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 China's current wave of the COVID-19 epidemic is nearing an end, with rural and remote areas getting through the Spring Festival holiday without spikes in infections and no new virus mutations detected, officials and experts said.

官员和专家说，中国当前的新冠疫情已接近尾声，农村和偏远地区度过了春节假期，没有出现感染高峰，也没有发现新的病毒变异。

Mi Feng, a spokesman for the National Health Commission, said at a news briefing on Monday that the epidemic is at a low level nationwide and in steady decline.

国家卫生健康委员会发言人米峰在周一的新闻发布会上表示，全国疫情处于较低水平，呈稳步下降趋势。

China ended the requirement for mass testing on Dec 8 and downgraded its management of the disease from Class A to Class B on Jan 8.

中国在12月8日结束了大规模检测的要求，并在1月8日将其对该疾病的管理从甲类降至乙类。

Following the optimization of the antivirus strategy, the epidemic peaked in late December and then declined. The number of severe cases and deaths at hospitals has continued to trend downward, according to a report released recently by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

12月下旬，随着防疫策略的优化，疫情达到顶峰后有所回落。根据中国疾病预防控制中心最近发布的一份报告，医院的重症病例和死亡人数继续呈下降趋势。

The number of COVID-19 deaths at hospitals peaked at around 4,270 on Jan 4, and fell consistently to reach less than 900 fatalities on Jan 23.

1月4日，新冠病毒在院死亡人数达到4270人左右的峰值，1月23日，死亡人数持续下降至不到900人。

"By late January, the overall epidemic had waned, easing the strain on the nation's medical systems," the report said.

报告称：“截至1月下旬，整体疫情已经减弱，缓解了国家医疗系统的压力。”

No significant rebound occurred during the Spring Festival holiday from Jan 21 to Friday, and no new viral mutation was detected. "This wave of the epidemic is drawing to a conclusion," the report said.

1月21日至27日春节期间，病毒数量未出现明显反弹，未检测到新的病毒突变。报告称：“这一波疫情正在接近尾声。”

Before the weeklong holiday, concerns over the impact of COVID centered on rural areas as millions of migrant workers traveled home.

在为期一周的假期之前，人们对新冠疫情影响的担忧集中在迎接数百万农民工返乡的农村地区。

According to the Ministry of Transport, 226 million trips were made during the holiday, a year-on-year increase of 71.2 percent, but lower than the same period in 2019.

交通运输部数据显示，春节期间，全国共运送旅客2.26亿人次，同比增长71.2%，但低于2019年同期。

Mao Dezhi, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' rural cooperative economy bureau, said rural areas saw no major increase in new infections during the holiday thanks to concerted efforts in protecting vulnerable groups and supplying key medical equipment and oral medications to grassroots clinics.

农业农村部农村合作经济指导司副司长毛德表示，春节期间，农村地区新增感染病例没有大幅增加，是因为我们齐心协力保护了弱势群体，并向基层诊所提供了关键医疗设备和口服药物。

Fu Wei, an official with the National Health Commission's department of primary health, said rural clinics and community healthcare centers made nearly 9.9 million visits to people age 65 and older throughout the holiday. About 40,000 infected patients at risk of becoming seriously ill were transferred to higher-level hospitals.

国家卫生健康委员会初级卫生司官员傅伟表示，春节期间，农村诊所和社区卫生服务中心为65岁及以上老年人提供了近990万次就诊。 转移了4万余名危重感染患者。

"Monitoring data shows that over 94 percent of grassroots clinics have been supplied with sufficient traditional Chinese medicine and pills to reduce fever and coughing pills to last at least one week, and some have stocked up on COVID-19 oral medications," she said.

她说：“监测数据显示，超过94%的基层诊所已获得足够的中药和退烧药和至少持续一周的止咳药，有些诊所还储备了新冠口服药物。”

Despite the waning epidemic, officials said rural areas remain the priority for disease control work. With increasing cross-border travel, regular surveillance to access the trajectory of the epidemic as well as virus mutations will also be ramped up.

尽管疫情有所减弱，但官员们表示，农村地区仍然是疾病控制工作的重点。随着跨境旅行的增加，还将加强对疫情轨迹和病毒突变的定期监测。

Chen Cao, a researcher at the China CDC said the dominant strains driving the latest wave were BF.7 and BA.5.2, and no other novel coronavirus strains are circulating widely.

中国疾病预防控制中心研究员陈操表示，推动最新一波疫情的主要毒株是BF.7和BA.5.2，其他新型冠状病毒毒株没有广泛传播。

"During the holiday, we received 1,421 genome sequences submitted by local authorities," he said. "They consisted of 11 types of lineages … and no new mutation was identified."

