Summary: In an article to be published in *Qiushi*, Xi Jinping outlines key economic tasks for 2026, emphasizing domestic demand, innovation, reform, and opening up. He calls for boosting consumption and investment, fostering new growth drivers through technological innovation, and deepening reforms to create a unified national market. Xi also stresses the importance of high-quality Belt and Road development, coordinated urban-rural development, green transformation, and improving people's livelihoods. Finally, he notes the need to defuse risks in key areas like the real estate market and local government debt.
Summary: During the Spring Festival gathering on February 14, 2026, Xi Jinping delivered a speech calling on the nation to unite and strive for progress on the path of Chinese-style modernization. His speech highlighted the achievements of the past year and encouraged continued efforts in economic development, technological innovation, and cultural preservation. Various individuals, from aerospace industry leaders to rural villagers, expressed their inspiration and commitment to contributing to the country's development goals. The speech also emphasized the importance of serving the people and addressing their needs, as well as promoting cooperation with Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During the start of the Spring Festival holiday on February 15th, Beijing's Longfusi Street area hosted traditional food vendors, intangible cultural heritage displays, and creative markets. These attractions drew large crowds of locals and tourists, creating a festive atmosphere. The article suggests the events were aimed at boosting local tourism and celebrating the holiday. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations. A photo by Zhang Wujun captured visitors taking photos at a New Year market.
Summary: The article highlights the Chinese government's continued support for the private sector, referencing Xi Jinping's 2025 remarks emphasizing the importance and unchanging nature of policies towards private enterprise. The piece details measures taken to improve market access for private companies, citing examples in energy and infrastructure projects, and the reduction of items on the market access negative list. Efforts to improve the business environment, including financial support, legal protections through the *Private Economy Promotion Law*, and streamlined regulatory processes, are also discussed. Furthermore, the article notes the increasing role of private enterprises in technological innovation and foreign trade, with private companies accounting for a growing share of exports. The U.S. is not mentioned.
Summary: The article emphasizes the inherent connection between national prosperity and the well-being of the people, quoting Xi Jinping's assertion that "national security and stability can only be achieved when the people are safe and secure." It highlights disaster relief efforts and improvements to people's livelihood as examples of prioritizing the people. The article claims that foreigners visiting China have noted stability and security in Chinese society, linking this to national prosperity. It concludes by emphasizing that the people are the starting point and ultimate goal of development, fostering confidence and strength for China's progress. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article reports on the positive changes in Yuying Village, Hebei Province, following Xi Jinping's 2019 video call emphasizing the need to address the villagers' practical concerns. The report highlights improvements in infrastructure such as roads, and the increase in villagers' incomes through initiatives like family farms and local product sales in town. Villagers express gratitude to the Party for the improvements to their lives. Social welfare programs, like childcare subsidies and free meals for the elderly, are also mentioned as contributing to the villagers' happiness. The village plans to further improve elderly care through a new mutual-aid facility.
Summary: A reporter revisited Lixiaorong's hometown of Shihai Village in Xingwen County, Sichuan Province, after 12 years and found significant improvements in infrastructure and living conditions, including new roads, renovated tunnels, and improved sanitation. Shihai Village is learning from the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project to improve the living environment. Local officials, including Shihai Town Party Secretary Yang Chao, are encouraging villagers to develop tourism-related businesses like guesthouses and providing employment opportunities in newly established industrial parks. Lixiaorong is considering returning to work near her hometown due to these developments. The local government organized meetings to collect ideas and efforts to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Summary: During the 2026 Spring Festival gathering, Xi Jinping delivered a speech reflecting on China's achievements and outlining goals for the "15th Five-Year Plan." Chinese personnel stationed abroad, including peacekeeping forces and students, expressed enthusiastic support for Xi's address and pledged to contribute to China's modernization and a shared future for humanity. Officials such as Zhang Zhiping in Kenya emphasized promoting mutual development and cooperation with their host countries under Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy. Multiple respondents mentioned their intention to promote Sino-Foreign cooperation on the basis of Xi's speech. The article does not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, in an interview with Chinese media, emphasized the historically strong and stable "ironclad" relationship between Pakistan and China, calling it a "stable anchor" amid global turbulence. He lauded China's economic achievements, including poverty alleviation, and expressed support for Xi Jinping's global initiatives. Zardari highlighted the importance of upgrading the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to focus on growth, livelihood, innovation, green development, and openness, aligning it with China's 15th Five-Year Plan. He also noted his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's engagement with Chinese students and emphasized the importance of youth exchanges for fostering future ties. The interview did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka reports on the growing popularity of Chinese New Year celebrations in Sri Lanka, highlighting cultural exchanges and performances such as the "Happy Chinese New Year" series and a Lantern Festival parade. The ambassador emphasizes the deepening ties between China and Sri Lanka, referencing past meetings between Xi Jinping and Sri Lankan leaders, including President Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Gunawardena. The article underscores the role of cultural exchange in strengthening bilateral relations within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka hosted a Spring Festival reception, distributing care packages and celebrating with compatriots in Sri Lanka. The ambassador expresses China's commitment to building a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future, benefiting both nations.
Summary: During the Spring Festival gathering on February 14, 2026, Xi Jinping delivered a speech emphasizing national unity and confidence in achieving modernization. He reviewed the accomplishments of the past year and encouraged continued efforts in areas ranging from aerospace to rural development. Xi Jinping stressed the importance of serving the people and promoting traditional culture and made a point of acknowledging people from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Xi's speech aimed to inspire cadres and the masses to contribute to national construction. The article did not mention U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China will implement a visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from Canada and the UK, beginning February 17, 2026 and lasting until December 31, 2026. This policy allows stays of up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits, exchanges, or transit. The announcement follows earlier indications made during visits by Canadian and British leaders. The policy aims to further facilitate people-to-people exchanges.
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Summary: Ahead of the Spring Festival, the *People's Daily* highlighted improvements in China's transportation infrastructure and their impact on people returning home for the holidays. The report focused on a new expressway in Guangxi, facilitating faster travel for workers in Guangdong; a new airport in Lishui, Zhejiang, streamlining travel for overseas Chinese; and a new high-speed rail line connecting Beijing and Yinchuan, Ningxia, easing travel for migrant workers. These infrastructure projects are presented as reducing travel times and costs, promoting regional economic development, and facilitating the flow of goods and people. No U.S. relations or the United States were mentioned in the article.
Summary: The article describes the vibrant atmosphere of the Xiongan New Area during the Chinese New Year, highlighting the color red as symbolic of progress, warmth, and happiness. It notes the ongoing construction of projects like the Beijing University of Science and Technology's Xiongan campus, part of the effort to relocate non-capital functions from Beijing. The article also emphasizes the services and housing provided to those relocating to Xiongan, as well as the improved living conditions and employment opportunities for resettled residents in new communities. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The "Haizailai"民宿 in Laoniuwan Village, Pianguan County, Shanxi Province, has thrived due to increased tourism driven by ecological improvements and infrastructure development, including the Huanghe No. 1 tourism highway. Brothers Guo Wensheng and Guo Shuaishneg have expanded their business to 40 rooms, earning over 200,000 yuan each, and plan to further enhance the experience with amenities like charging stations. Despite initial frustrations, Guo Shuaishneg addresses negative feedback to improve services. The village has seen an increase in average income for villagers. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the economic revitalization of Dong Ala Village in Jilin Province, focusing on its transformation from a poor village to a prosperous one. A booming New Year market attracts vendors and shoppers from the city, indicative of increased local purchasing power. The village's collective income reached 760,000 yuan in 2025, with an average per capita income of 34,000 yuan, and a net population inflow of 90 people. The village Party Secretary promotes agricultural products through livestreaming, with daily online and offline sales reaching 15,000 yuan during the New Year.
Summary: The article reports on the success of winter crayfish farming in Qianjiang, Hubei province, a major crayfish production area. Through techniques like creating special environments for winter spawning, farmers are now able to harvest fresh crayfish even in winter, significantly increasing their income. Li Mingbo, deputy director of the Hubei Crayfish Industry Technology Research Institute, praised farmer Luo Chuandai's winter farming techniques. Qianjiang has established 120 demonstration sites for rice paddy winter shrimp farming, covering an area of 5,000 mu, and expects sales to increase by 10% compared to last year's Spring Festival. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese athletes Gu Ailing and Liu Mengting qualified for the finals in the women's freestyle skiing big air event at the Milan Winter Olympics, placing second and ninth respectively. Su Yiming also advanced to the finals in the men's snowboard slopestyle event, finishing eighth in the qualifying round. Other Chinese athletes, Yang Ruyi, Yang Wenlong and Ge Chunyu did not qualify for the finals in their respective events. There is no indication in this article on the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the Chinese government's efforts to support the development of private enterprises, which are seen as crucial for China's modernization and high-quality development. It highlights measures taken to improve market access for private capital in sectors like nuclear power and renewable energy, as well as efforts to create a better business environment by reducing regulatory burdens and easing financing constraints. The piece also emphasizes the increasing innovation and global expansion of private firms, noting their growing role in technology and foreign trade; in 2025, private enterprises saw a 7.1% growth in import and export, accounting for 57.3% of the total. The article mentions the implementation of the "Private Economy Promotion Law" on May 20, 2025 as a foundational law to guarantee the development of the private economy. Finally, it acknowledges the challenges faced by private enterprises but expresses optimism about their future prospects.
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Summary: Ahead of the Chinese New Year in 2026, central government directives and Ministry of Commerce initiatives emphasize ensuring ample supply and stable prices for essential goods like grains, oils, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, and vegetables. These efforts include boosting production, streamlining transportation, and diversifying market allocation to guarantee well-stocked markets. The article highlights the evolution of holiday goods, reflecting upgraded consumption patterns with increased demand for organic, healthy, and innovative products, as well as efficient online shopping and delivery methods. The ample supply and variety of goods contribute to a prosperous and confident atmosphere for the new year. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: China's national flower market is experiencing a consumption boom during the Spring Festival, with vibrant flower markets now common in both southern and northern cities due to a transformation and upgrade of the entire flower industry chain. Improved cultivation technology, diverse transportation methods and innovative sales channels are contributing to the flower market’s growth. The China Flower Association attributes this trend to both the holiday effect and the overall transformation of China's flower industry chain. An increasing number of Chinese consumers are purchasing flowers for daily household use and to improve their quality of life. A scholar from Nanjing Forestry University suggested that this reflects the successful construction of a unified national market.
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Summary: These articles primarily discuss the Chinese Spring Festival (春节) and the deep cultural significance of returning home for the holiday. Several pieces highlight regional customs, such as the "Gan Nian" (赶年) tradition in Western Hunan, where the new year is celebrated early to commemorate soldiers who fought against Japanese pirates during the Ming Dynasty. Another article describes the Yunnan tradition of spreading pine needles in the home for the New Year. The unifying theme across the articles is the importance of family reunion and the emotional connection to home that the Spring Festival represents. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 15th. The 4th issue of the "Qiushi" magazine, to be published on February 16th, will carry an important article by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, titled "Key Tasks of Current Economic Work." This is part of General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the Central Economic Work Conference on December 10, 2025.
The article emphasizes that there are many threads to the economic work in 2026, and it is necessary to grasp the key points and **纲举目张** (gāng jǔ mù zhāng - "lift the net by its main rope," to grasp the key link). Adhere to domestic demand as the mainstay and build a strong domestic market. Coordinate the promotion of consumption and the expansion of investment, and make good use of China's super-large market advantages. Implement special actions to boost consumption, formulate and implement plans to increase the income of urban and rural residents, expand the supply of high-quality goods and services, optimize the implementation of "two new" policies, clean up unreasonable restrictions in the field of consumption, and release the potential of service consumption such as culture and tourism. Focusing on benefiting people's livelihoods and increasing momentum, promote investment to stop falling and stabilize, appropriately increase the scale of central budget investment, optimize the implementation of "two major" projects, optimize the management of the use of special bonds of local governments, continue to give play to the role of new types of policy financial instruments, promote urban renewal with high quality, and effectively stimulate the vitality of private investment.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to innovation-driven development and accelerate the cultivation and expansion of new driving forces. Adhere to using scientific and technological innovation to lead industrial upgrading and continuously generate new quality productive forces. Formulate a plan to promote the integrated development of education, science, technology, and talent. Build international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (北京) (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei), Shanghai (上海) (Yangtze River Delta), and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) to create world-class sources of scientific and technological innovation. Strengthen the main position of enterprises in innovation, support the expansion of new technology, new product, and new scenario application demonstrations, improve the intellectual property protection system in emerging fields, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Formulate an action plan to expand and improve the quality of the service industry. Implement a new round of high-quality development actions for key industrial chains. Deepen and expand "Artificial Intelligence +," and improve artificial intelligence governance. Innovate science and technology financial services.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to reform and enhance the driving force and vitality of high-quality development. Formulate regulations for the construction of a unified national market, thoroughly rectify "involution-style" competition, and create a good market ecology. Formulate and implement a plan to further deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, and improve supporting laws and regulations for the Law on Promoting the Private Economy. Accelerate the clearing of overdue payments to enterprises. Promote the win-win development of platform enterprises, platform operators, and laborers. Expand the pilot program for market-oriented reform of factors of production. Optimize the structure of fiscal transfer payments and improve the local tax system. Deeply promote the reduction and quality improvement of small and medium-sized financial institutions, and continuously deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to opening up to the outside world and promote mutually beneficial cooperation in multiple fields. The international economic and trade pattern is being reshaped, and we must use opening up to enhance cooperation and smooth the domestic and international dual circulation. Steadily promote institutional opening up, orderly expand autonomous opening up in the service sector, optimize the layout and scope of free trade pilot zones, and steadily promote the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港). Promote the integrated development of trade and investment, and the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. Encourage and support service exports, and actively develop digital trade and green trade. Deepen the reform of the foreign investment promotion system and mechanism, promote reinvestment of foreign capital in China, and expand localized production. Improve the overseas comprehensive service system. Promote the high-quality development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Promote the negotiation and signing of more regional and bilateral trade and investment agreements.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to coordinated development and promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage. Coordinate the promotion of urbanization construction with county towns as important carriers and the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and promote the high-quality development of the county economy. Strictly adhere to the red line of arable land, grasp grain production without relaxation, promote the prices of grain and other important agricultural products to remain at reasonable levels, and promote the stable increase of farmers' income. Continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, incorporate normalized assistance into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, and firmly guard the bottom line against the occurrence of large-scale return to poverty. All regions must accurately grasp their positioning in the overall national development situation, strengthen their main functions, and give play to their comparative advantages. Support major economic provinces to take the lead, strengthen the coordinated linkage of key urban agglomerations, and deepen cross-administrative regional cooperation. Strengthen the overall planning of major bays and promote the high-quality development of the marine economy.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to the "dual carbon" leadership and promote comprehensive green transformation. Coordinate the promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and enhance the momentum of green development. Deeply promote energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation in key industries. Formulate a planning outline for building a strong energy country, accelerate the construction of a new energy system, and expand the application of green electricity. Strengthen the construction of a national carbon emission trading market. Implement comprehensive solid waste management actions, deeply fight the battles to defend blue skies, clear waters, and pure land, and strengthen the management of new pollutants. Solidly promote the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project (三北防护林工程) battle, and implement the integration and optimization of nature reserves. Strengthen the construction of meteorological monitoring, forecasting, and early warning systems, accelerate the completion of infrastructure shortcomings in flood control, drainage, and disaster resistance in northern regions, and improve the ability to respond to extreme weather.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to putting people's livelihood first and strive to do practical things for the people. Strengthen the guiding role of employment-first policies, implement actions to stabilize jobs, expand capacity, and improve quality, focus on stabilizing the employment of key groups such as college graduates and migrant workers, and encourage and support flexible employment personnel and new employment form personnel to participate in employee insurance. Promote the adjustment of the layout and structure of educational resources, increase the supply of ordinary high school places and high-quality university undergraduate enrollment. Optimize centralized drug procurement and deepen the reform of medical insurance payment methods. Implement a rehabilitation and nursing capacity expansion and improvement project, promote a long-term care insurance system, and strengthen care and assistance for vulnerable groups such as elderly people living alone. Advocate a positive view of marriage and childbearing, and strive to stabilize the scale of new births. Solidly do a good job in safety production, disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, and food and drug safety. Strengthen social psychological counseling.
