongchun，ResearcherofXianAcademyofSocialSciencesaidintheinterviewofthemedia，"Weshouldestablishanewconcept―towastefoodistowastelife！

Weshouldnotonlyknow‘Humanlifeismoreimportantthananythingelse’，butalsoknowthat‘cropsareofgreatimportancetohumanlife’".Theimportanceofcropsisself-evident，andwastingcrops，meatandvegetablesiswastinglife.

　　ResearcherZhangYongchunpointedoutafteranalyzingthat，"Foodisthefirstnecessityofthepeople"isanirondiscipline，andpeople’livelihood.Weshouldnotforgetthedayswhenwehavewildherbsinsteadofcrops，andthealarmoffoodsafetyshouldberingingallthetime！

Meanwhile，wearesupposedtochangethepatternofconsumptionofboththefamilyandindividuals.InSpringFestival，weshouldnotprepareororderlotsofmaincoursesandmeatdishesasthetraditionalwayofconsumption，butshouldadopttheeconomicalwayofconsumptionthatlastslongandbenefitspeopleintheirhealthandrespectthelivesofothersandourselves！

Weshouldsingoutwithouraction，"Farmersweedingatnoon，sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray，thankstotheirtoilingday！

"　　ImpossibletowelcometheNewYearandsaygoodbyetotheoldonewithoutfirecrackers？

　　Thereisafolkpracticeof"firecrackersatdoor"，whichmeansthatwhenthenewyearcomes，everyfamilysetsofffirecrackersasthefirstthingaftertheyopentheirdoor.Thecracklesofthefirecrackersareusedtowelcomethenewyearandsaygoodbyetotheoldone.Itsorigincanbedatedbackto2000yearsago.Settingofffirecrackerscancreatethejoyfulfestivalatmosphere，andactsasanentertainment，whichbringsjoyandauspiciousomentopeople.

　　However，inthepastfewyears，thedebateof"whethertosetofffirecrackersornot"hasneverstoppedontheInternet.Thisyearisnotanexception.ThedebatestartedbeforetheSpringFestivalandlastedtillitended―atfirstpeoplecalledonreducingtheworkingpressureofcitysanitationworkers，anditreturnedtotheoldproblem：

airpollution.

　　AccordingtothestatisticsoftheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtection，ontheNewYear’sEve，160outof338citiesareseriouslypolluted，amongwhomBeijingandsomeotherprovincesandcitiessufferedfromseriouspollutioncontinuously.ArelevantPerson-In-Chargesaidthataffectedbytheconcentratedsettingofffirecrackers，thedensityofPM2.5oftheNewYear’sEverosefrom18.00to23.00gradually.

　　Itcanbeseenthatsettingofffirecrackersdoeshavegreateffect；however，sinceitistraditionalcustom，willpeoplegetusedtotheSpringFestivalwithoutthesoundoffirecrackers？

Inregardto"AreyoufortheforbiddingoffireworksinSpringFestival"，Sinalaunchedasurvey.Amongthe3000netizenswhoparticipatedinthevote，60.1%agreedtoforbidfireworks，and38.1%wereagainst；theremaining1.8%wereindifferenttoit.NetizensinBeijingtakeup12%ofthetotalnumberofpeoplewhovoted.

　　Itisthetraditiontosetofffireworkstocelebratefestivals，whichisalsoconsideredasoneofthefactorsthatcanshowthe"atmosphereofSpringFestival