他说：“春节期间，我们收到了地方政府提交的1421个基因组序列。它们由11种类型的血统组成……没有发现新的突变。”

Chen added that China will continue regular surveillance of outpatients, emergency room visits, severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as inbound travelers, to keep a close watch on viral mutations and take precautions.

他还补充说，中国将继续对门诊病人、急诊室就诊、重症和死亡病例，以及入境旅客进行定期监测，密切关注病毒突变并采取预防措施。

According to National Immigration Administration data, 2.87 million cross-border trips were made during the holiday, including 1.43 million inbound trips and 1.44 million outbound trips, a 120.5 percent year-on-year increase.

国家移民管理局数据显示，春节期间跨境旅游人次达287万人次，其中入境旅游143万人次，出境旅游144万人次，同比增长120.5%。

The World Health Organization said in a statement on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern — its highest alert level.

世界卫生组织在周一的一份声明中说，新冠病毒将继续构成国际关注的公共卫生紧急情况——最高警报级别。

However, the pandemic may be approaching a turning point, the statement said. While expanding vaccination programs can limit the disease's threat, the WHO said it is almost certain that the virus will remain "a permanently established pathogen in humans and animals in the foreseeable future."

然而，声明还称，大流行可能正在接近一个转折点。虽然推广疫苗接种计划可以限制这种疾病的威胁，但世界卫生组织表示，不难否定，这种病毒将继续“在不久的将来仍会成为人类和动物永久的病原体。”

Careful and long-term public health plans should be made to mitigate the disease's devastating consequences on people's lives, it added.

它补充说，应制定严谨通用的长期公共卫生计划，以减轻疾病对人们生活带来的破坏性后果。

Spike

英 [spaɪk]      美 [spaɪk]

v.阻止…传播

Surveillance

英 [sɜːˈveɪləns ]美 [sɜːrˈveɪləns]

n.监督

Pathogen

英[ˈpæθədʒən]美[ˈpæθədʒən]

n.病原体

President Xi Jinping, in a recent letter to students of a Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, encouraged teenagers in the Central European country to understand China better and become envoys to carry forward and enhance the friendship between the two nations.

Xi's letter, which was in response to one sent by students of the school, was published on Tuesday. In his reply letter, the president said he and his wife were glad to have received the students' letter during Spring Festival in the Year of the Rabbit.

Noting that he still remembered his interactions with the Budapest school's teachers and students in 2009, Xi appreciated the persistent efforts of the students in learning the Chinese language and their ambition to contribute to China-Hungary friendship.

During an official visit to Hungary in October 2009, Xi, who was then China's vice-president, made a visit to the school. At the time, he noted that the school was named after Chinese writer Lu Xun and Hungarian national poet Sandor Petofi, and told teachers and students that learning both Chinese and Hungarian languages and cultures will help deepen the two countries' mutual understanding and friendship.

Founded in September 2004, the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school is the only full-time public school in Central and Eastern Europe that uses both Chinese and the local language for teaching. Now, it has set up 20 classes with about 530 students in 12 grades.

Before the Spring Festival holiday, two students — whose Chinese names are Hu Lingyue and Song Zhixiao — wrote a letter to Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on behalf of the entire school, sending their Spring Festival greetings according to the Chinese custom. They shared their 12-year experience in learning Chinese at the school, and expressed their willingness to go to college in China and contribute to Hungary-China friendship.

Xi said that both China and Hungary have a time-honored history and a splendid culture, and the people of the two countries, which enjoy a traditional friendship, have witnessed increasingly closer cultural exchanges.

The students, Xi said, are welcome to study at Chinese universities after they finish high school. He expressed his hope that more and more Hungarian youths will fall in love with and study the Chinese language. He encouraged them to visit China, if they get a chance, and learn more about today's China, along with the country's history and culture.

Xi has on many occasions emphasized the importance of promoting cultural exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations. He has always encouraged young foreigners, who are interested in the Chinese language and culture, to visit China and help forge closer relations between the people of China and other countries.

Jia Ruixia, an associate professor at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of European Studies, said that using letters as the bridge of communication shows the importance Xi attaches to enhancing the bonds between the Chinese and Hungarian people.

"The students' letter is an example of the aspiration for communication and exchanges in a world faced with conflicts and several other destabilizing factors. As long as people are willing to learn about each other and communicate with each other, while respecting their differences, many conflicts can be avoided," Jia said.

记者：莫竞西

Nearly a third of the 500 public swimming pools in Wales could close due to high energy bills, the head of swimming's governing body has warned.