The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to safeguarding the bottom line and actively and steadily resolve risks in key areas. Strengthen the coordination of risk prevention and development promotion policies to further enhance development resilience. Focus on stabilizing the real estate market, control the increase, destock, and optimize the supply according to the circumstances of each city, and encourage the acquisition of existing commercial housing for key uses such as affordable housing. Deepen the reform of the housing provident fund system, orderly promote the construction of "good houses," and accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development. Actively and orderly resolve the debt risks of local governments and urge local governments to actively resolve debts. Optimize debt restructuring and replacement methods, and take multiple measures to resolve the operational debt risks of local government financing platforms.
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As the old year of the Snake departs, the new journey of the Horse begins.
"In this Year of the Horse, I hope that people of all ethnic groups across the country will unite more closely around the Party Central Committee, strengthen their confidence in victory, maintain their high morale, spur their horses and forge ahead on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, and jointly create a better future."
On the occasion of the upcoming Spring Festival, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council held the 2026 Spring Festival gathering in the Great Hall of the People on February 14. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered a passionate speech, guiding the vast number of cadres and the masses to strive forward with courage and determination, and to bravely strive for the forefront on the magnificent journey of building Chinese-style modernization.
Spring is Harmonious and the Scenery is Bright, Ushering in the New Year
The land of China is filled with a strong festive atmosphere and vibrant spring. From the Great Hall of the People to the grassroots level, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech warms the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.
The main goals and tasks of economic and social development for the whole year have been successfully completed, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" has come to a successful conclusion... "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) comprehensively reviewed the brilliant achievements made in the country's development over the past year in his speech, which is deeply inspiring and makes us feel deeply proud." Liu Jianshe, President of Beijing Galaxy Power Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河动力航天科技股份有限公司), said after listening to General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech on the spot, "Looking forward to the future, we will always maintain our strategic focus, bravely shoulder our mission, bravely climb to new heights, and continue to promote new breakthroughs in China's aerospace industry, and help the Party and the country continuously accumulate small victories into great victories."
"The General Secretary's speech is full of deep affection, which makes us truly realize that the Party and the country always care about grassroots workers and care about new employment groups." Gong Haiji, a ride-hailing driver who participated in the Spring Festival gathering, was very excited, "In the past year, significant results have been achieved in ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, and the results are tangible and accessible, and the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the vast number of ordinary workers has become more substantial."
Thousands of miles away on the banks of Chagan Lake (查干湖) in Jilin (吉林), before dawn, catering operators are busy packing fresh fish and connecting with logistics to send the "flavor of the lake" to all parts of the country; at noon, the lakeside B&Bs are fully booked, and tourists gather around the stove to taste fresh food and celebrate the reunion.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said that 'achievements are encouraging, and struggle adds confidence.' This sentence speaks to the hearts of the villagers, making everyone feel more confident and more motivated to work." Qu Sanmei, who runs a B&B restaurant, is full of anticipation, "In the new year, we will protect the green waters and green mountains of Chagan Lake (查干湖), inherit the fishing and hunting culture, and work with everyone to create a happy picture of ecological beauty, industrial prosperity, and people's wealth."
In Zigong (自贡), Sichuan (四川), tens of thousands of lanterns are lit in the China Lantern World (中华彩灯大世界), and the gilded light and shadow flood the entire park, becoming a dazzling folk custom scene for the New Year.
"The Spring Festival Lantern Festival is a folk custom passed down from our ancestors, and it is also a vivid stage for the living inheritance of excellent Chinese traditional culture." Liu Juncai, a member of the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative group of the Zigong Lantern Festival (自贡灯会), said, "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to inheriting and promoting excellent Chinese traditional culture, guiding us to uphold our original aspirations with craftsmanship and pass on culture with innovation, so that the flowers of intangible cultural heritage can bloom with more brilliant brilliance."
This year, the Lunar New Year and the Tibetan New Year are only one day apart. The home of Zaxi Luobu (扎西罗布), a villager in Sengga Village (森嘎村), Changsuo Township (长所乡), Dingri County (定日县), Xigaze City (日喀则市), Tibet (西藏), is warm and cozy. "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once again emphasized in his speech that 'we must always adhere to the principle of putting the people first,' which touched me deeply. Under the care of the Party Central Committee, we moved into a new house and added new furniture last August, and prepared enough New Year's goods to celebrate the New Year. We sincerely thank the Party and the country for their kindness." said Zaxi Luobu (扎西罗布).
On the border line of the northern foot of the Greater Khingan Mountains (大兴安岭), the immigration management police of the Enhe Hada Border Police Station (恩和哈达边境派出所) of the Hulunbuir Border Management Detachment (呼伦贝尔边境管理支队) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), braved the wind and snow and traveled through the extremely cold forest sea at minus 38 degrees Celsius, guarding the tranquility of the border. Hei Zeming (黑泽明), the director of the police station, was greatly encouraged after studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech: "Guarding the border line of the motherland is our sacred mission. During the Spring Festival, we will stick to our posts and perform our duties to protect the reunion of thousands of families with loyalty."
Working Hard and Striving to Build New Achievements
The simplest truth is the greatest, and hard work makes the country prosper. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment inspires countless strivers to spur their horses with the spirit of the dragon horse, and write a new chapter of high-quality development with practical actions and dedication.
The Shandan Horse Ranch (山丹马场) at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains (祁连山) was founded in the Western Han Dynasty. Its history of raising horses for more than 2,000 years has never been interrupted. It is not only an important breeding base for fine horses in China, but also a vivid carrier of Chinese horse culture.
Looking at the magnificent scene of snow-capped mountains reflecting meadows and horses treading on the spring breeze, Qian Shuhua, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China National Agricultural Development Group Shandan Horse Ranch Co., Ltd. (中农发山丹马场有限责任公司), is full of enthusiasm: "We will follow General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) requirements to 'focus on promoting high-quality development,' adhere to ecological priority and green development, anchor our goals, be good at doing things well, and let the thousand-year-old horse ranch焕发出新生机 (huàn fā chū xīn shēng jī - "radiate new vitality," to regain vitality; to be reborn)."
In the production workshop of the new material sector of Zhejiang Transfar Group (浙江传化集团), the machines are roaring and busy. Products for the production of new energy vehicles are being rolled off the production line one after another, waiting to be packaged for export.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech has greatly boosted the confidence of private enterprises in participating in the construction of a modern industrial system." Xu Guanju, Chairman of the Group, said that he will be based on the advantages of Zhejiang's private economy, focus on technological, talent and management innovation, promote the transformation and upgrading of industries to new quality productive forces, deeply cultivate the real economy, explore the global market, and practice the responsibilities and responsibilities of private entrepreneurs.
As the festival approaches, the multiphase catalysis laboratory of Anhui University of Technology (安徽工业大学) is still brightly lit. Professor Zeng Jie leads his team to stick to the experimental platform and focus on overcoming technical problems.
"As the General Secretary pointed out, the '14th Five-Year Plan' has come to a successful conclusion, and China's scientific and technological strength has reached a new level. We feel honored to be able to contribute to it. 2026 is the opening year of the '15th Five-Year Plan,' and technological innovation is the key to winning the future. We dare not slack off in the slightest." Zeng Jie said that in the future, he will take one step at a time and strive to promote greater breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.
In the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (横琴粤澳深度合作区), the festive atmosphere and development vitality are intertwined. This is the fifth Spring Festival that Lei Zhen, the founder of Najin Technology (纳金科技) and an entrepreneur from Macao (澳门), has spent in the Hengqin-Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Valley (横琴澳门青年创业谷).
"I was deeply moved by General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) New Year greetings to compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The Party Central Committee has always attached great importance to Guangdong-Macao cooperation. We will be based in the hot land of Hengqin, actively connect with the national '15th Five-Year Plan,' work together with compatriots in the mainland, and inject youthful strength into the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区)." said Lei Zhen.
On the coast of the South China Sea, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) after the customs closure is progressing steadily and quickly. Zhang Liying, Investment Director of the Aviation Economy Department of the Haikou Jiangdong New Area Administration (海口江东新区管理局), said: "We must take the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech as a guide, take one step at a time and move forward firmly, promote it solidly stage by stage, focus on promoting the upgrading of the entire aviation industry chain, and serve the high-quality development and high-level opening up of the free trade port."
Drawing a Happy Picture Together
In Jinan New Village (津南新村), Cele Township (策勒镇), Cele County (策勒县), Hotan Prefecture (和田地区), Xinjiang (新疆), every household puts up Spring Festival couplets and hangs Year of the Horse lanterns. The villagers are busy preparing for the New Year's Eve "Village Evening," full of longing for a better life.
"2025 is the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Xinjiang to visit us, which gave great encouragement to people of all ethnic groups." said Ibadaiti Tursun (伊巴代提·图尔荪), Deputy Director of the Village Committee, "In the new year, we will continue to listen to the Party, feel the gratitude of the Party, and follow the Party, so that people of all ethnic groups will embrace each other like pomegranate seeds and work together towards a better life."
Zhang Binghuang, President of the Quanzhou Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Association (泉州市侨商联合会) in Fujian (福建), is busy preparing for the New Year. This entrepreneur, who has been starting businesses in Southeast Asia for many years, returned to his hometown a few years ago to start a cold chain logistics company. "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said that 'Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps,' which makes me feel very excited. The high-quality development of the motherland brings more opportunities to overseas Chinese." He said that in the future, he will deeply cultivate the real economy, act as a bridge for communication between China and foreign countries, and help the development of his hometown.
Walking into Duofu Community (多福社区), Binhe Street (滨河街道), Shenhe District (沈河区), Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁), a large family photo of residents catches the eye. Before the Spring Festival, heartwarming activities such as cooking Laba porridge and making spring pancakes with neighbors were carried out as scheduled, sending the care of the Party and the government to the hearts of the residents.
"Letting the people enjoy a happy life is General Secretary's deep concern." said Fan Yue, Secretary of the Community Party Committee, "In the new year, we will continue to solve the urgent needs and difficulties of the residents, and build Duofu Community (多福社区) into a happy home where 'everyone has a lot of happiness and everything goes smoothly.'"
Across mountains and rivers, a happy picture is slowly unfolding.
On the ridges of Shangfang Village (上坊村), Huitong County (会同县), Huaihua (怀化), Hunan (湖南), Liang Luocheng, a large grain grower, walks briskly and full of joy. "Last year, the government transformed my paddy fields into high-standard farmland and sent agricultural technicians to my door to guide me, which made me truly feel that there is a future and a prospect for growing grain." He said, "General Secretary's speech has given us farmers enough motivation. I will take root in the fields, improve technology, strengthen management, and contribute to rural revitalization."
"Our Party was born for the people and thrives because of the people. All our work is for the happiness of the people." Wu Xiangdong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong First Medical University (山东第一医科大学) and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong Provincial Hospital (山东省立医院), said, "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has pointed out the direction for us medical and health workers to practice our original mission and protect the health of the people. We will keep our entrustment in mind and support the people's vision of health and happiness with high-level diagnosis and treatment services."
In Baolong Town (抱龙镇), Wushan County (巫山县), Chongqing (重庆), the spring is beginning to show, and the newly built parking lot is full of vehicles returning home for the Spring Festival. Recently, the town Party committee has focused on solving people's livelihood problems such as travel and parking, and carried out environmental improvement, so that the town has been renewed and the people's hearts have been united.
"Studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech has greatly increased the confidence of us grassroots cadres." Ouyang Rongsheng, Secretary of the Party Committee of Baolong Town (抱龙镇), said that this year is the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. We must not forget our original aspirations, keep our mission in mind, establish and practice the correct view of performance, give full play to the exemplary role of Party members, unite and lead the villagers to work together, and draw a new picture of rural revitalization.
The spring breeze nourishes people's hearts, and the drums of war urge people to forge ahead with high morale. The vast number of cadres and the masses unanimously stated that the Year of the Horse is a year of struggle full of hope. We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, show the momentum of ten thousand horses galloping and the spirit of taking the lead, and forge ahead in the journey of building a strong country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), February 14)
Return to TopFebruary 15th marked the official start of the Spring Festival holiday. In the Longfusi (隆福寺) neighborhood of Dongcheng District (东城区), Beijing (北京市), time-honored brand delicacies, intangible cultural heritage performances, cultural and creative markets, and other attractions drew many citizens and tourists, creating a lively and festive atmosphere 年味十足 (nián wèi shí zú - "full of the flavor of the New Year," a strong festive atmosphere).
The photo shows citizens and tourists taking photos at the Spring Festival market on that day.
Photo by Zhang Wujun (张武军), reporter of this newspaper.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
From DeepSeek (深度求索) to Seedance (豆包视频生成模型) and other domestically produced large models that have successively achieved technological breakthroughs; from the global sales success of "Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话：悟空)" and Pop Mart products, to the box office records broken by "Ne Zha 2 (哪吒2)," domestic cultural IPs are "riding the wind and waves"; from new energy vehicle sales repeatedly reaching new highs to breakthroughs in multiple technological routes in commercial aerospace... one vivid scene after another converges into a picture of the vigorous development of private enterprises.
The private economy is a vital force in advancing Chinese-style modernization and an important foundation for achieving high-quality development.
On February 17, 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at a symposium on private enterprises: "The Party and the state's basic principles and policies for the development of the private economy have been incorporated into the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and will be adhered to and implemented consistently, without change, and will not change." "It is the current focus of promoting the development of the private economy to earnestly implement policies and measures to promote the development of the private economy."
All regions and departments conscientiously implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, adhere to the principle of "doing" first, play a combination of policy punches, and strive to provide a broader stage for the development of the private economy.
Stronger Reform Efforts to Stimulate Private Investment Vitality
Market access is the prerequisite for business entities to participate in economic activities.
Focusing on the more concentrated problems reflected by private enterprises at present, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Resolutely eliminate all obstacles to the equal use of factors of production and fair participation in market competition in accordance with the law."
In Cangnan County (苍南县), Zhejiang (浙江), at the construction site of the San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (三澳核电站), tower cranes are operating, and heavy trucks are shuttling back and forth. Not far away, the cylindrical nuclear island of Unit 1 is showing its majestic appearance.
The rising San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (三澳核电站) witnesses the solid steps of "private capital entering nuclear power": In 2020, the first phase of the project was launched, and Geely Technology (吉利科技) became the first private enterprise to invest, accounting for 2%; in 2024, the second phase of the project was promoted, and the private capital participation rate increased to 10%.
Along with the growth of the project, the "genes" of private capital are constantly emerging. Since the construction of the nuclear power plant, about 2,000 private enterprises have participated in equipment manufacturing, maintenance services, and engineering construction, sharing the dividends brought by major projects.
"After all units are commercially operated, the annual power generation will exceed 54 billion kilowatt-hours, which can reduce the consumption of standard coal by more than 16 million tons per year." The relevant person in charge of the Wenzhou (温州) Development and Reform Commission said that they will continue to recommend key projects to private capital and continue to improve the access mechanism and income distribution mechanism to accumulate energy and improve the quality of private investment.
