The Spring Festival travel is a happy journey to realize the reunion of thousands of families, and it is also a window to observe the Chinese economy.

The first Spring Festival travel after the epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage has attracted special attention.

　　On January 25 alone, 35.301 million passengers were sent by railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation across the country, a month-on-month increase of 21.6%.

Behind the sharp rebound in passenger flow is greater development potential, stronger consumption motivation, and greater economic vitality.

　　During the Spring Festival holiday, reporters from this newspaper went to various places and went deep into the grassroots. Through the bits and pieces of this year's Spring Festival travel, they saw a fluid China, a vibrant and confident China.

Open new lines to stimulate more potential

　　"Just one word: fast!" On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Li, who lives in Wukang Street, Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, came to Hangzhou East Railway Station and got on the G446 train. Within a phone call, the train had stopped at Deqing Station.

　　The Huhang high-speed railway will be officially put into operation in September 2022. The newly built line is 137.8 kilometers long, with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour and 6 stations on the whole line.

"It only takes more than 10 minutes from Deqing to Hangzhou and Huzhou, and it only takes more than an hour to get to Shanghai." Mr. Li said, "It will be more convenient to travel in the future!"

　　"Let's go, let's go to Xichang to bask in the sun!" Ms. Cui's family from Chengdu, Sichuan Province went on a trip during the Spring Festival holiday.

With the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway, Panzhihua and Xichang in Sichuan have become popular areas for railway travel.

"There are a lot of tourists in Xichang, and I have already booked the hotel a week ago." Ms. Cui said.

According to statistics, from the first day to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Xichang City received a total of 861,100 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 91.55%, and achieved tourism revenue of 802.606 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 164.02%.

　　"This year's Spring Festival travel season, the passenger flow of the railway has increased sharply. Chengdu South Railway Station has dispatched more than 90 EMUs every day, sending 26,100 passengers, an increase of 110.9% over the same period last year." said Wang Yuyu, deputy station chief of Chengdu South Railway Station. The average daily passenger flow of Kunming Railway exceeds 40,000 passengers.

　　In Paifang Village, Sunjiaba Town, Sinan County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, Li Zhi, who returned home from a migrant worker, was pleasantly surprised by the changes in his hometown: "The original roads are bumpy and inconvenient, and the good mountains in the village cannot be transported. Last November New roads have been built, the goods in the mountains are easy to sell, and the villagers are more confident in getting rich!"

　　Jiang Wenbing, a member of the party group of the Sinan County Transportation Bureau, introduced that in 2022, the county will create a total of 958 kilometers of "four good rural roads".

By the end of 2022, the total mileage of highways in Guizhou will reach 209,000 kilometers.

In 2023, Guizhou plans to build 200 kilometers of expressways, 100 kilometers of ordinary national roads, and 500 kilometers of third-class and above roads in towns, which will stimulate more development potential and effectively promote rural revitalization.

　　On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, at Ping'an Ferry in Wushan County, Chongqing City, tourists boarded the boat in an orderly manner and went to the scenic spot of Zhuzhi Village in the Three Gorges on the other side of the Yangtze River.

"In the past, it took more than 20 minutes to drive from the county seat, but now it takes only 5 minutes to get there by ferry. Not only is it free, but you can also enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river." Mr. Zhu, a tourist, said.

Recently, the Zhuzhi Village Scenic Spot in Three Gorges opened to welcome visitors. For the convenience of tourists, Jiangnan Culture Company opened a ferry route.

At present, the passenger capacity of the ferry in the Three Gorges Zhuzhi Village Scenic Area can reach more than 1,000 passengers per day.

More tourists come to the scenic spot, driving consumption of local catering, accommodation and so on.

Holiday travel, release consumption power

　　In the waiting hall of Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Hainan Province, Ye Deshan, a staff member, ran quickly to the green passage of the airport.

The 74-year-old Mr. Xu needed to return to Beijing urgently due to a fracture. Ye Deshan and his colleagues sent the old man to the plane together.

During the Spring Festival this year, Sanya Phoenix International Airport is expected to transport 2.738 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%.

"Special passengers such as the elderly, the young, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant can make reservations online or apply on-site, and pass through special passages. We will do our best to ensure service guarantees so that everyone can travel happily and spend comfortably," said Han Luhai, Party Secretary of Sanya Airport.

　　The increase in the number of tourists drives the duty-free market in Sanya's outlying islands to continue to heat up.

According to statistics, from New Year's Eve to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the total sales of the four outlying island duty-free shops in Sanya reached 1.158 billion yuan, an increase of 253% over the same period in 2019.

　　On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the toll station of Taizi City, Yanchong Expressway, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province was decorated with lights and festoons. From time to time, passing tourists stopped in the parking area beside the toll station square to take photos with the Winter Olympic Fifth Ring Bridge.