英国威尔士地区游泳管理机构负责人提醒，威尔士500个公共游泳池中，近三分之一可能因高额能源账单而关闭。

Fergus Feeney, of Swim Wales, said many needed urgent financial help from the Welsh government, and to be included in the UK's energy discount scheme.

威尔士游泳协会费格斯·费尼表示，许多游泳馆需要政府紧急财政援助，并被纳入英国能源账单援助计划。

He and not-for-profit operator Freedom Leisure said swimming pools should be classified as intensive energy users.

费尼和非盈利组织“自由休闲”表示，游泳池应被归类为高耗能场所。

The UK and Welsh governments said they had given significant support to pools.
英国和威尔士政府表示，他们对游泳池提供了大量支持。

But a scaling back of the UK government's energy support scheme means the leisure sector is set to lose out.

但英国政府能源账单援助计划削减意味着休闲行业将面临损失。

"We estimate 30% of pools could close without help," he said. "They're the ones really close to the bone. "

费尼称：“我们估计，如果没有政府援助，30%的泳池可能会关闭。”

Swim Wales said the sport was at an all-time high with 100,000 children and 400,000 adults swimming every week in Wales.

威尔士游泳协会表示，游泳运动参与人数创下了历史新高，威尔士每周有10万名儿童和40万名成年人游泳。

A trebling of energy bills in 2022 has already led to concerns about the future of many leisure centers.

2022年能源账单翻了三倍，这已经引发了人们对许多休闲中心未来的担忧。

Not-for-profit organization Freedom Leisure runs 29 leisure centers on behalf of local councils in Wales, 20 of which have swimming pools.

“自由休闲”代表威尔士地方议会运营着29家休闲中心，其中20家设有泳池。

Jeremy Rowe, operations director, said it would cost an extra £3.5m to run them, even after lowering temperatures and putting prices up.

运营总监杰里米·罗表示，即使在降低温度和涨价后，游泳池的运行成本还是增加了350万英镑。

The Welsh government said it was "doing all it can" to help with energy bills.
威尔士政府表示，正在“尽一切努力”帮助解决能源问题。

"We are calling on UK ministers to include leisure centers and swimming pools in its energy bill discount scheme.

“我们呼吁英国政府官员们将休闲中心和游泳池纳入其能源账单折扣计划。”

Scheme

英 [skiːm]   美  [skiːm]

n. 计划，方案

Leisure

英 [ˈleʒə(r)]   美  [ˈliːʒər]

adj. 空闲的

More than 1 million visits were made to museums across Beijing during the Spring Festival holidays, marking a robust revival for the city's cultural venues.

春节期间，北京各大博物馆接待游客超过100万人次，标志着北京文化场所的强劲复苏。

Over the next few years a large venue is expected to rise on the capital's outskirts to showcase thousands of China's cultural relics.

在接下来的几年里，一个大型场馆预计将在首都郊区拔地而起，展示数以千计的中国文物。

After almost a decade of preparation work, construction began in December on a new branch of the Palace Museum, or Forbidden City. Located in Xiyuhe, a village in Haidian district, about 30 kilometers from the Forbidden City, the northern branch will include an exhibition space exceeding 60,000 square meters for cultural relics. More than 35,000 sq m will also be provided for relic restoration work, according to the museum.

立项筹备已近十年之久的故宫博物院新分馆于12月破土动工。北分馆位于北京西北郊，海淀区西北旺镇的西玉河村，距故宫约30公里，距故宫约30公里一个超过6万平方米的文物展示空间。据故宫博物院称，还将提供超过3.5万平方米的空间用于文物修复工作。

"We'll have a much larger space to meet people's expectations and enhance our capacity to show ancient Chinese civilization," Wang Xudong, director of the Palace Museum, said in a previous interview with China Daily.

故宫博物院院长王旭东此前在接受《中国日报》采访时说：“我们会用更大的空间来满足人们的期待，提升我们展示中国古代文明的能力。”

The construction work is expected to cost 2.1 billion yuan ($309.5 million). According to an official document of the construction project released online, the first phase, which includes relic warehouses and offices, will take about 3-and-a-half years to complete.

建设工程预计耗资人民币21亿元（3.095亿美元）。根据网上发布的建设项目官方文件，第一阶段包括修建文物仓库和办公室，需要约3年半的时间来完成。

The northern branch will provide much bigger spaces for exhibition curators and relic conser­vators, museum officials said. "It's the key to solving problems faced by the Forbidden City," Du Hai­jiang, deputy director of the Palace Museum and chief supervisor of construction, said in an interview with China Central Television broadcast on Thursday.