With the relaxation of market access, private investment continues to expand into more fields—
Looking at energy, the Daduhu Danba Hydropower Station (大渡河丹巴水电站), a major national hydropower project, has introduced private enterprises to participate in investment, and private capital participation in the more than 18.5 million kilowatts of onshore wind power in Shandong (山东) that has been competitively allocated exceeds 40%. Nuclear power projects are expected to attract an increased proportion of private investment to 10% to 20% in 2025.
Looking at transportation, coordinate and promote cooperation between central and private enterprises to further support private enterprises in participating in railway construction and operation; unblock the blockages and stuck points in project construction, and introduce operating guidelines for the new mechanism of government and social capital cooperation in toll roads.
The change of "a list" is more convincing. After several dynamic revisions, the negative list for market access has been reduced from 151 items to 106 items, and access restrictions in many fields such as elderly care and medical care have been relaxed, expanding development space for various business entities.
In November 2025, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Several Measures on Further Promoting the Development of Private Investment," which proposed 13 targeted policy measures to further stimulate the vitality of private investment in response to problems such as difficult market access in some fields.
Responding to policy requirements, since the beginning of the year, private capital has pressed the "acceleration key" to enter major projects and new fields—
Gansu (甘肃) plans to publicly solicit private enterprises to participate in the investment of the Longdian Entering Sichuan Project (陇电入川工程), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) supports private enterprises to carry out low-altitude distribution, emergency rescue and other businesses, and the Huaneng Fujian Xiapu Phase I Project (华能福建霞浦一期工程), a nuclear power project attracting private capital, has been approved...
The "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" proposal deploys many strategic tasks, providing important opportunities for private investment. Yang Ping (杨萍), director of the Investment Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that removing institutional and mechanism barriers that hinder the development of the private economy with greater reform efforts will create a stable and predictable development environment for private investment, and better help stabilize investment and promote growth.
Higher Policy Accuracy to Eliminate Obstacles to Enterprise Development
The business environment is the soil for the survival and development of private enterprises.
The difficulties encountered by private enterprises in development were once described as "the iceberg of the market, the high mountain of financing, and the volcano of transformation." In recent years, various departments and regions have taken practical actions and implemented precise policies, and the government and enterprises have continuously "overcome mountains and ridges" and moved towards each other.
"A 'timely rain' solved the 'long-standing problem'!" Not long ago, Ningbo Xuyang Shipping Co., Ltd. (宁波绪扬海运有限公司), located in Zhejiang (浙江), received a 40 million yuan ultra-low interest loan, with a large credit line and fast approval process, which solved the financial pressure of ship renewal.
Old ships have a long age, high fuel consumption, and high emissions. In response to policy calls, Xuyang Shipping (绪扬海运) plans to eliminate two old ships and invest more than 70 million yuan to build two new ships. "Fortunately, the special loan policy for equipment renewal was implemented in a timely manner, and the financial difficulties were solved." The person in charge of the company calculated an account, with an interest rate of 1.75%, according to the loan amount, it can save nearly one million yuan in interest costs a year, which greatly reduces financing pressure.
Financial and industrial policies work together to accurately help business entities overcome difficulties. As of now, the Ningbo (宁波) Transportation and Port and Shipping Department has promoted 5 ship construction financing projects to be included in the scope of policy support, with a total approved amount of 255 million yuan.
Support for doing "addition" and burden for doing "subtraction," from the central government to the local government, finance, industry, market supervision and other departments work together to help private enterprises start lightly and develop with peace of mind.
The "Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting the Private Economy" (中华人民共和国民营经济促进法) officially came into effect on May 20, 2025. As the first basic law in China specifically on the development of the private economy, it plays a fundamental, stable, and long-term guarantee role of the rule of law, and has great and far-reaching significance for the development and growth of the private economy. Improve and improve supporting laws and policies. Sichuan (四川) established a private economic development promotion center, with personnel from multiple departments stationed to provide one-stop services; Shanxi (山西) issued measures for handling the demands of private economic organizations to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the private economy... Since the implementation of the law, more than 150 supporting systems and measures have been introduced one after another, and 12 provinces have issued and implemented relevant regulations or implementation measures to promote the development of the private economy, providing a solid legal guarantee for the high-quality development of the private economy.
Carry out in-depth standardized law enforcement involving enterprises. Chongqing (重庆) has formulated a special list of items to promote a substantial reduction in the number and frequency of administrative inspections year-on-year; Yunnan (云南) has implemented a "quiet period for enterprises" system to solve the problem of repeated inspections... Focusing on the outstanding problems of "four chaos" law enforcement, the total amount of administrative inspections involving enterprises nationwide in 2025 decreased by 33%, and the proportion of problems found increased by an average of 18.5 percentage points.
Focus on solving the difficulties and high costs of financing. Hunan (湖南) has launched an exclusive batch guarantee financial product "Private Investment Guarantee Loan" to provide financial support for small and medium-sized micro enterprises to expand investment; Guangdong (广东) has launched the "Yuechuang Jinqiao" system to promote the effective connection between innovation and entrepreneurship projects and venture capital and financial institutions... In 2025, by giving play to the role of private enterprise bond financing support tools, the net financing of non-financial enterprise bonds increased by 482.5 billion yuan over the previous year.
When the water is deep, the fish are happy.
Shanghai (上海) has opened a new paradigm of government services with "exemption from application and immediate enjoyment" and "unconscious supervision"; Fujian (福建) is anchored to solve key links such as overdue payments and strives to create a first-class business environment... At the "New Year's First Meeting," many places regarded "optimizing the business environment" as the top priority, and a series of pragmatic measures escorted the long-term development of enterprises.
The People's Bank of China has established a 1 trillion yuan re-lending for private enterprises to further increase financial support for private small and medium-sized micro enterprises; the State Administration for Market Regulation has proposed to continue to promote the governance of arbitrary charges involving enterprises to better reduce the burden on enterprises... Since the beginning of the year, many departments have successively introduced new policies to cultivate fertile soil for the growth of private enterprises.
"The implementation of various policies and measures will help enterprises enhance confidence, continue to burst out innovation and creativity, and inject abundant momentum into high-quality economic development," said Zhang Xiaolan (张晓兰), a researcher at the Economic Forecasting Department of the National Information Center of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Stronger Development Resilience, Continuously Releasing Endogenous Power
For enterprise development, endogenous power is the first priority.
With the ambition to serve the country and wholeheartedly seek development. In the face of risks and challenges, over the past year, the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs have worked hard to improve their internal skills and forge ahead with innovation. In the development towards new and better, endogenous power has continued to increase.
Focusing on new tracks and tackling new technologies, forging competitiveness in innovation and transformation.
Unitree Technology's (宇树科技) humanoid robot appeared on JD.com (京东) and attracted widespread attention. Opening parades, exhibition booths, corporate publicity... In the rental market, artificial intelligence "workers" are very popular.
Relying on continuous technological innovation and product iteration, humanoid robots have quickly moved from online displays to offline scenarios. In 2025, Unitree Technology's (宇树科技) actual shipments of humanoid robots exceeded 5,500 units, ranking among the top in the global industry.
Innovation is the sail, climbing high and seeking far. New materials, new energy, artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy... For some time, private enterprises have actively laid out new tracks and new industries, racing towards the future.
Data is the best proof. As of now, China has cultivated more than 600,000 science and technology and innovation-based small and medium-sized enterprises, most of which are private enterprises; among national high-tech enterprises, the proportion of private enterprises has expanded to more than 92%... Private enterprises that are constantly moving towards new directions have become an important force in China's technological innovation.
Aiming at new needs and launching new products, seizing new opportunities in expanding the market.
Almaty (阿拉木图), Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), consumers place orders on e-commerce platforms at night, and express delivery couriers deliver goods to their doors the next day. At the beginning of this year, YTO Express (圆通) launched local delivery services in Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), and major local cities have now achieved "same-city same-day delivery."
From exporting service products to exporting delivery networks, in 2025, YTO Express (圆通) continued to strengthen the construction of cross-border logistics networks and infrastructure, and "express delivery going overseas" is advancing steadily. At present, YTO Express (圆通) has established more than 20 overseas branches, and its international express delivery, freight and supply chain services reach more than 150 countries and regions.
Digging new opportunities internally and expanding new spaces externally. In the ever-changing international market, more private enterprises are actively seeking change, responding to the uncertainty of the external environment with the certainty of their own development.
In 2025, the import and export of private enterprises increased by 7.1%, and the proportion of the total import and export value increased to 57.3%; in the total foreign trade value of China's specialized, refined, and special "little giant" enterprises, the proportion of private enterprises exceeded 70%... More and more private enterprises are bravely moving forward in the market storms, becoming a vital force in China's foreign trade to withstand pressure and move forward, with both quantity and quality improving.
The beginning of the year is the first spring, and it is the right time to forge ahead. With the in-depth implementation of the Private Economic Promotion Law, the national unified market is advancing in depth, various measures to relieve difficulties are being implemented in detail, and the vast number of private enterprises maintain the spirit of daring to fight and win, daring to act and being good at achieving success.
Growing up in the fields of hope, "the new era and new journey have broad prospects and great potential for the development of the private economy, and it is the right time for the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to show their talents."
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"When the people are prosperous and secure, the nation is at peace; only when the people are secure can the nation be prosperous." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly expresses the inherent logic of China's development and progress.
In the past year, the rapid rescue efforts after the Dingri (定日) earthquake in Tibet (西藏), and the courageous actions during the rainstorm disasters in many places in the middle of the year, all made people marvel at the power of "national support." Witnessing the stability and peace of Chinese society, more and more tourists to China exclaim that there is a sense of security called "I am in China." A foreign youth who spent the Spring Festival in China bluntly said, "The atmosphere of the New Year is the prosperity of this country, it is national prosperity and peace."
The Spring Festival is a reunion of small families and a gathering of everyone. Through the symphony of family and country, we can better understand the value of national unity and national prosperity and peace. From the renovation of old residential areas focusing on benefiting the people, facilitating their lives, and ensuring their well-being, to ensuring people's livelihoods such as "rice bags" and "vegetable baskets," this is the unwavering original aspiration of "always keeping the people's well-being, safety, and warmth in mind," and the firm action of "what the people expect, I will certainly do."
"When every 'small family' is thriving, the 'big family' of China will be flourishing." In today's China, the "major affairs of the country" are focused on the people, and real money is invested in the people. The people are always the logical starting point and the value orientation of development. Learning the thinking of family and country from the Chinese New Year, we are full of confidence and strength as we move forward.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈振凯 邝西曦
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, as dawn was breaking, the reporter boarded bus number 858, departing from the Laiguangying Lukou South (来广营路口南) stop in Beijing (北京).
The 55-seat bus was filled with fellow villagers from Luanping County (滦平县), Hebei (河北), heading home for the Chinese New Year. After two and a half hours, we arrived at the Luanping Passenger Transport Hub (滦平客运枢纽站). The destination was Yuying Village (于营村), Pingfang Manchu Township (平坊满族乡), 10 kilometers away from the county seat.
Visiting greenhouses, entering farmlands, inspecting the cafeteria, dropping in on homes, taking a "whole village blessing" photo... In a day and a half, the most frequently heard and deeply felt words were three warm characters: Road, Wealth, and Happiness.
Road
Yuying Village (于营村) is surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the gentle valley, the village is long and narrow.
The roads in the village all have names: Happiness Road (幸福路), Patriotism Street (爱国街), Diligence Alley (勤劳胡同)... connecting to the outside world and leading to each household.
"Before, the roads were bumpy, and muddy on rainy days," said villager Wu Kefan (吴克凡) at the entrance of the Party-Masses Service Center, about to ride his electric scooter home. "Now the roads are clean and smooth, and my scooter can last another year!"
In January 2019, the 19th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau (十九届中共中央政治局) held a collective study session at the People's Daily (人民日报社). At the New Media Building, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) had a video call to learn about the progress of poverty alleviation in Yuying Village (于营村), emphasizing "solving practical problems for the local people in a down-to-earth manner and bringing new changes to poor villages."
Interviewing along the road, everyone chimed in: streetlights were installed in the village, river dams were built, and okra was planted... "Yuying Village (于营村) will never forget the kindness of the Party."
Wealth
"We are the village that General Secretary (总书记) connected with, so we must strive for success, enriching both our pockets and our minds, and becoming a model 'double-rich' village," said the newly elected village Party branch secretary, Kang Xuepeng (康学鹏), with a shy smile.
Back in 2019, Kang Xuepeng (康学鹏) was still working in Beijing (北京), and he specifically enrolled in classes to learn planting techniques. After completing his studies, he returned to the village, transferred over 50 mu of land, and started a family farm, employing twelve or thirteen people during busy times, mostly elderly people who couldn't travel far.
In the county seat, Kang Xuepeng (康学鹏) opened a store of more than 110 square meters, specifically setting aside a space to sell "Yuying Souvenirs" products – "The vegetables and grains grown by the villagers are sold in the store. Everyone increases their income together."
"After the New Year, I have to ask Uncle Chen Li (陈利) and the others to come and help me here," Kang Xuepeng (康学鹏) muttered.
At villager Chen Li's (陈利) home, the kalanchoe flowers on the balcony were in full bloom.
Seeing the reporter, Old Chen (老陈) opened up: "The family had a good harvest at the end of last year, harvesting 20,000 jin of corn. I had a lumbar disc surgery last year, which cost 25,000 yuan, but the medical insurance covered a lot of it."
The villagers' wallets are visibly bulging. "More young people are returning to the village, and I'm thinking about starting e-commerce live streaming," Kang Xuepeng (康学鹏) has new plans.
Happiness
"This child is blessed, earning a 'salary' as soon as he was born!" Aunt Kong Qingyun (孔庆云), holding her 4-month-old grandson, smiled from ear to ear.
The "salary" she was talking about is a childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan per year.
Not far from Kong Qingyun's (孔庆云) home is the Ginkgo Garden Elderly Canteen (银杏家园老年食堂). Before even entering, you can smell the aroma of food. Elderly people over 66 years old can eat here for free.
The person in charge, Miao Nan (缪楠), was serving food: "Everyone chatting together makes them feel good, and they can eat a few more bites."
"Three dishes and a soup for each meal, with meat and vegetables, life is good," said Sun Guozhong (孙国忠), a 76-year-old disabled person, carefully chewing a bite of food.
Chen Dianyi (陈殿一), who suffers from an eye disease, grew up with Sun Guozhong (孙国忠). "In addition to the income from the public welfare job, I can also receive a minimum living allowance every month. When the New Year comes, rice, flour, and oil are delivered to my home, which makes me feel especially warm," said Chen Dianyi (陈殿一).
Next, Yuying Village (于营村) plans to build a mutual-aid nursing home to take care of the lonely elderly and those left behind.
As we were leaving, the reporter took a group photo of the villagers. The aunties were wearing floral cotton-padded jackets, the children were running around holding lanterns, and the puppy was weaving in and out of the crowd. "Receiving blessings in the Year of the Horse!" Laughter echoed in the mountain valley.
(Reporters Lin Yuan (林渊) and An Ran (安然) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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On the eve of the Spring Festival, Li Xiaorong (李小容), who works in Chengdu (成都) City, Sichuan (四川) Province, is returning to her hometown in Shihai (石海) Town, Xingwen (兴文) County, Yibin (宜宾) City. The reporter, having heard the news, followed her to Shihai Town again. Twelve years ago, the reporter visited her home when interviewing in Zhonggeng (中埂) Village.
