China News Service, Hohhot, January 10th, title: 2021 Chinese New Year is coming: in the face of the epidemic and going home for the New Year, how should I choose?
Author Olan Uyana
"Hey, I have been worried for the past few days, but today I finally came to the conclusion: Don't let me back. We were going to drive home by ourselves before, and they were not at ease." Yan Cai, who lives in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, picked up early on the 10th. I arrived at the phone call from my dad far away in Shandong.
The picture shows Bao Sharina who "fighted" on the front line during the epidemic.
Photo courtesy of Bao Sharina
"If you can't go back for the New Year, you will have to meet your parents during the May 1st holiday at the earliest." Yan Cai is a native of Shandong and has always attached great importance to ceremonies such as New Year greetings and ancestor worship.
2021 is the 3rd anniversary of grandma's death. The family originally planned to reunite for worship, but now it seems that it is not enough.
"It's so cold in Inner Mongolia this year. I have to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner by myself. Hey! This may be the coldest Spring Festival for me these years."
The Spring Festival of 2021 is just over a month away.
Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the pace of returning home for many Chinese people has been chaotic.
Some people have changed their plans, and some are still waiting and watching.
"Anyway, the Spring Festival is always something we Chinese are looking forward to. Because of the epidemic this year, I may not be able to go home again. My family is very considerate of me." As the New Year approaches, Lin Yujie, a Taiwan compatriot who lives and works in Inner Mongolia, thinks thousands of kilometers away. The family members are a little bit emotional.
"I miss the fireworks in my hometown when I was a child. Now I hope my life can return to normal soon."
A few days ago, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council of China held a press conference.
Zhu Wenzhong, deputy director of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Group, said that the railway transportation period of the Spring Festival Transport in 2021 will be from January 28 to March 8, which is 40 days.
It is estimated that the national railways will send 407 million passengers, an average of 10.18 million passengers per day, an increase of 93.4% year-on-year, and the same as the Spring Festival Transport in 2019.
"Although the Spring Festival is only celebrated in February, my daughter and son-in-law are afraid of nights and dreams, and the epidemic prevention and control policies have changed. Therefore, we plan to use all the annual leave in 2020 so that we can return by the end of January." Yin Baihua, who is nearly 60 years old, is in his hometown. In Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, he missed his daughter and son-in-law who worked in Beijing, and he missed his 5-year-old granddaughter and his wife who took care of his granddaughter.
His wife Yu Fengju is following her daughter to purchase Chinese New Year goods online these days.
"I'm afraid the express will stop early this year, so I have to hurry up. If I can't go back, at least I can get home."
In the past few days, Henan, Anhui, Guizhou and other places have issued notices actively advocating "local Chinese New Year", and Guangdong, a major industrial province, has also issued a "non-essential non-return home" initiative.
Coupled with the approach of the Spring Festival, this will undoubtedly put pressure on epidemic prevention and control everywhere.
However, the Spring Festival is the most anticipated time for every Chinese after a year of hard work. Even if the epidemic will hinder them from returning home, it will not stop them from missing home and family.
"Last year because of the epidemic, we could not go home, but stayed in Shanghai for the Spring Festival. This year we plan to take a step by step." Yang Jing has been away from home for many years.
Fearing that she would not be able to go home during the Spring Festival, she and her lover returned to their hometown in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, for a few more days.
"Eating and drinking every day, chatting and chasing drama with my mother, it's similar to the New Year."
At the end of 2020, the Ministry of Education of China issued the "Notice on Seriously Doing a Good Job in the Prevention and Control of Epidemics in Colleges and Universities Before and After Winter Holidays", stating that the winter vacation time should be scientifically arranged and students should leave school in batches in an orderly manner.
In addition, the start of the spring semester should be staggered to return to school, and the start time should be avoided during the peak of the Spring Festival travel season, and students should be arranged to return to school in batches in an orderly manner.
"School is closed, and I arrived home early, waiting to spend the New Year with my mother." Wang Miao, a freshman in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, returned home early and returned to his parents. clothes.
"Actually, for me, as long as I have the opportunity to be with my parents, it is New Year." Bao Sharina is a nurse at the Inner Mongolia International Mongolian Medical Hospital and one of the previous members of the Inner Mongolia Medical Aid to Hubei.
In the past 10 years, she has few chances of returning to her hometown of Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia, to celebrate the Spring Festival.
"Although I very much hope to be able to go home with my parents, watching the Spring Festival Gala as I did when I was a child, looking forward to eating the coins wrapped in dumplings. But if the epidemic situation is severe, I will still choose to stick to my post."
"I have not been home for many years since I worked for the New Year. This year, if necessary, I should still spend my Spring Festival in Hainan." Cui Chuandong, who was born in Inner Mongolia, now works in Hainan, and it is no longer his Spring Festival coming home. The only option.
"Especially at this time, staying in the local area and not running around is convenient for others and yourself."
Disease control experts in many places believe that "local Chinese New Year" has more advantages than disadvantages, which is conducive to reducing gatherings, reducing the risk of infection, and reducing the pressure of prevention and control; some experts say that people should be staggered to return home and should not stop the Spring Festival. However, people with chronic diseases, pregnant women and other people Try to "stand still".
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