博物馆工作人员说，北院将为展览策展人和文物保护人员提供超大空间。“这是解决故宫面临的问题的关键，”故宫博物院党委书记、副院长，故宫博物院北院项目总负责人都海江在周四接受中央电视台采访时说道。

Du said more than 20,000 to 30,000 relics can be showcased in the new branch every year, and it will offer larger and better-equipped warehouses to house fragile items, such as silk pieces, which require greater attention.

都海江说，新分馆每年可展出超过2万至3万件文物，提供更大、设备更好的仓库以存放易碎物品，如丝绸，需要更多关注。

"We won't house all the relics in the warehouses of the new branch," Du said. "Relics can be put into different locations based on their nature."

“我们不会把所有的文物都放在新分馆的仓库里，”都海江说。“文物可以根据其性质放到不同的地方。”

The Forbidden City was China's royal palace from 1420 to 1911 during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The year after China's last emperor, Puyi, left the royal residence in 1924, it became a public museum.

紫禁城是1420年至1911年明朝（1368-1644年）和清朝（1644-1911年）时期中国的皇家宫殿。1924年，在中国最后一位皇帝溥仪离开皇宫后的第二年，它成为了一个公共博物馆。

Thanks to its rich history and abundant royal legacies, over 1.86 million cultural relics are now housed in the museum, which accounts for 40 percent of the country's highest Level-1 cultural relics.

因其悠久的历史和丰富的皇家遗产，目前博物馆内有186万多件文物，占全国最高一级文物的40%。

However, lack of exhibition spaces and outdated offices have long bothered administrators of the museum, according to Wang and his predecessors.

然而，根据王旭东和他的前任们的说法，缺乏展览空间、办公室陈旧是长期以来一直困扰着博物馆管理人员的问题。

It is estimated that only 10,000 cultural relics can be moved out of the museum's warehouses for public viewing each year. "Some ancient architecture just doesn't have the conditions for modern exhibitions," Wang said.

据估计，每年只有1万件文物可以从博物馆的仓库中搬出供公众参观。“一些古建筑不具备现代展览的条件，”王旭东说道。

High-quality lighting systems, for example, are essential for gallery visitors to have a good viewing experience. New technologies have been used to reduce the possibility of fire caused by lighting systems in the Palace Museum, the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

例如，高质量的照明系统对于画廊参观者的游览体验来说必不可少。在故宫博物院这个世界上最大的古代木结构保存地，新技术已经被用来减少照明系统引起火灾的可能性。

The proposal to build a northern branch of the museum was first made in 2013.

建造故宫北院的建议最早在2013年提出。

A blueprint drafted by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, which included elements of red walls and golden roofs of the Forbidden City into the modern structure, won the bid for the project.

北京建筑设计研究院起草了一份蓝图，将紫禁城的红墙金顶元素融入到现代建筑中，中标了这个项目。

At a media briefing in 2018, the museum administrator and builders said construction would begin soon, with the project expected to be completed in 2022. However, due to the monumental status of this project, further evaluation and preparation work were undertaken.

在2018年的媒体通报会上，博物馆管理者和建设者表示将很快开始施工，项目预计将于2022年完工。然而，这一项目具有纪念意义，因此进行了进一步的评估和准备工作。

"We aim to build the branch into a museum inheriting ancient classics and leading the future at the same time," Zhang Yu, chief architect of the new museum, said in December. "This landmark can be a 'guesthouse' of Chinese civilization with Eastern ethos and a global view."

“我们的目标是将分院打造成为一座传承古代经典、引领未来的博物馆，”新馆总建筑师张宇在去年12月表示。 “这个地标可以成为具有东方气质和全球视野的中华文明的‘宾馆’。”

The northern branch site was a kiln during the Qing Dynasty, where many construction components of the Forbidden City, such as glazed tiles and bricks, were burned.

北院分址是一个清代的窑址。这个窑曾给紫禁城造砖、瓦、琉璃等构件。

Venues

[ˈvenju:z]

n. 会场

Outskirt

英 ['aʊtˌskɜ:t]   美 [ˈaʊtˌskət]

n.郊区

Restoration

英[ˌrestəˈreɪʃn]美[ˌrestəˈreɪʃn]

n.整修

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Several provincial-level governments have announced incentive measures, including fostering high-quality development and optimizing the business environment, to encourage growth this year and spur recovery from the impact of COVID-19.

为了鼓励今年的GDP增长，并刺激从疫情中恢复，多个省政府已经宣布了激励措施，其中包括促进高质量发展和优化营商环境。

Experts said the actions show many governments are taking a more pro-growth stance, which will give a strong boost to the economy in 2023.