"A few years ago, Zhonggeng Village and four surrounding villages merged and are now called Shihai Village," Li Xiaorong told the reporter on the way.
Twelve years have passed, and the reporter has come here again, truly feeling the changes.
Infrastructure has improved—
The first time I came to interview, the Zhonggeng Tunnel (中埂隧道) was still unfinished, but now it has been completely renewed: the top is bricked with a rounded arch, the walls have been painted, and solar lights have been installed at both ends.
It takes 2 hours by high-speed rail from Chengdu to the county seat, and then a 40-minute car ride from the county seat straight to the doorstep. The bumpy stone road from Zhonggeng Tunnel to Li Xiaorong's home has been replaced by a flat cement road. "In the past, it would take a whole day to get home," said Li Xiaorong.
The living environment has improved—
Her mother, Yang Wenlian (杨文莲), was waiting early at the door. Seeing Li Xiaorong carrying her luggage into the house, she smiled happily.
The dry toilet at home has been changed to a flush toilet, a biogas digester has been built, and biogas is used for cooking. "Now, not only do we pay attention to hygiene at home, but we can't even see cow dung on the village roads," said Yang Wenlian.
Shihai Village has learned from and applied the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Program ("千万工程"), improving the living environment in accordance with local conditions, and planting flowers and greenery in front of and behind houses has become standard.
Villagers have a stronger desire to develop industries—
Not long ago, Shihai Town convened village group leaders, large planting and breeding households, and poverty-alleviated households in the Zhonggeng area at the Shihai Village Committee to ask about needs and plan development. As a representative of migrant workers, Li Xiaorong was among those invited.
"Relying on the Xingwen Stone Sea (兴文石海) and Shiju Ancient Land (石菊古地), two national 4A-level scenic spots, how can we better capitalize on tourism?" Yang Fei (杨菲), a Miao (苗族) girl who was newly elected as a member of the village committee, expressed everyone's expectations.
"The town is building a new village settlement, encouraging villagers to use their spare rooms to develop homestays," said Yang Chao (杨超), Secretary of the Party Committee of Shihai Town.
"My parents are getting old, and I really want to work nearby," said Li Xiaorong, expressing her thoughts.
"The county has just built an industrial park, and there are many employment needs," said Yang Chao, as he sent recruitment information to Li Xiaorong point-to-point.
"I didn't expect my hometown to develop so fast, and there are so many companies," Li Xiaorong said, a little tempted after reading the recruitment information. "If I can work in the county, earning money and taking care of my family, that would be great."
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Such courtyard meetings are not uncommon in Shihai Town, gathering wisdom and strength to help promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Return to TopAt the 2026 Spring Festival group visit, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech, comprehensively reviewing the glorious achievements of national development over the past year, putting forward clear requirements for striving to achieve a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan," and uniting the vast power of hundreds of millions of people to advance Chinese-style modernization.
Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important speech has aroused enthusiastic responses among personnel of our foreign institutions, officers and soldiers of peacekeeping forces, and students studying abroad. Everyone said that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important speech was full of power and inspiring. In the new year, everyone will spur their horses and move forward bravely on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, make new contributions to promoting the construction of a human community with a shared future, and jointly create a better future.
"The extraordinary development achievements of the motherland are inspiring"
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s speech has greatly encouraged us." Zhang Sheping (张社平), Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Luang Prabang, Laos, said that Chinese-style modernization is constantly taking new and solid steps, providing new opportunities for the development of China-Laos relations. As a benchmark project for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between China and Laos, the China-Laos Railway has continued to bring convenience to the people of the two countries for more than four years since its opening and operation, and has strongly promoted local economic and social development. "This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Laos and the 'China-Laos Friendship Year.' Under the strategic guidance of the top leaders of the two parties and countries, we will continue to deepen the traditional friendship between China and Laos and cooperation in various fields, and promote the continuous development of the China-Laos community with a shared future," said Zhang Sheping (张社平).
Zhao Hui (赵慧), captain of the sixth Chinese peacekeeping helicopter detachment to Abyei, said: "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s speech encourages everyone to further enhance their sense of mission and responsibility. We will complete various peacekeeping tasks to a high standard with a more high-spirited fighting spirit and a more pragmatic style, and use practical actions to demonstrate China's strength in maintaining world peace."
Nie Xiaohan (聂筱菡), a master's student at the INSEAD Asia (Singapore) campus, said that the rapid development and changes in the motherland make overseas young students feel very proud. "We will live up to our youth, study hard, and actively use what we have learned to serve the country's high-quality development and contribute our youthful strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization."
"The prosperity of the motherland is our strongest backing." Zhang Rui (张瑞), the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities, said, "This year will launch the 'China-Russia Year of Education.' Being at the forefront of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, we will continue to work hard to promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries to a new level."
"The extraordinary development achievements of the motherland are inspiring." Xin Shanwen (辛善文), President of the Milan Branch of the Bank of China, said, "In the new year, we will be down-to-earth and work hard, continue to improve the level of cross-border financial services, and actively play a role in trade financing, investment and financing docking, and RMB internationalization, so as to support the in-depth development of Sino-Italian economic and trade cooperation with high-quality financial services."
"Actively devote ourselves to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation"
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s speech has given us the confidence and strength to forge ahead." Zhang Zhizhong (张执中), Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, said that in the past year, under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, bilateral relations have been upgraded to a new positioning of the China-Kenya community with a shared future in the new era. "In the new year, we will continue to take Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Diplomacy, as our guide, firmly fulfill our mission and responsibilities on the front line of diplomacy, better promote the common development of China and Kenya and the solidarity and cooperation between China and Africa, and contribute to promoting the construction of a human community with a shared future," said Zhang Zhizhong (张执中).
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s speech encourages us to stick to the front line and bravely shoulder our mission." Fan Junjun (樊俊俊), captain of the 14th medical team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to Laos, said that the members of the medical team will vigorously promote the spirit of the Chinese medical team, act as white-clad angels and friendly envoys, and continue to tell Chinese stories and show the image of China.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Arab countries, and the second China-Arab Summit will be held, ushering in new development opportunities for cooperation between China and Arab countries in various fields. Pan Xinyuan (潘鑫源), Executive Vice President of the China General Chamber of Commerce in the UAE, said: "We will follow General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s requirements, 策马扬鞭 (cè mǎ yáng biān - "spur the horse and whip it," to speed up; to work harder and faster) and move forward bravely, and continue to add momentum to promoting the deepening and solidifying of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Arab countries."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s speech encourages us to actively devote ourselves to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation." Qiao Jianzhen (乔建珍), the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the Federal University of Fluminense in Brazil, said that being overseas, she can more deeply feel the significant improvement of the motherland's comprehensive national strength and international influence. "In the new year, we will deepen cooperation with Brazilian universities, continue to expand the scale of Chinese teaching, and promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning and people-to-people connectivity between China and Brazil and China and Latin America," said Qiao Jianzhen (乔建珍).
Gao Hechuying (高贺初盈), chairman of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Serbia, said: "If the youth are prosperous, the country will be prosperous; if the youth are strong, the country will be strong. Young students will definitely study professional knowledge well, concentrate on honing their skills, turn what they have learned into practical work, bravely shoulder the responsibility for Chinese-style modernization, and bloom their youthful brilliance in places where the motherland needs them."
"Contribute more Chinese strength to promoting world peace, development and prosperity"
China has injected more certainty and positive energy into a world intertwined with changes and chaos. "I deeply feel the high recognition and ardent expectation of the African Union and African countries for Chinese concepts, Chinese solutions, and Chinese responsibility." Jiang Feng (蒋烽), head of the Chinese Mission to the African Union, said that under the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Diplomacy, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics continues to create new prospects. "This year is the first year of the '15th Five-Year Plan.' We will strengthen our faith, pioneer and innovate, promote the alignment of the '15th Five-Year Plan' with the second ten-year implementation plan of the African Union's 'Agenda 2063,' deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields such as infrastructure, green development, digital economy, and public health, promote China and Africa to jointly achieve modernization, and continuously enhance the quality of the all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era," said Jiang Feng (蒋烽).
Yu Jiang (于江), Chinese Consul General in Lyon, said that in the past year, the cause of the Party and the country has made new progress and new achievements, and Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps, which has also injected more confidence and impetus into our country's expansion of international exchanges and cooperation. More and more French local political figures and ordinary people are beginning to understand China, love China, and yearn for China. Yu Jiang (于江) said: "In the new year, we will 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "vigorous and striving," to be energetic and make great efforts) and forge ahead, and further promote friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and France."
Lu Jinfang (路金方), commander of the 12th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba), said that transmitting peace and hope on the front line of peacekeeping missions, all peacekeeping officers and soldiers deeply feel the great responsibility and noble mission. "Faced with the severe security situation and harsh environmental conditions, we will faithfully fulfill our peacekeeping duties and missions, practice the Global Security Initiative with practical actions, actively promote the construction of a human community with a shared future, and contribute more Chinese strength to promoting world peace, development and prosperity," said Lu Jinfang (路金方).
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s speech guides us to make persistent efforts and achieve more results in the new year." Sun Peng (孙鹏), Chairman of China State Grid Brazil Power CPFL, said, "We will firmly deepen China-Brazil green and clean energy cooperation, enhance the well-being of local people, promote win-win development, and better help build a China-Brazil community with a shared future."
(Reported on February 15 by Xiao Xinxin (肖新新), Yang Yi (杨一), Zhang Jinruo (张矜若), Huang Weixin (黄炜鑫), Xie Yahong (谢亚宏), Zhang Zhiwen (张志文), Chen Yiming (陈一鸣), Zou Song (邹松), Shang Kaiyuan (尚凯元), and Huang Peizhao (黄培昭) from Moscow, Bangkok, Nairobi, Rome, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Paris, and Cairo)
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Recently, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (阿西夫·阿里·扎尔达里) received a joint interview with Chinese media at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad (伊斯兰堡), the capital of Pakistan. Zardari said that 2026 is of historical significance to both Pakistan and China. "Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries requires not only looking back on the good old days, but also continuing to work together to create a brighter future."
Zardari said that Pakistan and China are "iron brothers" who have withstood the test of history. The cooperation between the two countries in the fields of politics, economy, defense and security, and culture is steadily advancing. "I can say with confidence that Pakistan-China relations are at their strongest period in history." He believes that in the current international situation where changes and chaos are intertwined, Pakistan-China relations are a "stable anchor" and are of unprecedented importance to global peace and development.
Since 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has successively proposed the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative. Zardari believes that the introduction of the four major global initiatives comes at the right time, constituting a visionary blueprint that will promote mankind to build a better world, and Pakistan is honored to be a staunch supporter of these ideas. Zardari said that Pakistan and China have always stood side by side, jointly advocating true multilateralism. Under the current international situation, building a closer Pakistan-China community with a shared future in the new era will not only benefit the people of the two countries, but also inject solid strength into regional stability and prosperity.
Referring to China's GDP growth of 5.0% year-on-year in 2025, Zardari said: "This achievement reflects President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visionary leadership and proves the resilience of the Chinese economy." He said that China is actively promoting high-quality development, continuously strengthening core technology research and development on the basis of consolidating the modern industrial system, and promoting green transformation. "Since the reform and opening up, China has lifted all 800 million impoverished people out of poverty. This is one of the greatest achievements of mankind today. China has truly achieved 不让一个人掉队 (bù ràng yī gè rén diào duì - "not let one person fall behind," leave no one behind)." Zardari said.
Zardari said that under the framework of the "2.0 upgraded version" of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊), Pakistan is willing to align its national development framework with China's "15th Five-Year Plan," focusing on jointly building growth corridors, livelihood corridors, innovation corridors, green corridors, and opening corridors, focusing on the three major areas of industry, agriculture, and mining, and promoting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊) to enter a new stage of high-quality development. "The upgrading of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊) allows cooperation between the two countries to gradually transition from infrastructure fields such as building bridges and roads and building hydropower stations to promoting the modernization of agriculture and industry, which will more directly benefit the Pakistani people." Zardari said that Pakistan welcomes more investment from China and encourages Pakistani companies to carry out more in-depth cooperation with Chinese companies.
Since being elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990, Zardari has been active in Pakistani politics and served as the 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. "I have witnessed the rapid and stable development of Pakistan-China relations, and I have visited China many times. Every time I go to China, it feels like 'going home'." Zardari introduced that during his visit to China in September 2025, he took the "Fuxing" high-speed train from Chengdu (成都) to Mianyang (绵阳) to experience the high-quality operation and high-level service of China's high-speed rail. "On the fast-moving train, I also used an artificial intelligence translator to communicate smoothly with the train staff." Zardari said that China's technological strength is amazing, and he looks forward to Pakistan having high-speed rail in the future.
During the interview, Zardari repeatedly mentioned exchanges between Pakistani and Chinese youth. He believes that the younger generation is the inheritor of the ironclad friendship between Pakistan and China. In September 2025, Zardari's son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (比拉瓦尔·布托·扎尔达里), chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, visited Fudan University (复旦大学) to deliver a speech on the inheritance, development and future vision of Pakistan-China friendship, and conducted dialogues and exchanges with teachers and students of Fudan University (复旦大学). Zardari said that he is very happy to see the two countries strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the youth field, including sending students to each other, encouraging Pakistani and Chinese youth to start businesses together, and supporting film co-production projects. "We must create a better future for Pakistan-China cooperation for our children and grandchildren, and let Pakistan-China relations continue to be a model for countries to work together." Zardari said.
"Happy New Year!" "Long live Pakistan-China friendship!" With the Lunar New Year approaching, Zardari extended New Year greetings to the Chinese people in Chinese. He said that the Spring Festival is one of the most important elements in Chinese culture and is showing its global influence.
(Reported by this newspaper from Islamabad (伊斯兰堡))
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As China's grandest and most important traditional festival, the Spring Festival is transcending time, space, and ethnic boundaries with its unique charm, becoming a global cultural celebration shared by all. It conveys the values of peace, harmony, and concord to the world, building a stage for different civilizations to exchange, learn from each other, and appreciate each other's beauty.
In Sri Lanka, the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean," the Spring Festival is increasingly becoming a popular cultural event, continuously promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. Not long ago, the 2026 "Happy Chinese New Year" series of activities set off a Chinese cultural craze in Sri Lanka: "Chinese Culture Night" and "Colorful Yunnan, Meeting in Lanka" and other artistic performances successively shone in the Lotus Theater, Colombo Port City, Hambantota and other places; in the Gangaramaya Temple Perahera procession, the Bai Opera Troupe of Dali (大理), Yunnan (云南), presented the *Bajiaogu Bawangbian* ("八角鼓霸王鞭") with sonorous drumbeats and flying dances, sending a unique oriental blessing to the local people. People from all walks of life in Sri Lanka actively participated, experiencing intangible cultural heritage projects such as Bai tie-dyeing and Three-Course Tea, holding Spring Festival couplets and the character "Fu" (福), and saying "Happy New Year" to each other in Chinese. Everyone said that the performance fully demonstrated the fusion of classical and modern oriental beauty, making people deeply feel the value pursuits of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, universal harmony, and family harmony leading to success in everything, which are inherent in the Spring Festival.