Chai Yunfei, the supervisor on duty at the toll station, and his colleagues held gift packages and distributed them to tourists.

"It's so sweet." Ms. Xue from Beijing said.

　　During the Spring Festival holiday, Chongli District of Zhangjiakou City ushered in the first ski season after the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the number of tourists driving from Beijing to Chongli continued to rise.

From New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the six ski resorts in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou received a total of 114,700 tourists.

"I am full of confidence in the turnover of this ski season." said the person in charge of Taiwu Ski Town in Chongli District.

　　During the Spring Festival holiday, the traffic volume of expressways in Hebei Province increased significantly year-on-year, and the public's willingness to travel increased significantly.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year alone, the traffic volume of highways in Hebei Province reached 2.2522 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 94.5%.

　　On the G1728 train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Hubei Daye North Station, the train conductor Wang Cheng kept busy: reminding passengers to wear masks and pay attention to safety, and commanding the crew to deal with emergencies through the walkie-talkie... "During the Spring Festival travel season, we It is necessary to do a good job in service guarantee to ensure that passengers travel safely." Zhao Liang, the station manager of Daye North Station, said that before the start of the Spring Festival travel, the lighting, heating, seats and other customer service equipment in the station have been overhauled and updated. "We will work hard to ensure that Passengers travel warmly and return home safely.”

Spring Festival transportation logistics reflects economic vitality

　　On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, at the port terminal of the railway-road-water multimodal transport center in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, freighters frequently come in and out, containers are constantly being lifted and loaded, and ships come and go, bustling and orderly.

Early in the morning, Li Yan, Director of the Planning and Logistics Department of Hisense (Zhejiang) Air Conditioning Co., Ltd., completed the relevant procedures and watched as more than 6,000 air conditioners were installed on the ship and set off for Shanghai Port.

Li Yan said: "Water transport can directly reach Shanghai Port, which can save a lot of cost compared with road transport." According to statistics, from New Year's Eve to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the container throughput of Changxing County Central Port Terminal was 519 TEUs, a year-on-year increase. About 50%.

　　"73151 18-lane departure open signal" "73206 East 6th lane parking agreed"...In the centralized control building of Hudong Station, Datong Railway Section, Datong Line, Datong City, Shanxi Province, the on-duty officer Huang Wenjie clicked on the computer while answering the phone , From time to time, use the red and blue pens in your hands to make records on the homework chart.

Hudong Station is the starting marshalling station for the Daqin Line of the West-East Coal Transport Channel, where coal trains from Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi form 10,000-ton heavy-duty trains, and transport coal to 26 provinces via the Daqin Line.

　　During the Spring Festival travel season, the railway department gave full play to the advantages of "high-speed rail + fresh food", and China Railway Express, stations, trains and other links worked together to ensure smooth logistics and transportation.

Early in the morning, at Taihu South Station in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, boxes of packed China Railway Express packages will be sent to Shanghai by high-speed rail after security checks, and will be delivered to supermarkets or consumers’ homes at noon.

"Taihu South Station runs 38 trains a day, and the goods are mainly special agricultural products, mainly sent to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other places." Ma Zhengquan, deputy station chief of Taihu South Station, said.

　　In the early morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, the sky was slightly bright, and the Zhuyuan Investment Department of the Delivery Division of Hanbin District, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, China Post Group Corporation was already busy.

After loading and unloading, receiving, sorting, sorting, and packaging, each package is waiting to be delivered to the customer.

After 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the couriers returned to the branch one after another, took a short rest and loaded the goods again, and started the second delivery.

"During the Spring Festival this year, we received a large volume of votes. All couriers gave up their vacations and delivered party newspapers, periodicals, and parcels to units and users as soon as possible." Wang Lu, manager of the delivery business department of Hanbin District, introduced.

At 10 p.m., festive lights illuminated the mountain city, and couriers rode delivery vehicles through the streets.

Under the light, the touch of "postal green" is particularly dazzling.

　　In order to optimize delivery services during the Spring Festival holiday, the State Post Bureau has specially formulated a guarantee work plan, urges China Post Group Co., Ltd. to continue to provide universal postal services, guides major express delivery companies to do a good job in guaranteeing services during the Spring Festival holiday, and reasonably arranges production and operation during the festival.

On January 25, the postal express delivery volume was about 61 million pieces, a month-on-month increase of 22.0%; the delivery volume was about 48 million pieces, a month-on-month increase of 33.3%.

　　(Reporters Dou Hao, Song Haoxin, Su Bin, Liu Xinwu, Cao Wenxuan, Shao Yuzi, Fan Haotian, Jiangnan, Qiao Dong, Xu Jing, Gong Shijian, Liu Zhiqiang, Li Xinping)