专家表示，这些行动表明，许多政府正在采取更加支持增长的立场，这将在2023年有力地推动经济增长。

They said the impact of the virus will be short-lived, and the economy will rebound with the orderly implementation of the optimized COVID-19 containment measures as well as stimulus policies and follow-up measures taking effect.

专家表示，随着新冠病毒防控优化措施的有序实施，以及刺激政策和后续措施的生效，疫情的影响是短暂的，经济将会实现反弹。

Guangdong province will step up efforts to meet the annual target of GDP growth above 5 percent, including speeding up the implementation of projects mapped out by the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and boosting private sector investment. Ai Xuefeng, director of the provincial development and reform commission, made the statement at a conference on high-quality development on Saturday, the first working day after the Spring Festival holiday.

1月28日，也就是春节假期后的第一个工作日，广东省发改委主任艾学峰在高质量发展会议上表示。广东省将加紧努力，实现GDP增长超过5%的年度目标，包括加快实施“十四五”规划（2021-25年）和促进私营部门投资。

An action plan consisting of 10 points was released by the Shanghai municipal government on Sunday. According to the plan, three tasks — boosting confidence, expanding demand and seeking stable growth — are imperative, with the city aiming to achieve above 5.5 percent GDP growth in 2023. 

1月29日，上海市政府发布了一份包括10个重点的行动方案。根据该方案，三项任务势在必行，分别是提振信心、扩大需求和寻求稳定增长。该市的目标是在2023年实现5.5%以上的GDP增长。

The plan focuses on stabilizing expectations, shoring up confidence, aiding enterprises in phases and pushing forward high-quality development. Bailing out enterprises, restoring consumption, extending investment, stabilizing foreign trade, elevating industrial innovation and creating a world-class business environment are among 10 measures included in the action plan. 

该计划着眼于稳定预期、提振信心、分阶段帮扶企业、推动高质量发展。其中有10项措施被列入行动计划，包括救助企业、恢复消费、扩大投资、稳定外贸、提升产业创新、创造世界一流的营商环境等。

Officials from Zhejiang and Jilin provinces also held meetings on Saturday and pledged to make efforts to boost the digital economy and optimize the business environment.

1月28日，浙江省和吉林省的官员也举行了会议，并承诺努力促进数字经济发展和优化商业环境。

Li Chao, chief economist at Zheshang Securities, said most provincial-level regions are targeting GDP growth of above 5 percent in 2023, voicing optimism for a notable economic rebound this year.

浙商证券首席经济学家李超表示，大多数省级地区的GDP增长目标是在2023年超过5%，对今年经济明显复苏表示乐观。

Li said that local governments are giving priority to expanding investment and spurring consumption.

李超说，地方政府正把扩大投资和刺激消费放在首位。

Many provincial-level regions, such as Shandong and Henan, have announced measures to speed up the construction of key projects in 2023, especially in fields such as new energy, new materials, new technology, water resource management and transportation, which will inject impetus into the economy, Li said.

李超表示，许多省级地区，如山东和河南，已经宣布了加快2023年重点项目建设的措施，特别是在新能源、新材料、新技术、水资源管理和交通等领域，这将为经济发展注入动力。

Despite the headwinds and challenges, China posted better-than-expected 3 percent economic growth in 2022, with many provincial-level regions reporting solid GDP growth last year.

尽管面临许多不利因素和挑战，中国在2022年的经济增长率仍高于预期，达到3%，去年许多省级地区GDP增长稳健。

At least eight provincial-level regions in China saw their total GDP exceed 5 trillion yuan ($737 billion) in 2022, with Guangdong and Jiangsu reaching over 12 trillion yuan, according to provincial government data.

根据省政府数据，2022年，中国至少有8个省级地区的GDP总量超过了5万亿元（7370亿美元），其中广东和江苏的GDP超过了12万亿元。

Zhou Maohua, an analyst at China Everbright Bank, said China's economy is expected to expand by more than 5 percent this year, given the gradual return to normal work and production levels and stronger policy support.

中国光大银行分析师周茂华表示，鉴于工作和生产水平逐步恢复正常，政策支持力度加大，中国经济增长今年有望达到5%以上。

However, Zhou also warned of difficulties and challenges ahead, such as high inflation across the globe and slowing international demand.

不过，周茂华也对未来的困难和挑战提出了警告，比如全球高通胀和国际需求放缓。

He said the government needs to boost domestic demand, strengthen coordination of fiscal and monetary policies and ease economic burdens on hard-hit enterprises and sectors.