Recently, the Lumbini Confucius Classroom held a "Galloping Horse" Year of the Horse Spring Festival Carnival at the Ashok School teaching site. Teachers and students celebrated the New Year together, immersing themselves in a variety of colorful Chinese traditional cultures. Martial arts and Tai Chi performances combined strength and softness; cheerful and festive songs surged with the breath of spring and the hope of the New Year; gentle and graceful Chinese classical dance and passionate Sri Lankan traditional dance bloomed on the same stage, playing a harmonious movement of cultural exchange; folk activities such as "Fun Pitch-Pot" and "Brush and Ink Welcoming Spring" attracted teachers and students to participate enthusiastically. Student Meduli exclaimed: "The event was wonderful, beautiful, and unforgettable. I really like Chinese culture, and I also like celebrating 'Chinese New Year'." This carnival added a vivid and warm touch to the friendship between the Chinese and Sri Lankan people.
The Spring Festival carries joy, reunion, and hope, and is the common cultural bloodline and emotional sustenance of all Chinese sons and daughters. Today, as more and more Chinese-funded enterprises and overseas Chinese are deeply involved in Sri Lanka, the Spring Festival atmosphere on this land is also becoming increasingly strong. Every year at this time, pasting Spring Festival couplets, hanging lanterns, cutting window decorations, and making dumplings have become common sights; the Sri Lanka Overseas Chinese Federation visits and comforts elderly overseas Chinese, and the Hua Aid Center Chinese School holds cultural performances and cultural lectures. This year, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka also held a "Warmly Welcoming the Spring Festival and Celebrating the Chinese New Year" New Year's group visit and distributed warm packages, celebrating the New Year with compatriots in Sri Lanka, allowing compatriots far away in foreign lands to "go home" for the New Year together.
The ancient Silk Road has intertwined the past and the present, and the friendship between China and Sri Lanka has a long history and is enduring. In January last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe (迪萨纳亚克), who was in China for a state visit. In October last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Gunawardena (阿马拉苏里亚) in Beijing (北京), who was in China to attend the Global Women's Summit. The two sides reached important consensus and cooperation results, providing new strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations. The high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between the two countries has yielded fruitful results, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have shown strong momentum, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries. Cultural exchange has always been an important pillar of China-Sri Lanka relations, like a spring breeze that nourishes things silently. The two sides will continue to strengthen people-to-people exchanges and enhance the "heart-to-heart connection" between the two peoples.
As the years change, new chapters are written every day. In this spring, the melodies of *Jasmine Flower*, *Butterfly Spring*, and *Little River Flowing* resonate on the land of Sri Lanka. The sound of music is like water, building a common heart. China is willing to work hand in hand with Sri Lanka to continue the traditional friendship, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly build a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future, so as to better benefit the people of both countries.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka)
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The old year departs like a nimble snake, and a fine horse heralds a new journey.
"In this Year of the Horse, I hope that people of all ethnic groups across the country will unite more closely around the Party Central Committee, strengthen their confidence in victory, maintain a high fighting spirit, spur their horses and forge ahead on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, and jointly create a better future."
As the Spring Festival approached, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院) held a Spring Festival gathering on February 14, 2026, in the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered a passionate speech, guiding the vast number of cadres and the masses to strive forward with courage and determination, and to bravely take the lead on the magnificent journey of building Chinese-style modernization.
Auspicious Spring Weather Ushers in the New Year
The land of China is filled with a rich festive atmosphere and vibrant spring. From the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) to the grassroots, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech warmed the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.
The main goals and tasks of economic and social development for the whole year were successfully completed, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" (十四五) came to a successful conclusion... "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) comprehensively reviewed the brilliant achievements of the country's development over the past year in his speech, which is deeply inspiring and makes us feel very proud." Liu Jianshe (刘建设), president of Beijing Xinghe Power Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河动力航天科技股份有限公司), said after listening to General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech on the spot, "Looking forward to the future, we will always maintain our strategic focus, bravely shoulder our mission, bravely climb to new heights, and continue to promote new breakthroughs in China's aerospace industry, and help the Party and the country to continuously accumulate small victories into great victories."
"The General Secretary's speech was full of deep feelings, which made us truly realize that the Party and the country always care about grassroots workers and new employment groups." Gong Haiji (宫海际), a ride-hailing driver who participated in the gathering, was very excited. "In the past year, significant results have been achieved in ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, the results are tangible and accessible, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has become more substantial."
Thousands of miles away on the banks of Chagan Lake (查干湖) in Jilin (吉林), before dawn, catering operators were busy packing fresh fish and connecting with logistics to send the "taste of the lake" to all parts of the country; at noon, the lakeside homestays were fully booked, and tourists gathered around the stove to taste fresh food and celebrate the reunion.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said that 'achievements are encouraging, and struggles add confidence.' This sentence touched the hearts of the villagers, making everyone feel more confident and motivated to work." Qu Sanmei (曲三妹), who runs a homestay restaurant, said with anticipation, "In the new year, we will protect the green waters and mountains of Chagan Lake (查干湖), inherit the fishing and hunting culture, and work with everyone to draw a happy picture of ecological beauty, industrial prosperity, and people's wealth."
In Zigong (自贡), Sichuan (四川), tens of thousands of lanterns were lit in the China Lantern World (中华彩灯大世界), and the gilded light and shadow spread throughout the park, becoming a dazzling folk custom scene for the New Year.
"The Spring Festival Lantern Festival is a folk custom passed down from our ancestors, and it is also a vivid stage for the living inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture." Liu Juncai (刘俊才), a member of the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative group of Zigong Lantern Festival (自贡灯会), said, "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to inheriting and promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture, guiding us to uphold our original aspirations with ingenuity and pass on culture with innovation, so that the flowers of intangible cultural heritage can bloom with more brilliant colors."
This year, the Lunar New Year and the Tibetan New Year are only one day apart. The home of Zaxi Luobu (扎西罗布), a villager in Sengga Village (森嘎村), Changsuo Township (长所乡), Dingri County (定日县), Xigaze City (日喀则市), Tibet (西藏), was warm and cozy. "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once again emphasized in his speech that 'we must always adhere to the principle of putting the people first,' which deeply touched me. Under the care of the Party Central Committee (党中央), we moved into a new house and added new furniture last August, and prepared enough New Year's goods to celebrate the New Year, and we are sincerely grateful for the kindness of the Party and the country." said Zaxi Luobu (扎西罗布).
On the cold and windy northern border of the Greater Khingan Mountains (大兴安岭), immigration management police officers from the Enhehada Border Police Station (恩和哈达边境派出所) of the Hulunbuir Border Management Detachment (呼伦贝尔边境管理支队) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) braved the wind and snow to travel through the extremely cold forest sea at minus 38 degrees Celsius, guarding the tranquility of the border. Hei Zeming (黑泽明), the director of the police station, was greatly encouraged after studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech: "Guarding the border line of the motherland is our sacred mission. During the Spring Festival, we will stick to our posts and perform our duties, and use our loyalty to protect the reunion of thousands of families."
Building New Achievements with Practical Work
The simplest truth is the greatest, and practical work builds the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment encourages countless strivers to spur their horses with the spirit of the dragon horse, and write a new chapter of high-quality development with practical responsibility.
The Shandan Horse Ranch (山丹马场) on the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains (祁连山), was founded in the Western Han Dynasty (西汉). With more than 2,000 years of horse breeding history, it is not only an important breeding base for fine horses in China, but also a vivid carrier of Chinese horse culture.
Looking at the magnificent scene of snow-capped peaks reflecting meadows and horses stepping on the spring breeze, Qian Shuhua (钱述华), deputy secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of China National Agricultural Development Group Shandan Horse Ranch Co., Ltd. (中农发山丹马场有限责任公司), was full of enthusiasm: "We will follow General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) requirements to 'focus on promoting high-quality development,' adhere to ecological priority and green development, anchor our goals, and be good at doing things well, so that the millennium horse ranch can be revitalized."
In the production workshop of the new materials sector of Zhejiang Transfar Group (浙江传化集团), the machines roared and were busy. Pieces of products used in the production of new energy vehicles were successively off the production line, waiting to be packaged and exported.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech greatly boosted the confidence of private enterprises in participating in the construction of a modern industrial system." Xu Guanju (徐冠巨), chairman of the group, said that he will be based on the advantages of Zhejiang's (浙江) private economy, focus on technological, talent and management innovation, promote the transformation and upgrading of the industry to new quality productive forces, deeply cultivate the real economy, explore the global market, and practice the responsibility and responsibility of private entrepreneurs.
As the festival approached, the multiphase catalysis laboratory of Anhui University of Technology (安徽工业大学) was still brightly lit. Professor Zeng Jie (曾杰) led his team to stick to the experimental platform and focus on tackling technical problems.
"As the General Secretary pointed out, the '14th Five-Year Plan' (十四五) came to a successful conclusion, and China's scientific and technological strength has reached a new level. We feel honored to be able to contribute to it. 2026 is the opening year of the '15th Five-Year Plan' (十五五), and technological innovation is the key to winning the future, and we dare not slack off in the slightest." Zeng Jie (曾杰) said that in the future, he will take one step at a time and strive to promote greater breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.
In the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (横琴粤澳深度合作区), the festive atmosphere and development vitality are intertwined. This is the fifth Spring Festival that Lei Zhen (雷震), a Macao (澳门) entrepreneur and founder of Najin Technology, has spent in the Hengqin Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Valley (横琴澳门青年创业谷).
"I was deeply moved by General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) New Year greetings to compatriots in Hong Kong (香港), Macao (澳门) and Taiwan (台湾). The Party Central Committee (党中央) has always attached great importance to Guangdong-Macao (粤澳) cooperation. We will be based in the hot land of Hengqin (横琴), actively connect with the national '15th Five-Year Plan' (十五五), work together with compatriots in the mainland, and inject youthful strength into the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区)." said Lei Zhen (雷震).
On the coast of the South China Sea (南海), the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) after the customs closure is progressing steadily and rapidly. Zhang Liying (张立营), investment director of the Airport Economic Department of the Haikou Jiangdong New Area Administration (海口江东新区管理局), said: "We must take the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech as a guide, take one step at a time and move forward firmly, promote it solidly in stages, focus on promoting the upgrading of the entire aviation industry chain, and serve the high-quality development and high-level opening up of the free trade port."
Drawing a Happy Picture Together
In Jinan New Village (津南新村), Cele Town (策勒镇), Cele County (策勒县), Hotan Prefecture (和田地区), Xinjiang (新疆), every household posted Spring Festival couplets and hung horse-year lanterns. The villagers were busy preparing for the New Year's Eve "village party," full of longing for a better life.
"2025 is the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Xinjiang (新疆) to visit us, which gave great encouragement to people of all ethnic groups." Yibadaiti Tursun (伊巴代提·图尔荪), deputy director of the village committee, said, "In the new year, we will continue to listen to the Party, feel grateful to the Party, and follow the Party, so that people of all ethnic groups will embrace each other like pomegranate seeds and work together towards a better life."
Zhang Binghuang (张炳煌), president of the Quanzhou Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce (泉州市侨商联合会) in Fujian (福建), is busy preparing for the New Year. This entrepreneur, who has been starting a business in Southeast Asia for many years, returned to his hometown a few years ago to start a cold chain logistics company. "General Secretary said that 'Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps,' which makes me feel very excited. The high-quality development of the motherland brings more opportunities to overseas Chinese." He said that in the future, he will deeply cultivate the real economy, be a good bridge for communication between China and foreign countries, and help the development of his hometown.
Walking into Duofu Community (多福社区), Binhe Street (滨河街道), Shenhe District (沈河区), Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁), a large family photo of residents catches the eye. Before the Spring Festival, heart-warming activities such as cooking Laba porridge and making spring pancakes with neighbors were carried out as scheduled, sending the care of the Party and the government to the hearts of the residents.
"Letting the people enjoy a happy life is General Secretary's deep concern." Fan Yue (樊月), secretary of the community Party committee, said, "In the new year, we will continue to solve the urgent and difficult problems of the residents and build Duofu Community (多福社区) into a happy home where 'everyone has a lot of happiness and everything goes smoothly.'"
Across mountains and rivers, a happy picture is slowly unfolding.
On the ridges of Shangfang Village (上坊村), Huitong County (会同县), Huaihua (怀化), Hunan (湖南), Liang Luocheng (梁罗成), a large grain grower, walked briskly and full of joy. "Last year, the government transformed my paddy fields into high-standard farmland and sent agricultural technicians to guide me, which made me truly feel that there is a future and a hope for growing grain." He said, "General Secretary's speech gave us farmers enough motivation, and I will take root in the fields, improve technology, strengthen management, and contribute to rural revitalization."
"Our Party was born for the people and thrives because of the people, and all our work is for the happiness of the people." Wu Xiangdong (吴向东), deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong First Medical University (山东第一医科大学) and secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong Provincial Hospital (山东省立医院), said, "General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has pointed out the direction for us medical and health workers to practice our original mission and protect the health of the people. We will keep our entrustment in mind and support the people's vision of health and happiness with high-level diagnosis and treatment services."
In Baolong Town (抱龙镇), Wushan County (巫山县), Chongqing (重庆), the spring is beginning to show, and the new parking lot is full of vehicles returning home for the Spring Festival. Recently, the town Party committee has focused on solving people's livelihood problems such as travel and parking, and carried out environmental improvement, so that the town has been renewed and the people's hearts have been united.
"Studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech has greatly increased the confidence of our grassroots cadres." Ouyang Rongsheng (欧阳荣生), secretary of the Party Committee of Baolong Town (抱龙镇), said that this year is the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and we must not forget our original aspirations and keep our mission in mind, establish and practice the correct view of performance, give full play to the exemplary role of Party members, unite and lead the villagers to work together, and draw a new picture of rural revitalization.
The spring breeze nourishes people's hearts, and the drums of war urge people to fight. The vast number of cadres and the masses unanimously stated that the Year of the Horse is a year of struggle full of hope. We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, show the momentum of ten thousand horses galloping and the spirit of taking the lead, and build bridges when encountering water on the journey of building a strong country and promoting national rejuvenation, and strive to write a new chapter in the great cause of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), February 14)
Return to TopBeijing, February 15th (People's Daily) - On February 15th, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) answered questions from reporters regarding the implementation of visa-free policies for Canada and the United Kingdom.
A reporter asked: When the leaders of Canada and the United Kingdom visited China earlier, the Chinese side stated that it would implement unilateral visa-free policies for the two countries. What is the current progress?
The spokesperson stated that in order to further facilitate the exchange of personnel between China and foreign countries, China has decided to implement a visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from February 17, 2026. Citizens of these two countries holding ordinary passports may enter China without a visa for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchange visits, or transit for no more than 30 days. The aforementioned visa-free policy will be implemented until December 31, 2026.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张云河 窦瀚洋 秦瑞杰
Returning home for the Spring Festival is a journey towards happiness. In the past year, a number of new expressways have been completed and opened to traffic, some places have built new airports and opened new air routes, and many high-speed rail lines have been put into operation... Is the road home this year more convenient and faster? What new changes and experiences are there on the road? On the eve of the Spring Festival, our reporter visited a new expressway, a new airport, and a new high-speed railway to hear the stories of passengers returning home.
A New Expressway
When the road is open, home is closer, and reunion is faster.
With songs in his ears, scenery outside the window, and his hands on the steering wheel, Lao He drove on the Cangwu to Zhaoping Expressway in Guangxi (广西).
He Yuxiang (何余祥), 53 years old, lives in Lijiao Village, Beituo Town, Zhaoping County, Hezhou, Guangxi (广西贺州昭平县北陀镇立教村). He has worked in Zhongshan, Guangdong (广东中山) for more than 20 years. Returning home for the Spring Festival is a reunion agreement that must be fulfilled across mountains and seas.
