All the prisons in Henan put on a festive atmosphere as the .Spring Festival approached.The red lanterns, colorful ＂door couplets, beautiful China knots, New Year＇s paintings and the big red giant character ＂福＂, ...All the prisons in Henan put on a festive atmosphere as the .Spring Festival approached.The red lanterns, colorful ＂door couplets, beautiful China knots, New Year＇s paintings and the big red giant character ＂福＂, meaning happiness were seen everywhere.展开更多
The solvent extractable organic compounds （SEOC）, including n-alkanes, polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons, fatty acids, and dicarboxylic acids in PM2.5 during the 2007 Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing, were measured ...The solvent extractable organic compounds （SEOC）, including n-alkanes, polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons, fatty acids, and dicarboxylic acids in PM2.5 during the 2007 Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing, were measured via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for determining the characteristics and sources of these organic pollutants. The concentrations of total n-alkanes, PAHs, and organic acids before Chinese Spring Festival Eve （1025.5, 95.9, and 543.3 ng/m3, respectively） were higher than those after （536.6, 58.9, and 331.8 ng/m3, respectively）, n-Aalkanes and PAHs had much higher concentration in nighttime than those in daytime because of high relative humidity and low wind speed during the night. Combustion of coal and exhaust emission were major sources of n- alkanes. It could be concluded by the characteristic ratios that the primary source of PAHs in fine particles was the combustion of coal, but the combustion of gasoline was in the next place. The ratios of C18：0/C16 indicated the contribution of vehicular emissions to the fatty acids. Dicarboxylic and aromatic acids were abundant in daytime than in nighttime because these acids were secondary organic acid and the photochemical degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons was the main source.展开更多
At 11:00 a.m. of February 10, 2002, the"China National Concert in the Spring Festival ofthe Year of the Horse" was solemnly given in thegolden hall of Vienna. The Hong Kong ChineseFolk Music Orchestra, under...At 11:00 a.m. of February 10, 2002, the"China National Concert in the Spring Festival ofthe Year of the Horse" was solemnly given in thegolden hall of Vienna. The Hong Kong ChineseFolk Music Orchestra, under the direction of thechief inspector and famous conductor展开更多
When Spring Festival approaches,New Year greetings can be heard everywhere in China and beyond.As Chinese youths are celebrating Christmas,Spring Festival is getting more popular in the West–a salient example of cult...When Spring Festival approaches,New Year greetings can be heard everywhere in China and beyond.As Chinese youths are celebrating Christmas,Spring Festival is getting more popular in the West–a salient example of cultural integration worldwide.AGAINST the backdrop of sweeping economic globalization,interactions and exchanges among ethnic groups,races,and nationalities have become increasingly frequent,leading展开更多
Wearing a heavy overcoat, Tang Jincheng, a man always busy as director of a coach station in Hangzhou City, east China, was even busier during the Spring Festival when migrant workers and students left for family reun...Wearing a heavy overcoat, Tang Jincheng, a man always busy as director of a coach station in Hangzhou City, east China, was even busier during the Spring Festival when migrant workers and students left for family reunions. For 2009, the annual ＂peak of Spring Festival travels＂ began on January 11, two weeks before the Festival that fell on January 26. And Director Tang and his colleagues were to be busy for 40 long days, with work to ensure the waiting lounge would be warm enough, passengers on the square outside would be sheltered in rain or snow, and there would be enough mobile toilets.展开更多
AFTER experiencing life in China for some years, one eventually comes to the conclusion that that Spring Festival （Chinese New Year） is best celebrated outside of the big cities, where less is more. The small villag...AFTER experiencing life in China for some years, one eventually comes to the conclusion that that Spring Festival （Chinese New Year） is best celebrated outside of the big cities, where less is more. The small village of Lufang in Daxing District, south of Beijing is well known as the area that produces Beijing＇s watermelons. The district is made up of over 550 villages and is a fusion of rural ochre brick, dirt roads and three-wheel trucks.展开更多