他说，政府需要扩大内需，加强财政和货币政策的协调，减轻受重创的企业和部门的经济负担。

Spur

英 [spɜː(r)]   美  [spɜːr]

v. 激励

headwinds

英 [ˈhedwɪnd]   美  [ˈhedwɪnd]

n. 逆风

It was freezing cold as the temperature was below minus 15 degrees Celsius outside. However, a hotpot fanatic surnamed Wang was enjoying the renowned Chinese cuisine on the frozen surface of the country's second-longest river.

酷爱美食的中国人将铜火锅搬上了冰封的黄河冰面。火锅迷小王冒着低于零下15摄氏度的严寒，脚踩冰面享用美食。

The steaming-hot pot, about two meters in diameter, was filled with various local specialties, such as fried tofu, local ribs, and meatballs, as well as fresh fish and shrimp caught through newly-cut holes in the ice.

这个直径约两米的蒸汽火锅里装满了各种当地特色菜，有炸豆腐、当地排骨、肉丸子，还有从刚凿的冰窟里冬捕上来的新鲜鱼虾。

The pot stood on the frozen surface of the Yellow River at its section of Pianguan county, North China's Shanxi province. The ice was around 60 centimeters thick, safe enough for the tourists.

冰上火锅位于中国北部山西省偏关县的黄河河段。冰层厚度约60厘米，对游客来说足够安全。

"It was definitely the best experience ever in my life so far," Wang said, with his face brimming with laughter, satisfaction, and a crimson nose.

小王说：“这绝对是迄今为止我人生中最棒的一次经历。”尽管鼻子冻得通红，他的脸上还是洋溢着笑声和满足感。

Besides "hotpot on ice," Wang, together with his wife and daughter as well as other tourists, also enjoyed other activities on the ice, such as go-karts, snowmobiles, and bumper cars.

除了“冰上火锅”，小王和他的妻子、女儿以及其他游客还享受了其他冰上活动，如冰上卡丁车、冰上摩托和冰上碰碰车。

For the Chinese, family reunion is the eternal theme of the Spring Festival. Among all kinds of holiday activities, traveling with families is gaining increasing popularity.

对于中国人来说，阖家团圆是春节永恒的主题。在各种各样的节日活动中，全家出游也变得越来越受欢迎。

After China optimized the COVID-19 response policies, the pent-up demand of the public for travel has been unleashed.

在中国优化新冠病毒应对政策后，人们被压抑的出行需求得到了释放。

Data from Alibaba's travel branch Fliggy showed the number of domestic long-term tour orders during the Spring Festival increased by more than 500 percent year-on-year, domestic air ticket bookings by more than 40 percent, and train ticket bookings by nearly 80 percent.

据阿里巴巴旗下旅游部门“飞猪”的数据显示，春节期间国内长期旅游订单量同比增长超过500%，国内机票预订量增长超过40%，火车票预订量增长近80%。

Localities across the country also spared no effort to hold various cultural and tourist activities to woo tourists.

全国各地也积极举办各种文化旅游活动来吸引游客。

A total of 25 parks in Beijing, including the Summer Palace and Beihai Park, greeted visitors with winter sports such as ice cars, ice slides, and snow frisbees. On Thursday alone, the sixth day of the week-long Spring Festival holiday, Beijing parks received 630,000 visits. The Summer Palace registered over 75,400 visits, said the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau.

北京共有25个公园，包括颐和园和北海公园。冰车、冰滑梯和雪上飞盘等丰富多彩的冬季运动也在迎接游客的到来。仅在1月26日，也就是春节假期的第六天，北京的公园就接待了630,000人次。据北京市园林绿化局介绍，颐和园共接待游客7.54万人次。

The Universal Beijing Resort also promoted a Spring Festival-themed event, having more tourists from across the country than last year's holiday.

北京环球度假区还推出了春节主题的活动，与去年相比，来自全国各地的游客数量有所增加。

According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this year's Spring Festival holiday has seen 308 million domestic trips, up 23.1 percent year-on-year, recovering to 88.6 percent of 2019 level.

根据文化和旅游部的数据，今年春节假期国内游达3.08亿人次，同比增长23.1%，恢复到2019年水平的88.6%。

Domestic tourism revenue reached around 375.8 billion yuan ($55.52 billion), up 30 percent year-on-year, recovering to 73.1 percent of that registered in 2019, the ministry added.

文化和旅游部补充说，国内旅游收入达到约3758亿元（555.2亿美元），同比增长30%，恢复到2019年登记的73.1%。

Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, predicted that this year's Spring Festival will be the best and most prosperous for tourism market recovery in the past three years.

中国旅游研究院院长戴斌预计，今年春节将是近三年来旅游市场复苏最好、最旺的一年。

Besides the tourism market, China's cinemas also welcomed crowds of moviegoers during the holiday.