From Zhongshan (中山) to the west, the expressway is full of traffic. In the past, he had to take the Baomao Expressway (包茂高速) to detour home. The Cangzhao Expressway (苍昭高速) opened at the end of last year, saving Lao He a lot of time this time. The trunk is full of New Year's goods: two cotton-padded clothes for his mother, piles of calcium tablets, protein powder, sesame paste, and bags of apples, grapes and mangoes... "It's been smooth all the way, I wouldn't have dared to think about it before," Lao He said.
More than 10 years ago, the Pearl River Delta's (珠三角) Spring Festival "motorcycle army" was mighty; now, cars have become the main force.
"At first, I rode a motorcycle home for the New Year, wearing a helmet, raincoat, and rain boots, and wrapping plastic bags around my trouser legs with transparent tape to prevent wind. The luggage on the back seat was reduced to the bare minimum," Lao He recalled. He left early in the morning and didn't get home until it was dark. Later, taking a bus was a hassle to grab tickets in advance.
In 2020, Lao He bought a car. This year, the expressway has been extended to his doorstep, and it takes less than 5 hours to get home - the words "Beituo (北陀)" on the toll station at the expressway exit are very eye-catching.
Building a road, developing a batch of industries, and enriching a region, after the Cangzhao Expressway (苍昭高速) opened to traffic, it compressed time and space, and the travel time from Cangwu (苍梧) to Zhaoping (昭平) was shortened by 1.5 hours; the road network was reconstructed, weaving a dense transportation network between the Western Land-Sea New Corridor (西部陆海新通道) and the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt (珠江—西江经济带), making the flow of vehicles and people between Guangdong (粤) and Guangxi (桂) smoother; the fragrance of tea came out of the mountains, and the logistics cost of transporting Cangwu Liubao Tea (苍梧六堡茶) to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) decreased by about 25%...
When the road is open, home is closer, and reunion is faster. Lao He drove into the village, and the time was just right.
A New Airport
One ticket to the end, the road back to China is smoother.
At 17:30, the flight from Beijing (北京) to Lishui, Zhejiang (浙江丽水) landed on time. Ye Zhengrong (叶正荣), an overseas Chinese, used his mobile phone to capture the word "Lishui (丽水)" on the terminal building through the porthole.
Having taken countless flights and landed at many airports at home and abroad, Ye Zhengrong (叶正荣) was a little emotional this time, "This is the first time I've flown directly home, I'm really excited."
Ye Zhengrong (叶正荣) is from Qingtian County, Lishui (丽水青田县). He has been doing business in Spain since the 1990s. "Lishui (丽水) has 'nine mountains, half water, and half farmland'. We are very satisfied to have expressways and high-speed railways. I never thought we could build an airport."
In the past 30 years, Ye Zhengrong's (叶正荣) road home has quietly changed: at first, he landed in Shanghai Pudong (上海浦东) and took a bus back to Qingtian (青田), a journey of about 10 hours; in 2005, the Jinliwen Expressway (金丽温高速公路) opened to traffic, shortening the journey to 5 hours; later, high-speed trains sped into Qingtian Station (青田站), shortening the journey to 3 hours...
In July 2025, Lishui Airport (丽水机场) was put into operation, and 12 navigable points were opened successively, giving overseas travelers a new choice to return home.
"This time I enjoyed the 'one ticket to the end, baggage direct transfer' international transfer service," Ye Zhengrong (叶正荣) said, "After landing, it took less than 10 minutes from getting off the plane to picking up my luggage. There are also self-service check-in and baggage consignment equipment, and you can 'pass through with your face' at the security check and boarding gate, which is very intelligent."
"There is a free bus from the airport to Qingtian (青田), which takes only one hour to get home," Ye Zhengrong (叶正荣) said. "In the past, I used to bring foreign goods back in large and small packages. Now, domestic smart products and intangible cultural heritage creative products are very popular overseas, and I bring them out in large and small packages. It will be convenient to leave from Lishui Airport (丽水机场) again!"
A New High-Speed Railway
From "breaking through" to calmness, a thousand-mile journey is halved.
At 16:24, the D1067 train to Yinchuan, Ningxia (宁夏银川) departed from Beijing North Railway Station (北京北站) on time and accelerated smoothly, and the scenery of the North China Plain (华北平原) began to flow backwards. "It takes more than 6 hours to get to Yinchuan (银川), and then half an hour by car to get back to the county," Wang Chao (王超) said.
Wang Chao (王超) is from Pingluo County, Shizuishan, Ningxia (宁夏石嘴山平罗县). He has been engaged in building decoration in Beijing (北京) for more than 10 years. "In previous years, I had to grab tickets half a month in advance for the New Year. If I couldn't get a sleeper or a hard seat, I had to stand all night. It also took a long time, some ordinary speed trains took 19 hours." Recalling the past, Wang Chao (王超) said, "Going home is like **闯关** (chuǎng guān - "break through," overcome difficulties), a lot of trouble along the way."
In December 2025, the Baoyin High-speed Railway (包银高铁) opened, connecting western Inner Mongolia (内蒙古西部) and the cities along the Yellow River (黄河) in Ningxia (宁夏). "It's really different to go home this year." He pointed to the charging port and silent sign in the carriage, "It's fast and comfortable, and it's more calm to go home."
Since the opening of the Baoyin High-speed Railway (包银高铁), the 4 high-speed railway stations managed by Ningxia (宁夏) alone have sent more than 150,000 passengers. For migrant workers, it has opened up a two-way channel for employment and returning home; for the villages along the route, special agricultural products can be sold faster, and rural tourism has also welcomed more tourists.
"With the high-speed railway, my hometown and the outside market are also closer." Wang Chao (王超) thought of the sandy vegetables and Tan sheep (滩羊) in his county. In the past, due to inconvenient transportation, good products could not go far. Now that transportation is convenient, he plans to discuss with his relatives after the New Year and try to sell the specialties of his hometown directly to Beijing (北京). "In the past, I went out myself, but in the future, I might be able to 'bring my hometown out'," Wang Chao (王超) said with a smile.
This issue is coordinated by: Qi Jiarun (祁嘉润)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邵玉姿
What color is the "City of the Future"? Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) for the Spring Festival, the most vibrant color is undoubtedly Chinese red. Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) has entered a stage where large-scale construction and the undertaking of relieving Beijing's (北京) non-capital functions are equally important. Visiting here, the reporter discovered three touching shades of "red."
One shade is the red of striving forward.
At 10 a.m., at the construction site of the Beijing University of Science and Technology Xiong'an Campus (北京科技大学雄安校区) project, bright red flags fluttered in the wind, and several workers were carrying out the hoisting construction of steel columns and steel beams.
Beijing University of Science and Technology (北京科技大学) is one of the first batch of universities to be relocated. "It is expected that all will be capped by the end of May this year," said Su Fu (苏复), the project leader of the main teaching building complex. In order to ensure that the first batch of students can successfully enroll in 2027, he and the construction workers have stuck to the front line of the project for countless days and nights.
Thirty-five relocation projects are being promoted simultaneously, and tens of thousands of builders are stepping up construction. The total construction area is 58.52 million square meters, and 831 kilometers of new roads are being built... The red of striving forward is the firm commitment to high-standard and high-quality construction.
One shade is the heartwarming red.
At 6 p.m., on the activity square of Yuehuayuan (悦华园) Second District in Huawangcheng (华望城), relocation service staff and volunteers wearing red clothes were busy delivering "Fu" characters to residents.
Yuehuayuan (悦华园) Second District is a guaranteed housing community provided by the New Area for employees of relocated central enterprises, housing more than 700 families.
"The activities are very rich, and the service is very warm!" Wu Songsong (吴嵩松), an employee of the New Energy Construction Department of China Huaneng Engineering Management Department (中国华能工程管理部新能源建设处), participated with his daughter. Last summer, this heartwarming red warmed Wu Songsong's (吴嵩松) moving journey. "All-round guarantee, move in with your bags." Wu Songsong (吴嵩松) said that when he moved in, the staff and volunteers provided "one-on-one" service and also gave him a "move-in peace of mind package."
Constructing a multi-level housing supply system, implementing "one-stop" move-in services, and providing online ordering for relocation service projects to enjoy immediately... The heartwarming red is a solemn promise to make relocated personnel feel at ease and live in peace.
One shade is the red of happiness.
At 8 p.m., in Building 4 of Lantingyuan (兰庭苑) Community in the Dahe (大河) area, 34-year-old Gao Yufei (高宇菲) and her husband were busy pasting "Fu" characters and window decorations.
The Dahe (大河) area is a newly built resettlement area, and the resettlement work started in 2025, with a total of 4,084 resettled residents moving in.
"Celebrating the New Year in a new home, life is getting sweeter and sweeter!" With supermarkets, health stations and schools just outside the door, Gao Yufei (高宇菲) feels "happy every day" with the "15-minute living circle" created by the New Area. What's even happier is employment at her doorstep – by participating in the free vocational skills training organized by the New Area, Gao Yufei (高宇菲) became a customer service housekeeper for the property company. There is a fish tank in the living room of the new home, and red goldfish swim around. This is a "new member" added by the couple to their new home, meaning abundance year after year and prosperity.
Four new resettlement areas have been built, and a total of 169,000 people have moved into new homes... The red of happiness is the full protection of adhering to a people-centered approach.
Everywhere in the streets and alleys, there are fiery red lanterns, festive Spring Festival couplets, and auspicious "Fu" characters. The strong New Year flavor is intertwined with the vitality of the new city, jointly welcoming the arrival of the Lunar New Year.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周人杰 付明丽
In Laoniuwan Village (老牛湾村), Pianguan County (偏关县), Shanxi Province (山西省), there is a homestay called "Good Come Again." The name was given by tourists, and the operators, the brothers Guo Wensheng (郭文生) and Guo Shuaisheng (郭帅生), emphasize "honest management and kind treatment of people."
As dusk falls, the temperature in the mountains is minus 10 degrees Celsius. Inside the house, the eco-friendly boiler is roaring, and the brothers are sitting around the stove, counting their harvest from last year: 40 guest rooms, plus tourist meals, each earning a net profit of more than 200,000 yuan.
"I never dared to think I could earn so much before." With the account book spread out on the table, the two couldn't help but think of the past. Pianguan County (偏关县) is located on the edge of the Mu Us Desert (毛乌素沙地), with strong winds and a lot of sand, and nine out of ten years are dry. In earlier years, the family lived on a few acres of sloping farmland, with six or seven people squeezed into a cave dwelling, making life difficult.
Since the launch of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project, the forest and grass coverage rate has increased, and the environment has been restored. More and more people love the village's natural scenery and cultural landscape. Standing at a high point in the village and looking out, the ice surface of the Yellow River (黄河) is as green as emerald, the Ming Dynasty Great Wall (明代长城) is quaint, and the oil pines on the slope stand straight and upright. The local area developed tourism, and the younger brother, Guo Shuaisheng (郭帅生), cleaned up two side rooms and built an earthen stove, and the two started a farmhouse.
The village is located in a remote area, and transportation was once inconvenient. Since 2020, the Yellow River No. 1 Tourist Highway (黄河一号旅游公路) has been built to the entrance of the village. "The village has built a new sewage treatment plant, viewing platform, and tourist center. This year, it also plans to install new energy charging piles, making it more convenient for tourists to travel," Guo Shuaisheng (郭帅生) said as he walked.
Now the homestay business is getting better and better, and there are more and more guests. Relying on running a homestay, the family's life is getting more and more prosperous. But Guo Shuaisheng (郭帅生) also has worries. Not long ago, he received a bad review: there were caterpillars in the room. "Isn't it normal for a rural house to have a worm?" At first, Guo Shuaisheng (郭帅生) felt very wronged, but then he thought, "We are used to it, but city people don't see it often, and it's normal to be afraid." He quickly called to apologize and offered to refund the room fee. After that, Guo Shuaisheng (郭帅生) began to equip the homestay with carpets, wallpaper, and regular pest control.
Laoniuwan Village (老牛湾村) has 83 households, of which more than 30 operate homestays. In the past two years, Laoniuwan Village (老牛湾村) has integrated and transformed more than 200 boutique homestays, embarking on a path of standardized, branded, and clustered development. Last year, the village received nearly 200,000 tourists, and the average annual disposable income of the whole village was more than 35,000 yuan.
While chatting, Guo Shuaisheng's (郭帅生) phone kept ringing: "Tourists from the south want to come to the village for the Chinese New Year. The fried dough twists are fried, and the vermicelli is pressed. When the time comes, please let them taste the farm food and see the sunrise over the frozen river!"
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孟海鹰
"Want a frozen pear? They're sweet!" Amidst the resounding drums and gongs, an enthusiastic vendor loudly recommends. When the reporter arrived at Dong'ala Village (东阿拉村), Yangpao Manchu Ethnic Township (杨泡满族乡), Hunchun City (珲春市), Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州), Jilin (吉林), it coincided with the village holding a New Year's fair. With crowds bustling and brisk sales, a strong festive atmosphere, thick with the scent of everyday life, rushed towards them.
In the past, this place was known as "Poor Ala" due to its poverty. Now, the village has taken on a completely new look, its industries are steadily rising, and it has become the well-known "Rich Ala."
At the fair, one change is surprisingly delightful: city dwellers are making special trips to the village to set up stalls and do business.
Villager Brother Lang (郎大哥) is selecting sugar oranges at the market. During the Spring Festival holiday, there's no need to stock up on New Year's goods in advance. The market has a complete range of products, allowing people to buy as they go, which is very convenient. "People from the city are coming to our rural areas to attend the market and do business, which shows that our village's consumption power has really increased!" said Brother Lang.
The owner of a cooked food shop, Sister Da (大姐), who came from the city, is so busy that her feet don't touch the ground. When talking about the changes in the village, Sister Da praised, "Many years ago, when I occasionally came here to sell goods, I had to keep an eye on the payments at all times, for fear of undercharging or missing payments, and I couldn't earn much money. Now, I don't have to keep an eye on it at all. Sometimes, if customers don't pay when scanning the code, they will go far away and come back specifically to make up the payment, and they will also take the initiative to say something. As life has become richer, everyone's quality has also improved!"
At the entrance of the village, the neat and uniform residential buildings and the wide and flat hardened roads are a refreshing sight. Cui Zhihe (崔枝鹤), Secretary of the Party Committee of Yangpao Manchu Ethnic Township (杨泡满族乡党委书记), introduced that in 2025, the collective income of Dong'ala Village (东阿拉村) reached 760,000 yuan, the per capita income of villagers was 34,000 yuan, the net population return to the village was 90 people, and the village is becoming more and more vibrant.
In the past, there were only two small shops in the village. With young people returning to their hometowns to start businesses, the commercial formats are becoming more and more diverse. Two new barbecue restaurants alone opened last year. Wu Libo (吴立波), a young man who returned to his hometown after working outside for many years, returned to his hometown in 2025 to open a barbecue restaurant: "Business is good, both city dwellers and villagers come to eat, and the restaurant employs 5 people, all from this village."
In the elderly activity room, there is a "Secretary's Agricultural Assistance Live Broadcast Room." The village party secretary takes the lead in learning e-commerce live broadcasts and is already proficient in selling goods. In 2025, the village sold more than 200,000 yuan of agricultural products through the live broadcast room alone. "During the New Year, sales are even better, and the daily sales of New Year's goods online and offline reach 15,000 yuan," said Cui Zhihe (崔枝鹤). Special agricultural products such as rice, hazelnuts, and fungus are leaving the mountains and heading to the market, while special projects such as sightseeing and picking are attracting tourists to the countryside to experience life.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田豆豆
On the eve of the Spring Festival, the Ecological Lobster City in Qianjiang City (潜江市), Hubei (湖北) is bustling with activity.