Tang-suits, traditional Chinese clothing, always inadvertently reveal a sort of classical flavor that let us enjoy tasting the strong oriental charm to our hearts’ content thanks to
Based on the Weather Research and Forecasting model and the Models-3 community multi-scale air quality model(WRF-CMAQ),this study analyzes the impacts of meteorological conditions and changes in air pollutant emission...Based on the Weather Research and Forecasting model and the Models-3 community multi-scale air quality model(WRF-CMAQ),this study analyzes the impacts of meteorological conditions and changes in air pollutant emissions on the heavy air pollution episode occurred over North China around the 2020 Spring Festival(January to Februray 2020).Regional reductions in air pollutant emissions required to eliminate the PM2.5 heavy pollution episode are also quantified.Our results found that meteorological conditions for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding"2+26"cities are the worst during the heavy pollution episode around the 2020 Spring Festival as compared with two other typical heavy pollution episodes that occurred after 2015.However,because of the substantial reductions in air pollutant emissions in the"2+26"cities in recent years,and the32%extra reduction in emissions during January to February 2020 compared with the baseline emission levels of the autumn and winter of 2019 to 2020,the maximum PM2.5 level during this heavy pollution episode around the 2020 Spring Festival was much lower than that in the other two typical episodes.Yet,these emission reductions are still not enough to eliminate regional heavy pollution episodes.Compared with the actual emission levels during January to February 2020,a 20%extra reduction in air pollutant emissions in the"2+26"cities(or a 45%extra reduction compared with baseline emission levels of the autumn and winter of 2019 to 2020)could help to generally eliminate regionwide severe pollution episodes,and avoid heavy pollution episodes that last three or more consecutive days in Beijing;a 40%extra reduction in emissions(or a 60%extra reduction compared with baseline emission levels of the autumn and winter of 2019 to 2020)could help to generally eliminate regionwide and continuous heavy pollution episodes.Our analysis finds that during the clean period after the heavy pollution episode around the 2020 Spring Festival,the regionwide heavy pollution episode would only occur with at least a 10-fold increase in air pollutant emissions.展开更多
As China opens to the world, Chinese people are embracing the Western world's holidays. Christmas, Valentine's Day and Halloween are all growing in popularity, as the commercial aspects of these celebrations f...As China opens to the world, Chinese people are embracing the Western world's holidays. Christmas, Valentine's Day and Halloween are all growing in popularity, as the commercial aspects of these celebrations find an audience. Young people say they feel increasingly detached from traditions associated with age-old Chinese festivals, such as Spring Festival, which starts January 29 this year and marks the lunar New Year. But Spring Festival isn't going anywhere yet, and this week the country heads home en mas...展开更多
Every year during the Spring Festival,a wave of price hikes in various sectors,particularly in service industries like restaurants,hotels,car hailing and car washes,sweeps across China’s big cities and this year was ...Every year during the Spring Festival,a wave of price hikes in various sectors,particularly in service industries like restaurants,hotels,car hailing and car washes,sweeps across China’s big cities and this year was no exception.For example,Didi.展开更多
1. HAVING eaten labazhou, a kind of rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Spring Festival was fast approaching. After I finished my college education and becam...1. HAVING eaten labazhou, a kind of rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Spring Festival was fast approaching. After I finished my college education and became a public servant, it was not easy for me to ask for leave. So, when I walked along the road to my native village, it was already the 24th day of layue(the twelfth lunar month).展开更多
Tasting delicious local food and watching an NBA basketball game live enabled me to gain a deeper insight into Phoenix,an international sister city of Chengdu.On the second day after the Chinese New Year holiday,I lef...Tasting delicious local food and watching an NBA basketball game live enabled me to gain a deeper insight into Phoenix,an international sister city of Chengdu.On the second day after the Chinese New Year holiday,I left Chengdu on an official trip to the United States as a staff member of the Chengdu Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.After a flight of 20 hours,we ar-展开更多
