"Post-Spring Festival" life silhouette: the feast is not over

　　Chinanews.com, Xi'an, February 5th, title: "Post-Spring Festival" Life Silhouette: The feast is not over yet, and the taste of the year is not diminished

　　Chinanews reporter Dang Tianye Zhang Yichen

　　The arrival of the Lantern Festival heralds that the busy and fulfilling Spring Festival is about to come to an end.

On the Xi’an city wall with a history of more than 600 years, tourists seized the “tail” of the holiday to take pictures here; in the small noodle restaurant at the root of the city wall, Sun Yali, a retired worker in Xi’an, was enjoying “a bowl of noodles and a clove of garlic” with his wife The "Lao Shan" package.

　　"This year's Spring Festival, my sons and daughters came back from other places with their children. There are several more people in the house, and the kitchen has become a 'battlefield' for frying and frying." Sun Yali said with a smile. Sweet burden", she and her husband decided to reward themselves, drinking tea, listening to operas, and "going to restaurants" every day, living a leisurely life.

　　The Spring Festival has always been an important time node for Chinese people to visit relatives and friends and travel.

Now, after enjoying the "New Year's Feast" with "Reunion" as the main course and "Travel" as the dessert, many people began to return to their own rhythm of life.

During the Spring Festival, lanterns in the Tang Paradise in Xi'an.

Photo by Zhang Yichen

　　"I usually like to try different styles of Hanfu. In order to look good in photos, I can't have too much fat on my body, so losing weight is one of my next goals." An An, a young Brazilian, told reporters that this year is his first China in Xi'an. During the New Year, in addition to receiving red envelopes, watching lanterns, and Chinese specialties such as dumplings with thin skin and big fillings, he also "gained three catties every festive season".

At present, he has put fitness and weight loss on the agenda, and his diet has changed from big fish and big meat to healthy light food.

　　Unlike An An, "New Xi'an native" Cao Jia's next plan is somewhat "indulgent".

"I have lived in Xi'an for less than half a year. Although I brought relatives and friends to 'check in' the Terracotta Warriors, Yongxing Square, Bell and Drum Tower and other scenic spots during the Spring Festival this year, I always felt a bit 'flying around'." Cao Jia said that now the excitement is about to dissipate. He was finally able to calm down and walk through the streets and alleys of the old city of Xi'an, savoring the cultural charm of this ancient city.

　　When the "Spring Festival" meets the "Millennium Ancient Capital", what kind of sparks will be created?

According to Xi'an's tourism department, during the Spring Festival holiday, 15 key tourist attractions monitored by the city received a total of 2.27 million people, a year-on-year increase of 160%.

　　As one of the "hot spots" for people to travel, the block of Xi'an Datang Everbright City has also repeatedly "swiped" on social platforms because of its "popularity".

Recently, tourists from all over the world have returned one after another, but the catering industry personnel in this block are still busy.

After avoiding the peak passenger flow in other provinces during the Spring Festival, local gourmets began to exert their strength.

　　The reporter visited time-honored restaurants such as Xi'an Restaurant, Chunfa, Tongshengxiang, Defachang, etc. Although there was no scene of "a hard to find" during the Spring Festival, there were still a lot of people.

According to Le Yuquan, Operation Director of Xi'an Qujiang Xinfu Catering Management Co., Ltd., from New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the number of guests dining at the above-mentioned time-honored restaurants exceeds 2,000 per day.

　　Su Ruiying, a white-collar worker in Xi'an, has been queuing in front of the booth for more than half an hour in order to buy handmade Lantern Festival.

"For our family, eating Lantern Festival is quite a 'ritual' thing, because it symbolizes family reunion and a complete life." Su Ruiying said, "It's a year within fifteen years." At this moment, she just Want to feel festive and happy.

　　"The centenary year is the first, and the four seasons of spring begin." From old people who are over sixty years old to young people who are in their prime, from foreign students to urban office workers, they may taste the "New Year" in different ways, but for the future Good expectations have been slowly flowing in everyone's heart.

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