"Serving the dishes!" With a shout from the waiter, pots of bright red braised crayfish and garlic crayfish are brought to the table. "These are all made with fresh, lively shrimp. Qianjiang (潜江) now has shrimp in all four seasons!" the waiter says proudly.
Previously, after September, the crayfish would hibernate, and local restaurants were generally deserted, only able to supply frozen shrimp. Now, fresh, live crayfish can be eaten even in winter.
At a little after 5 a.m., in the pitch dark, Luo Chuandai (罗传代), a major crayfish farmer in Bao'an Village (保安村), Qianjiang (潜江), takes his workers to the breeding base, puts on plastic clothing, wears a headlamp, and rows a small boat into the pond to start lifting the ground cages. The ground cages are submerged in the water, with only one end connected to a bamboo pole inserted into the water. The workers stand in the water, slowly pull it up, and shake it hard against the plastic boat, and the lively crayfish fall out of the ground cage. Following the bamboo poles, cage after cage is collected, and around 7 o'clock, as the sky begins to lighten, the retrieved crayfish are transported to the ground. They are placed on a scale and weighed, and more than 100 jin were harvested from 20 mu.
Li Mingbo (李明波), Deputy Director of the Hubei Crayfish Industry Technology Research Institute (湖北省小龙虾产业技术研究院), picks up a few crayfish: "They are really big and the meat is very plump. Lao Luo (老罗), your winter shrimp farming technology is getting better and better!" Luo Chuandai (罗传代) nods with a smile: "Thanks to your guidance! In the past, workers had nothing to do and no income for half the year. Now, the income from winter shrimp and early spring shrimp accounts for 70% of the total annual income, and the price of winter shrimp is twice that of summer high-temperature shrimp. These big ones can sell for at least 80 yuan per jin."
In the pond contracted by Luo Chuandai (罗传代), a long fence divides the pond into two rectangles, one large and one small. Li Mingbo (李明波) points to the narrow water area near the shore and says: "This is the shrimp larvae breeding area. We have created a special environment by planting aquatic plants and adjusting water quality to promote crayfish spawning and development in winter, instead of burrowing and hibernating. When the time is right, we put the shrimp larvae into the large pond next to it, which can realize simultaneous harvesting and stocking."
Qianjiang (潜江) is a famous main crayfish producing area, and crayfish farming is a pillar industry for enriching the people. Although winter shrimp farming is technically more difficult, it is more profitable than summer farming. Through technology promotion, more and more farmers in Qianjiang (潜江) are trying to farm winter shrimp.
In 2025, Qianjiang (潜江) has established 120 demonstration sites for rice-field winter shrimp farming, with a demonstration area of 5,000 mu. According to statistics from the Qianjiang Crayfish Trading Center (潜江小龙虾交易中心), more than 3,300 tons were sold around the Spring Festival holiday last year. With the breakthrough in breeding technology, the sales volume around the Spring Festival holiday this year is expected to increase by 10% compared with last year.
Return to TopThis newspaper Livigno, Italy, February 15th (Reporters Chen Chenxi (陈晨曦), Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋), Wang Liang (王亮)) On the evening of February 14th, local time, the freestyle skiing women's big air qualification round of the Milan Winter Olympics was held at Livigno Snow Park. Chinese team athletes Gu Ailing (谷爱凌) and Liu Mengting (刘梦婷) finished second and ninth respectively, both advancing to the final.
Gu Ailing (谷爱凌) scored 86 points in the first round, ranking fourth among the 27 participants. She then made a mistake in the second round, and completed a 1080-degree triple rotation in the third round, scoring 84.75 points. She ultimately ranked second with a total score of 170.75 points, advancing to the final. Liu Mengting (刘梦婷) scored 80 points in both of her first two jumps, ranking ninth with a total score of 160 points, securing her place in the final. Another Chinese team athlete, Yang Ruyi (杨如意), ranked sixteenth and failed to advance.
On February 15th, local time, in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification round, Chinese team athlete Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) ranked eighth with a score of 72.78 points in the second round, advancing to the final. Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) performed steadily in both rounds, scoring 70.83 points in the first round and further improving his score in the second round. Chinese team athletes Yang Wenlong (杨文龙) and Ge Chunyu (葛春宇) also participated in the event, ranking twenty-second and twenty-eighth respectively, failing to qualify for the final.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
From DeepSeek (深度求索) to Seedance (豆包视频生成模型), domestic large models have successively ushered in technological breakthroughs; from "Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话：悟空)" and Pop Mart products selling well globally, to "Ne Zha 2 (哪吒2)" breaking box office records, domestic cultural IPs are "riding the wind and waves"; from new energy vehicle sales repeatedly hitting new highs, to breakthroughs in various technical routes in commercial aerospace... These vivid scenes converge into a picture of the vigorous development of private enterprises.
The private economy is a vital force in advancing Chinese-style modernization and an important foundation for achieving high-quality development.
On February 17, 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at a symposium on private enterprises: "The Party and the state's basic principles and policies for the development of the private economy have been incorporated into the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and will be adhered to and implemented consistently, without change, and will not change." "Earnestly implementing policies and measures to promote the development of the private economy is the current focus of work to promote the development of the private economy."
All regions and departments conscientiously implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, adhere to the principle of "doing" first, play a combination of policies, and strive to provide a broader stage for the development of the private economy.
Stronger reform efforts to stimulate private investment vitality.
Market access is the prerequisite for business entities to participate in economic activities.
Focusing on the more concentrated problems reflected by private enterprises, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Resolutely remove all obstacles to the equal use of factors of production and fair participation in market competition in accordance with the law."
In Cangnan County (苍南县), Zhejiang (浙江), at the construction site of the Sanao Nuclear Power Plant (三澳核电站), tower cranes are operating, and heavy trucks are shuttling through it. Not far away, the cylindrical nuclear island of Unit 1 shows its majestic appearance.
The rising Sanao Nuclear Power Plant (三澳核电站) witnesses the solid steps of "private capital entering nuclear power": In 2020, the first phase of the project was launched, and Geely Technology (吉利科技) became the first private enterprise to invest, accounting for 2%; in 2024, the second phase of the project was promoted, and the participation rate of private capital increased to 10%.
With the growth of the project, the "genes" of private capital continue to appear. Since the construction of the nuclear power plant, about 2,000 private enterprises have participated in equipment manufacturing, maintenance services, and engineering construction, sharing the dividends brought by major projects.
"After all units are commercially operated, the annual power generation will exceed 54 billion kilowatt-hours, which can reduce the consumption of standard coal by more than 16 million tons per year." The relevant person in charge of the Wenzhou Development and Reform Commission (温州市发展改革委) said that they will continue to recommend key projects to private capital and continue to improve the access mechanism and income distribution mechanism to accumulate energy and improve the quality of private investment.
With the relaxation of market access, private investment continues to expand into more fields—
Looking at energy, the national major hydropower project, the Dadu River Danba Hydropower Station (大渡河丹巴水电站), has introduced private enterprises to participate in investment, and more than 40% of the 18.5 million kilowatts of onshore wind power in Shandong (山东) that have been competitively allocated are participated in by private capital. Nuclear power projects are expected to attract 10% to 20% of private investment by 2025.
Looking at transportation, coordinate and promote cooperation between central enterprises and private enterprises to further support private enterprises in participating in railway construction and operation; unblock the blockages in project construction, and issue operating guidelines for the new mechanism of government and social capital cooperation in toll roads.
The changes in "a list" are more convincing. After several dynamic revisions, the negative list for market access has been reduced from 151 items to 106 items, and access restrictions in many fields such as elderly care and medical care have been relaxed, expanding development space for various business entities.
In November 2025, the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Several Measures on Further Promoting the Development of Private Investment," which proposed 13 targeted policies and measures to further stimulate the vitality of private investment, addressing the difficulty of market access in some fields.
Responding to policy requirements, since the beginning of the year, private capital has pressed the "acceleration key" to enter major projects and new fields—
Gansu (甘肃) plans to publicly solicit private enterprises to participate in the investment of the Longdian Entering Sichuan Project (陇电入川工程), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) supports private enterprises to carry out low-altitude distribution, emergency rescue and other businesses, and the Huaneng Fujian Xiapu Phase I Project (华能福建霞浦一期工程), a nuclear power project that attracts private capital, has been approved...
The "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" (十五五) proposal deploys many strategic tasks, providing important opportunities for private investment. Yang Ping (杨萍), director of the Investment Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), said that removing the institutional and mechanism barriers that hinder the development of the private economy with greater reform efforts will create a stable and predictable development environment for private investment, and better help stabilize investment and promote growth.
Higher policy accuracy to eliminate obstacles to enterprise development.
The business environment is the soil for the survival and development of private enterprises.
The difficulties encountered by private enterprises in their development were once described as "the iceberg of the market, the high mountain of financing, and the volcano of transformation." In recent years, various departments and regions have taken practical actions and implemented precise policies, and there has been a constant "climbing over mountains and ridges" and two-way rush between the government and enterprises.
"A 'timely rain' solved the 'long-standing problem'!" Not long ago, Ningbo Xuyang Shipping Co., Ltd. (宁波绪扬海运有限公司), located in Zhejiang (浙江), received a super-low-interest loan of 40 million yuan, with a large credit line and fast approval process, which solved the financial pressure of ship renewal.
Old ships have a long age, high fuel consumption, and high emissions. In response to the policy call, Xuyang Shipping (绪扬海运) plans to eliminate two old ships and invest more than 70 million yuan to build two new ships. "Fortunately, the special loan policy for equipment renewal was implemented in a timely manner, and the financial difficulties were solved." The person in charge of the company calculated an account, with an interest rate of 1.75%, and calculated according to the loan amount, it can save nearly one million yuan in interest costs a year, greatly reducing financing pressure.
Financial and industrial policies work together to accurately help business entities overcome difficulties. Up to now, the Ningbo (宁波) Municipal Transportation and Port and Shipping Department has promoted 5 ship construction financing projects to be included in the scope of policy support, with a total approved amount of 255 million yuan.
Supporting doing "addition" and reducing the burden, from the central to the local level, finance, industry, market supervision and other departments work together to help private enterprises start lightly and develop with peace of mind.
The "Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting the Private Economy" (中华人民共和国民营经济促进法) officially came into effect on May 20, 2025. As the first basic law in China specifically on the development of the private economy, it plays a fundamental, stable, and long-term guarantee role of the rule of law, and has a major and far-reaching significance for the development and growth of the private economy. Improve supporting laws and regulations. Sichuan (四川) established a private economic development promotion center, with personnel from multiple departments stationed to provide one-stop services; Shanxi (山西) released measures for handling the demands of private economic organizations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the private economy... Since the implementation of the law, more than 150 supporting systems and measures have been introduced one after another, and 12 provinces have issued and implemented relevant regulations or implementation measures to promote the development of the private economy, providing a solid legal guarantee for the high-quality development of the private economy.
Carry out in-depth standardized law enforcement involving enterprises. Chongqing (重庆) has formulated a special list of items to promote a substantial reduction in the number and frequency of administrative inspections year-on-year; Yunnan (云南) has implemented a "quiet period for enterprises" system to solve the problem of repeated inspections... Focusing on the outstanding problems of "four chaos" law enforcement, the total number of administrative inspections involving enterprises nationwide in 2025 decreased by 33%, and the proportion of problems found increased by an average of 18.5 percentage points.
Focus on solving the difficulties and high costs of financing. Hunan (湖南) launched an exclusive batch guarantee financial product "Private Investment Guarantee Loan" to provide financial support for small and micro enterprises to expand investment; Guangdong (广东) launched the "Yuechuang Jinqiao" (粤创金桥) system to promote the effective connection between innovation and entrepreneurship projects and venture capital and financial institutions... In 2025, by leveraging the role of private enterprise bond financing support tools, the net financing of non-financial enterprise bonds increased by 482.5 billion yuan over the previous year.
When the water is deep, the fish are happy.
Shanghai (上海) has opened a new paradigm of government services with "exemption from application and immediate enjoyment" and "unconscious supervision"; Fujian (福建) is anchored to solve key links such as overdue payments and is committed to creating a first-class business environment... At the "New Year's First Meeting," many places regarded "optimizing the business environment" as the top priority, and a series of pragmatic measures escorted the long-term development of enterprises.
The People's Bank of China (央行) has set up a re-loan of 1 trillion yuan for private enterprises to further increase financial support for private small and micro enterprises; the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) has proposed to continue to promote the governance of arbitrary charges involving enterprises to better reduce the burden on enterprises... Since the beginning of the year, many departments have successively introduced new policies to cultivate fertile soil for the growth of private enterprises.
"The implementation of various policies and measures will help enterprises enhance their confidence and continue to burst out with innovation and creativity, injecting sufficient momentum into high-quality economic development," said Zhang Xiaolan (张晓兰), a researcher at the Economic Forecasting Department of the National Information Center of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委).
Stronger development resilience and continuous release of endogenous power.
For enterprise development, endogenous power is the first priority.
With the ambition to serve the country and focus on development, in the face of risks and challenges, over the past year, the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs have worked hard to improve their internal skills and forge ahead with innovation. In the development towards new and better, endogenous power has continued to increase.
Focus on new tracks and tackle key technologies to forge competitiveness in innovation and transformation.
Unitree Technology's (宇树科技) humanoid robot appeared on JD.com (京东), attracting widespread attention. Opening parades, exhibition booths, corporate publicity... In the rental market, artificial intelligence "workers" are very popular.
Relying on continuous technological innovation and product iteration, humanoid robots have quickly moved from online display to offline scenarios. In 2025, Unitree Technology's (宇树科技) actual shipments of humanoid robots exceeded 5,500 units, ranking among the top in the global industry.
Innovation is the sail, climbing high and seeking far. New materials, new energy, artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy... For some time, private enterprises have been actively laying out new tracks and new industries, racing towards the future.
Data is the best proof. Up to now, China has cultivated more than 600,000 technology and innovation-based small and medium-sized enterprises, most of which are private enterprises; among the national high-tech enterprises, the proportion of private enterprises has expanded to more than 92%... Private enterprises that are constantly moving towards the new have become an important force in China's technological innovation.
Aim at new needs and launch new products to seize new opportunities in market development.
Almaty (阿拉木图), Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), consumers place orders on e-commerce platforms at night, and express delivery couriers deliver goods to their doorsteps the next day. At the beginning of this year, YTO Express (圆通) launched local express delivery services in Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), and major cities in the local area have now achieved "same-city same-day delivery."
From exporting service products to exporting express delivery networks, in 2025, YTO Express (圆通) continued to strengthen the construction of cross-border logistics networks and infrastructure, and "express delivery going overseas" is advancing steadily. At present, YTO Express (圆通) has established more than 20 overseas branches, and its international express delivery, freight and supply chain services reach more than 150 countries and regions.
Digging new opportunities internally and expanding new spaces externally. In the ever-changing international market, more private enterprises are actively seeking change, responding to the uncertainty of the external environment with the certainty of their own development.
In 2025, the import and export of private enterprises increased by 7.1%, accounting for 57.3% of the total import and export value; in the total foreign trade value of China's specialized, refined, and special new "little giant" enterprises, the proportion of private enterprises exceeded 70%... More and more private enterprises are bravely moving forward in the market storms, becoming a vital force in China's foreign trade to withstand pressure and move forward, with both quantity and quality improving.
The beginning of the year is the first, and it is the right time to forge ahead. With the in-depth implementation of the Private Economy Promotion Law (民营经济促进法), the national unified market is advancing in depth, and various measures to relieve difficulties are being implemented in detail. The vast number of private enterprises maintain the spirit of daring to fight and win, and dare to act and be good at success.