In ancient times,Chnese peoplecustomarily hung peach wood to warnagmnst evil on their gates on lunar NewYear’s Eve—a pair of rectangular peachwood tablets inscribed with statues ofgods,and later on with a poetic cou...In ancient times,Chnese peoplecustomarily hung peach wood to warnagmnst evil on their gates on lunar NewYear’s Eve—a pair of rectangular peachwood tablets inscribed with statues ofgods,and later on with a poetic couplet.and that was the beginning of SpringFestival couplets(also展开更多
The joy of thetemple fair is atraditionalentertainment theChinese won’t miss atSpring Festival.This isthe time for people,after the year’s hardwork,to forget theirworries and have
From Feb 17 to 21,the 8th CrossStraits Spring Festival Temple Fair of Folk Customs—jointly organized by the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development(CFFPD),the Chinese Culture Friendship Association and ...From Feb 17 to 21,the 8th CrossStraits Spring Festival Temple Fair of Folk Customs—jointly organized by the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development(CFFPD),the Chinese Culture Friendship Association and the Sichuan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries—was展开更多
文摘All the prisons in Henan put on a festive atmosphere as the .Spring Festival approached.The red lanterns, colorful ＂door couplets, beautiful China knots, New Year＇s paintings and the big red giant character ＂福＂, meaning happiness were seen everywhere.
基金supported by the National Basic Re-search Program (973) of China (No. 2007CB407303)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40525016)the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863) of China (No. 2006AA06A301).
文摘The solvent extractable organic compounds （SEOC）, including n-alkanes, polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons, fatty acids, and dicarboxylic acids in PM2.5 during the 2007 Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing, were measured via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for determining the characteristics and sources of these organic pollutants. The concentrations of total n-alkanes, PAHs, and organic acids before Chinese Spring Festival Eve （1025.5, 95.9, and 543.3 ng/m3, respectively） were higher than those after （536.6, 58.9, and 331.8 ng/m3, respectively）, n-Aalkanes and PAHs had much higher concentration in nighttime than those in daytime because of high relative humidity and low wind speed during the night. Combustion of coal and exhaust emission were major sources of n- alkanes. It could be concluded by the characteristic ratios that the primary source of PAHs in fine particles was the combustion of coal, but the combustion of gasoline was in the next place. The ratios of C18：0/C16 indicated the contribution of vehicular emissions to the fatty acids. Dicarboxylic and aromatic acids were abundant in daytime than in nighttime because these acids were secondary organic acid and the photochemical degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons was the main source.
文摘At 11:00 a.m. of February 10, 2002, the"China National Concert in the Spring Festival ofthe Year of the Horse" was solemnly given in thegolden hall of Vienna. The Hong Kong ChineseFolk Music Orchestra, under the direction of thechief inspector and famous conductor
文摘When Spring Festival approaches,New Year greetings can be heard everywhere in China and beyond.As Chinese youths are celebrating Christmas,Spring Festival is getting more popular in the West–a salient example of cultural integration worldwide.AGAINST the backdrop of sweeping economic globalization,interactions and exchanges among ethnic groups,races,and nationalities have become increasingly frequent,leading
文摘Wearing a heavy overcoat, Tang Jincheng, a man always busy as director of a coach station in Hangzhou City, east China, was even busier during the Spring Festival when migrant workers and students left for family reunions. For 2009, the annual ＂peak of Spring Festival travels＂ began on January 11, two weeks before the Festival that fell on January 26. And Director Tang and his colleagues were to be busy for 40 long days, with work to ensure the waiting lounge would be warm enough, passengers on the square outside would be sheltered in rain or snow, and there would be enough mobile toilets.
文摘AFTER experiencing life in China for some years, one eventually comes to the conclusion that that Spring Festival （Chinese New Year） is best celebrated outside of the big cities, where less is more. The small village of Lufang in Daxing District, south of Beijing is well known as the area that produces Beijing＇s watermelons. The district is made up of over 550 villages and is a fusion of rural ochre brick, dirt roads and three-wheel trucks.