除了旅游市场，中国的电影院也在春节期间迎来了大批观众。

The holiday box office sold a total of more than 187.6 million tickets as of 12:00 pm Friday, generating a whopping revenue of 67.6 billion yuan, according to box office tracker Maoyan.

据票房跟踪机构猫眼网的数据显示，截至1月27日中午12点，假日票房累计售出1.876亿张，创造了676亿元的巨额收入。

The earnings overtook that of the same holiday last year, making this year's Spring Festival holiday the second highest-grossing to date.

这一收益超过了去年同期，使今年的春节假期成为迄今为止票房收入第二高的假期。

"The audiences are all back!" said Dong Wenxin, a cinema manager in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan, Shandong province.

中国东部城市山东省济南市的电影院经理董文新说：“观众都回来了！”

Diameter

英 [daɪˈæmɪtə(r)]   美  [daɪˈæmɪtər]

n. 直径

Prosperous

英 [ˈprɒspərəs]   美  [ˈprɑːspərəs]

adj. 繁荣的

英语新闻｜消费者带来节日经济刺激

Chinese consumers splurged during the Spring Festival holiday, not only on things like duty-free commodities, jewelry and health-related products, but also on experiences such as travel and entertainment, fueled by the optimization of COVID-19 prevention and control measures, industry experts said.

业内专家表示，在预防和控制措施优化的推动下，中国消费者在春节期间大肆挥霍，不仅购买免税商品、珠宝和健康相关产品，还购买旅行和娱乐等体验。

They added that China's consumer market, which plays a fundamental role in bolstering the country's economic growth, is expected to gain momentum this year, and the consumption boom during the weeklong Chinese Lunar New Year holiday showcased the enormous vitality and strong resilience of the nation's economy.

专家还补充道，中国消费市场在支撑国家经济增长中起着基础性作用，今年有望回暖，春节长假期间的消费热潮彰显了中国经济的巨大活力和强大韧性。

Statistics from the Department of Commerce of Hainan province showed that the total sales of 12 offshore duty-free shopping malls on the tropical island reached 1.69 billion yuan ($249.1 million) from Jan 21 to Wednesday, an increase of 20.03 percent compared with the first five days of last year's Spring Festival holiday.

海南省商务厅统计数据显示，从1月21日到周三，岛上12家离岸免税商场总销售额达16.9亿元（2.491亿美元），与去年春节假期的前五天相比，增长了20.03%。

Chinese e-commerce platform JD reported that between Jan 21 and Wednesday, the turnover of rabbit-themed jewelry skyrocketed more than tenfold over the last Spring Festival, while transaction volume of precooked dishes rose more than six times.

据中国电子商务平台京东报道，1月21日至周三，以兔子为主题的饰品的营业额比去年春节飙升了10倍多，而熟食类商品的交易额增增长了6倍多。

Health-related and nutritional products to boost the immune system are increasingly favored by Chinese shoppers, with the turnover of amino acid oral liquid and protein powder soaring 215 percent and 70 percent year-on-year, respectively.

增强免疫力的保健品和营养品越来越受到中国消费者的青睐，氨基酸口服液和蛋白粉的营业额分别同比增长了215%和70%。

While global economic growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent this year, China's growth is expected to moderately improve this year, said a report issued by the United Nations on Wednesday.

联合国周三发布的一份报告称，虽然全球经济增长预计将从2022年的3%放缓至今年的1.9%，但中国的增长预计将适度改善。

With the authorities adjusting COVID policies in late 2022 and easing monetary and fiscal policies, China's economic growth is forecast to accelerate to 4.8 percent in 2023, said the report.

报告还称，预计到2023年，中国经济增长将随着当局在2022年底疫情防控政策的调整加速至4.8%，并相应放松货币和财政政策，。

China's GDP expanded 3 percent year-on-year in 2022 to 121.02 trillion yuan, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Consumption contributed to 32.8 percent of China's economic growth last year, driving GDP growth by 1.0 percentage point.

根据国家统计局的数据，2022年中国GDP同比增长3%，达到121.02万亿元。去年消费对中国经济增长的贡献率为32.8%，推动GDP增长1.0个百分点。

Analysts said that Spring Festival spending has been a barometer of China's consumption vitality, and the recovery of consumption will become the main force boosting China's economic rebound in 2023.