文摘Tang-suits, traditional Chinese clothing, always inadvertently reveal a sort of classical flavor that let us enjoy tasting the strong oriental charm to our hearts’ content thanks to
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(Grant Nos.2016YFC0207502,2016YFC0208805)the National Research Program for Key Issues in Air Pollution Control(Grant No.DQGG0302)。
文摘Based on the Weather Research and Forecasting model and the Models-3 community multi-scale air quality model(WRF-CMAQ),this study analyzes the impacts of meteorological conditions and changes in air pollutant emissions on the heavy air pollution episode occurred over North China around the 2020 Spring Festival(January to Februray 2020).Regional reductions in air pollutant emissions required to eliminate the PM2.5 heavy pollution episode are also quantified.Our results found that meteorological conditions for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding"2+26"cities are the worst during the heavy pollution episode around the 2020 Spring Festival as compared with two other typical heavy pollution episodes that occurred after 2015.However,because of the substantial reductions in air pollutant emissions in the"2+26"cities in recent years,and the32%extra reduction in emissions during January to February 2020 compared with the baseline emission levels of the autumn and winter of 2019 to 2020,the maximum PM2.5 level during this heavy pollution episode around the 2020 Spring Festival was much lower than that in the other two typical episodes.Yet,these emission reductions are still not enough to eliminate regional heavy pollution episodes.Compared with the actual emission levels during January to February 2020,a 20%extra reduction in air pollutant emissions in the"2+26"cities(or a 45%extra reduction compared with baseline emission levels of the autumn and winter of 2019 to 2020)could help to generally eliminate regionwide severe pollution episodes,and avoid heavy pollution episodes that last three or more consecutive days in Beijing;a 40%extra reduction in emissions(or a 60%extra reduction compared with baseline emission levels of the autumn and winter of 2019 to 2020)could help to generally eliminate regionwide and continuous heavy pollution episodes.Our analysis finds that during the clean period after the heavy pollution episode around the 2020 Spring Festival,the regionwide heavy pollution episode would only occur with at least a 10-fold increase in air pollutant emissions.
文摘As China opens to the world, Chinese people are embracing the Western world's holidays. Christmas, Valentine's Day and Halloween are all growing in popularity, as the commercial aspects of these celebrations find an audience. Young people say they feel increasingly detached from traditions associated with age-old Chinese festivals, such as Spring Festival, which starts January 29 this year and marks the lunar New Year. But Spring Festival isn't going anywhere yet, and this week the country heads home en mas...
文摘Every year during the Spring Festival,a wave of price hikes in various sectors,particularly in service industries like restaurants,hotels,car hailing and car washes,sweeps across China’s big cities and this year was no exception.For example,Didi.
文摘1. HAVING eaten labazhou, a kind of rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Spring Festival was fast approaching. After I finished my college education and became a public servant, it was not easy for me to ask for leave. So, when I walked along the road to my native village, it was already the 24th day of layue(the twelfth lunar month).
文摘Tasting delicious local food and watching an NBA basketball game live enabled me to gain a deeper insight into Phoenix,an international sister city of Chengdu.On the second day after the Chinese New Year holiday,I left Chengdu on an official trip to the United States as a staff member of the Chengdu Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.After a flight of 20 hours,we ar-
文摘In ancient times,Chnese peoplecustomarily hung peach wood to warnagmnst evil on their gates on lunar NewYear’s Eve—a pair of rectangular peachwood tablets inscribed with statues ofgods,and later on with a poetic couplet.and that was the beginning of SpringFestival couplets(also
文摘The joy of thetemple fair is atraditionalentertainment theChinese won’t miss atSpring Festival.This isthe time for people,after the year’s hardwork,to forget theirworries and have
文摘From Feb 17 to 21,the 8th CrossStraits Spring Festival Temple Fair of Folk Customs—jointly organized by the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development(CFFPD),the Chinese Culture Friendship Association and the Sichuan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries—was