分析人士表示，春节消费一直是中国消费活力的指标，2023年消费复苏将成为推动中国经济回升的主要力量。

"The Spring Festival is the traditional festival that Chinese people attach the most importance to, and it's also a peak season for consumption," said Bai Ming, deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

中国国际贸易与经济合作研究院国际市场研究副主任白明表示，“春节是中国人最重视的传统节日，也是消费旺季。”

China's consumer market has seen "recovery of growth" during the holiday, which indicates the vitality of domestic consumption and the restoration of consumer confidence, thanks to the optimized COVID-19 control measures, he said.

他说，由于优化了新冠病毒防控措施，中国消费市场在假期期间出现了“恢复增长”，这表明国内消费的活力和消费者信心的恢复。

The domestic tourism market also witnessed a robust recovery during the holiday. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, domestic destinations and attractions received 308 million visits, up 23.1 percent year-on-year. The number was roughly 88.6 percent of that in 2019.

假期期间，国内旅游市场也出现了强劲复苏。据文化和旅游部统计，国内旅游目的地和景点接待了3.08亿人次，同比增长23.1%。这一数字约为2019年的88.6%。

Cinemas welcomed crowds of moviegoers, with the country's box office revenue for the holiday exceeding 6.5 billion yuan as of 4 pm on Friday, data from box office tracker Maoyan showed.

票房追踪公司猫眼的数据显示，截至周五下午4点，电影院迎来了大批影迷，全国票房收入超过65亿元。

Chinese shoppers unleashed their pent-up purchasing demand during the Spring Festival, and their consumption level has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, said Pan Helin, co-director of the Digital Economy and Financial Innovation Research Center at Zhejiang University's International Business School.

浙江大学国际商学院数字经济与金融创新研究中心联合主任盘和林表示，中国消费者在春节期间释放了被压抑的购买需求，他们的消费水平几乎恢复到了疫情前的水平。

Wu Chaoming, deputy director of the Chasing International Economic Institute, said the continued optimization of COVID-19 policies will significantly boost consumption growth and stimulate people's appetite to travel and spend this year.

财新国际经济研究院副院长吴朝明表示，今年新冠疫情政策的持续优化将大大促进消费增长，刺激人们的旅游和消费欲望。

Splurge

英 [splɜːdʒ]  美 [splɜːrdʒ]

v.挥霍

Resilience

英 [rɪˈzɪliəns]  美 [rɪˈzɪliəns]

n. 弹性

Monetary 

英 [ˈmʌnɪtri]  美 [ˈmɑːnɪteri]

adj. 货币的

China is expected to see a Spring Festival holiday with the largest number of travellers in three years, with soaring domestic tourism and recovering outbound tourism, data from online travel platforms show.

来自在线旅游平台的数据显示，随着国内旅游业的升温和出境游的复苏，中国预计将迎来三年来游客人数最多的春节假期。

Data from Trip.com Group showed that long-distance travel orders during the Spring Festival holiday accounted for 70 percent of the holiday's total travel orders of the company, up 72 percent year on year.

携程数据显示，春节假期长线旅游订单占比达七成，长线游订单同比去年增长72%。

Tourists prefer to enjoy warmth and sunshine in the country's south or embrace ice and snow in the north. According to the online tourism platform TravelGo, tourist destinations like Xishuangbanna, Sanya and Xiamen in the country's south and Changbai Mountains in northeastern Jilin Province are among the most popular during the holiday.

游客们更喜欢在南方享受温暖和阳光，或者在北方享受冰雪旅游。根据同程艺龙国际平台的数据，中国南部的西双版纳、三亚和厦门，以及吉林省长白山等旅游目的地是春节期间最受欢迎的。

Short-distance travel, more preferred during the pandemic, continues to be popular among tourists during this Spring Festival holiday. As people return to their hometowns, short-distance tours to scenic spots around small cities are gaining popularity.

疫情期间更受欢迎的短途旅行在今年春节期间继续受到游客的欢迎。随着人们回到家乡，小城市周边景点的短途旅游越来越受欢迎。

Likewise, outbound travel is receiving increasing attention on various travel platforms, as the country's adjusted COVID-19 response has lifted restrictions on overseas trips and promoted cross-border personnel exchanges.

同样，随着国家调整疫情防控措施，取消了对出国旅行的限制，促进了跨境人员交流，出境游在各旅游平台上受到越来越多的关注。

Data from Trip.com Group showed that the demand for flight tickets to Macao during the Spring Festival holiday grew by 97 percent from last holiday, and that for hotels by 57 percent. The number of orders for flight tickets from the mainland to Hong Kong increased over 31-fold year on year.

携程数据显示，内地游客预订春节期间赴澳门机票预订量同比去年春节增长超97%，酒店订单量增长57%。内地游客春节赴香港的机票订单量同比增长超过31倍。

编辑：许雅宁

来源：新华社

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