Growing up in the fields of hope, "the private economy has broad prospects and great potential in the new era and new journey, and it is the right time for the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to show their talents."
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Spring couplets and lanterns exude festive joy, vegetables and fruits are displayed in a dazzling array, aquatic products and seafood are lively and fresh... Sufficient supply and stable prices add the most solid foundation of happiness to the Spring Festival.
The abundance of New Year goods is inseparable from the stability of material supply. The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Notice on Relevant Work during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival of 2026," requiring to ensure sufficient supply and stable prices of daily necessities such as grain, oil, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, and vegetables. Nine units, including the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), issued the "2026 'Happy Shopping New Year' Spring Festival Special Event Plan," guiding key business districts (pedestrian streets), brand stores, offshore tax refund shops, and other offline entities to fully prepare high-quality goods and jointly carry out promotional activities to benefit the people. With full power at the production end, unimpeded transportation at the transportation end, and diversified allocation at the market end, the entire chain guarantees that the shelves of the Spring Festival market are full. Big data monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) shows that the supply of essential living materials in the national market is sufficient, and the inventory of grain, edible oil, pork, and eggs is abundant, with overall stable prices.
The evolution of New Year goods reflects a new landscape of consumption upgrades. Time-honored brands are innovating, and "foreign New Year goods" are entering ordinary people's homes; organic vegetables and low-sugar pastries are becoming new favorites; green and smart home appliances and trendy electronic products are entering thousands of households; intangible cultural heritage flower buns and Year of the Horse cultural and creative products are among the must-buy lists... From local flavors to global fresh products, from eating well and keeping warm to prioritizing health, and from quality experience to emotional value, the boundaries of New Year goods are constantly expanding. New models such as "online ordering, cold chain distribution" and "cloud ordering in live broadcast rooms" are making New Year goods purchases shift from "stockpiling" to "instant delivery."
New Year goods fill the door, 物阜民丰 (wù fù mín fēng - "abundant products, prosperous people," describes a state of rich resources and a thriving population). This prosperity and abundance make reunions sweeter and fill people with confidence for the new year.
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The Spring Festival is a time when the national New Year flower market welcomes a peak in consumption. Flowers are as abundant as the sea, and people surge like the tide. The grand scenes of flower markets, previously common in southern regions, are now simultaneously unfolding in northern cities such as Beijing (北京), Zhengzhou (郑州) in Henan (河南), and Harbin (哈尔滨) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江). With ample supply, diverse varieties, and robust sales, both northern and southern flower markets are equally thriving, becoming a bright spot in the consumer market.
The New Year atmosphere is accompanied by the fragrance of flowers. Beijing (北京), as an important consumption and distribution center in the north, boasts a rich variety of New Year flowers in major flower markets and online platforms. The 2026 Beijing Family Gardening Carnival attracted many citizens. In the Huangtugang Flower Market (黄土岗花卉市场) in Fengtai District (丰台区), high-end potted flowers such as exquisite butterfly orchids and azaleas with unique shapes are highly sought after, and the demand for combined potted plants and creative floral gifts continues to rise. As a central hub for "southern flowers moving north and eastern flowers moving west," the Zhengzhou (郑州) flower market is booming, with butterfly orchids becoming the "main force in volume." The Chenzhai Flower Shuangqiao Base (陈砦花卉双桥基地) in Zhengzhou (郑州) is filled with a dazzling array of flowers. The base's manager introduced that during the Spring Festival, the supply of butterfly orchids is about 3 million plants, and the market's trading activity continues to rise. In Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西), a city with a profound cultural heritage, there is a significant increase in demand for floral works such as the Year of the Horse themed "Immediate Blooming" ("马上花开") and "Immediate Redness" ("马上都红") creative potted plants. Despite the cold weather in Harbin (哈尔滨), Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) in Xinjiang (新疆), Xining (西宁) in Qinghai (青海), and other places, the consumption of New Year flowers is equally enthusiastic.
According to the relevant person in charge of the China Flower Association (中国花卉协会), the New Year flower consumption boom that spans the north and south is not only a festival effect but also inextricably linked to the transformation and upgrading of China's entire flower industry chain.
On the production side, the high-quality development of the flower industry meets diverse consumer demands. Facility cultivation is widely used, and planting technology is constantly upgraded, ensuring a stable supply of high-quality flowers throughout the year. Some flowers that were previously common in the south can now be cultivated locally in the north. Xi'an's (西安) annual production of butterfly orchids has reached 3.5 million plants, which can already meet local demand. The research and development of product types have been intensified. New products such as dyed butterfly orchids, colored calla lilies, and macaron-colored potted flowers are emerging, combining traditional festive elements with modern aesthetics. Fruit-bearing potted plants and wax-sealed amaryllis are easy to care for and have a long viewing period. The output of combined shaped butterfly orchids and alpine azaleas continues to increase, and prices are becoming more affordable. Flower prices cover different consumer groups, meeting the needs of all-scenario consumption.
On the logistics side, the supply chain system is increasingly improved, solving the problem of "difficulty in buying flowers" in the north. Fresh flowers from Yunnan (云南) can appear in flower shops in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) with morning dew as early as 5 pm on the same day. Diversified transportation methods such as aviation, railway, and cold chain land transportation covering the whole country work together. Professional cold chain transportation solutions for cut flowers and potted plants are constantly optimized, which greatly improves transportation efficiency and reduces losses, providing strong support for the balanced development of the flower market.
On the sales side, channels continue to expand and innovate, injecting strong impetus into New Year flower consumption. Traditional flower markets and flower shops are deeply integrated with e-commerce platforms and emerging channels such as social media group buying and live streaming, effectively stimulating consumption potential. Cloud flower selection, real-time price comparison and order placement attract a large number of young consumers to participate.
On the consumption side, the improvement of living standards and changes in consumption concepts have extended flower consumption from traditional festival consumption to daily household consumption. As an important carrier for creating a festive atmosphere of reunion and improving the quality of life, New Year flower products with ecological value, cultural value, and emotional value carry the people's yearning for a better life and are increasingly changing from "optional consumption" to best-selling New Year goods. The custom of "**无花不成年**" (wú huā bù chéng nián - "no flowers, no New Year," it is not New Year without flowers) is gradually spreading. The continuous release of self-pleasing consumption demand is gradually making flower consumption popular and normalized.
Gao Qiang (高强), Executive Vice President of the Research Institute of Ecological Civilization Construction and Forestry Development of Nanjing Forestry University (南京林业大学), believes that the simultaneous boom in the New Year flower markets in the north and south is a vivid microcosm of the high-quality development of the flower industry, a direct manifestation of the construction achievements of the unified national market, and a powerful illustration of the resilience and vitality of the domestic consumer market. The supply and demand of the booming flower industry will bloom even more brilliantly.
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Layout Design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
A Nation's Strong Aroma, Harmonious and Beautiful Wuliang
Return to Top春节到了，人潮涌动在路上，像一条被春天唤醒的河流。脚步沾着异乡的霜雪，行囊里背起一年的收获，可心早已穿越万水千山，奔向那扇熟悉的家门。
为何家让人迷恋？家里有厨房升腾的香气，有父母在门前守望的身影……当推开家门的那一刻，距离归零，时间停驻，一路辛劳都化作团圆的美满。
最是人间烟火处，围炉守岁话家常。如同候鸟归巢，卸下满身疲惫，重拾融融温暖。回家过年，这是中国人镌刻在基因里的信念。一次次出发，一次次回家，如此循环往复，勾连起游子与故土的距离，更联结着民族最深情的血脉。
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赶年
Peng Xueming (彭学明)
以往，我们湘西的赶年，都是腊月二十九。如果没有大年三十，就是腊月二十八。反正，比全国早一天过年。我们叫过赶年。
但现在赶年的时间似乎越来越早了，一到冬至，年的脚步就近了。那年，不用赶，就自己迫不及待地来了。
湘西的冬天虽然很冷，但年的脚步却热乎乎、暖洋洋的，驱走了冷。你看，杀年猪时，半个寨子的人都来帮忙，亲戚朋友都来吃肉，好不热闹！那一个坪院里，烧着几个火塘，架着几个火锅，围着几桌客人，好不温馨！以前是一家人围炉过年，现在不是一家人，而是几家人，甚至是一个寨子、一个乡村、一个乡镇的人一起过年了。这几年，湘西的很多村镇都在集体忙年、过年。什么腊味大赛、村厨大晒、年货节、跳马节、非遗国茶年、茶王斗茶赛、新春长桌宴、马年百草席、篮球茶BA、农民趣味运动会、返乡大学生春晚、村艺村晚、文艺展演等轮番上演。整个湘西都像一个大家庭一样，过年团聚、一起联欢，是以前所没有的年景。
你看，任何一次集体忙年，都是几十条龙灯和几十对狮子在欢天喜地地从乡村舞向城市、从阡陌舞向街道，都有几十副土家镏子挨山擦水地一路敲来，把整个城乡敲得喜气洋洋，而苗家的几十面苗鼓，则在苗家小伙挺拔的身姿和苗家姑娘曼妙的身影里，起舞翻飞着，咚咚擂响湘西年味的火热。
任何一次集体忙年，刨汤肉是必吃的，年粑也是必打的，当几十口大锅的几十个甑子蒸出热气腾腾的糯米饭团、小米饭团和玉米饭团、高粱饭团时，那饭香就香断了整个山乡和整个街道。把饭团放进石槽或木槽，就会有无数的人抢着打年粑、无数的人抢着捏年粑，四四方方的案板上，就是一个个又薄又圆的年粑、又薄又圆的心愿了。那又香又糯的炸灯盏窝，漂浮在油锅里了，捞出来，金黄金黄、焦嫩焦嫩的，香得要命。泡点刨汤肉的油汤或者鸡汤，那灯盏窝，真是好吃得天下无敌。
吃完年饭，自然就会有人唱歌跳舞。唱的歌，有土家山歌、苗族飞歌，跳的舞，有土家摆手舞、苗族接龙舞，一歌比一歌好听，一舞比一舞好看。这样的歌声、这样的舞步和这样的年味，就一天接着一天地连着，一天接着一天地赶着，一直到腊月二十四，人们才各自回到家里过自己的年。
回到自己家里过年，不但是要家人团聚，更是要给远逝的亲人点一盏明亮的灯、烧一炕温暖的火，让远逝的亲人以另外一种形式回家。这是赶年的意义。
之所以从腊月二十四开始回家过年，有一段可歌可泣的历史。明嘉靖年间，凶残的倭寇烧杀抢掠，无恶不作，危害着我东南沿海人民的生命安全。明王朝决定从英勇善战的湘西调兵，保境安民。最先接到通知的是湘西的土司 Peng Jinchen (彭荩臣) 和 Peng Yinan (彭翼南)，那天是腊月二十四，所以，湘西的彭姓人家都腊月二十四提前过年，过完年就集结出兵。田姓、向姓还有其他姓氏，分别于二十五、二十六、二十七、二十八和二十九接到抗倭谕旨，不到大年三十，所有的湘西子弟兵都集结完毕，出发远征。这就是湘西为什么至今都比全国提前一天过大年，这就是湘西土家族过赶年的由来。
当最后一批湘西子弟在腊月二十九集结时，已经是半夜三更了。为了追赶前面的队伍，各个村寨，各个路口，都站满了送行的亲人，点亮了送别的火把。当倭寇被荡平，再也不敢踏进我东南沿海一步时，无数的湘西祖先却再也回不来了。为了让那些远逝的忠魂找到回家的路，亲人们便于每年大腊月的二十九或者小腊月的二十八晚上，在房前屋后、田边地头、各条村路山路、各个阡陌垭口，都插上火把，点上明烛，照亮亲人回家的路。
如果你正巧在那晚看到湘西的灯火，那不一定是一个灯火辉煌的城市，很可能是一个灯火辉煌的乡村，是迎接抗倭英雄回家的乡村，是纪念抗倭祖先的乡村，是照亮和引领亲人回家的乡村，是我湘西别有一种年味的乡村。
一室松香
Xu Jian (徐 剑)
已经5年没在北京 (Beijing)过年了。那天，作为文化艺术界代表，我参加完在人民大会堂 (Great Hall of the People)举办的一场活动后，便乘车返回孔雀城 (Peacock Town)。沿途挂起了红灯笼，永定河 (Yongding River)边，有烟花钻入云天，空气里弥漫着过年的味道。
回到家中，夫人和女儿正在做大扫除，我便来到院子里擦玻璃。长长的杆子伸向玻璃，毛刷滑动，灰尘如同细密的粒子，透过阳光的折射，在人的视野中飘落。我又想起了云南 (Yunnan)的年，松毛，青青的，绿绿的，散发着浓郁的清香，混着菜肴的香气，这是云南人记忆中特有的年的味道。
今年，我回不了老家云南过年了，心里有一点点遗憾。我喜欢老家春节松毛的清香味道，给我一种清清爽爽的精神慰藉。
在昆明 (Kunming)，铺松毛的习俗由来已久。Wu Yingmei (吴应枚)的《滇南杂记》有云：“新正元旦，民间采松针铺地以代氍毹，名曰松衣。姚安 (Yao'an)、楚雄 (Chuxiong)出花毡，红章白质，灿然可观。”《腾越州志》《滇竹枝词》均有相关记载。春节铺松毛成了云南汉族与少数民族共同的年俗。
每年的腊月二十二，我都会带着弟弟妹妹们背上竹篓，到家附近的杨梅山 (Yangmei Mountain)上采松毛。爬上树，把松毛一枝一枝钳下来，钳回的松毛堆在堂屋，如一座小山般。从那天开始，孩子们的心中就升腾起一股小火苗，在体内咕嘟咕嘟地燃烧，眼睛从此不离那座小山了。没几日就到了年三十，我又带着弟弟妹妹们挑起担子，到宝象河 (Baoxiang River)边，为年饭的当家菜长白菜做准备。担子一头是白菜，一头是苦菜，还杂了些青蒜、芹菜，一叶一叶的白菜劈开，浸入水中，孩子们的嬉笑声，将宝象河水掀起一浪又一浪，白菜小舟载着孩子的欢乐，从早上一直晃悠到黄昏。母亲早已用猪头、山鸡调好了一锅油汤，加入蔬菜，摇身变成了带有祈求长长久久美好寓意的长白菜，一大瓦盘，从大年三十一直吃到正月十六。
除夕的年夜饭是最盛大的节日，一地松毛，撒在堂屋中间，厚厚的、柔柔的，满屋散发着清香。母亲端上八大碗菜。每一道菜，母亲都会细致地摆放在松毛毯上，这在上个世纪六七十年代，已是极奢了。坐在松毛上吃年夜饭，是一年到头最幸福的时刻，简单的生活，简单的快乐。天黑前，撒一点点在路上，撒一点点在堂屋，撒一点点在门槛上，人走近的时候，会闻到一股松香般的、蜜蜡般的香味。
离开家后，松毛成了我对于家的寄托。如今，老宅不见，我搬进了拆迁改造后的新家，铺松毛的习俗也跟着我走进了新家。已近不惑，**解甲返乡** (jiě jiǎ fǎn xiāng - "remove armor return home," retire from military service and return to one's hometown), 那一地的松毛还在。每年，我都要小弟帮我买一袋松毛，铺在进门的过廊，抓起松毛，轻轻扬起，松毛在我的手中抖落。山还是那座山，树还是那棵树，松毛却不知长了几茬。
“满地碧绿，一室松香”，这是汪曾祺 (Wang Zengqi)眼中的昆明人家铺松毛的习俗，又何尝不是我的？那一片片恣意的绿，裹在松毛、松球、松花的香气中，弥散着一种生命的、一个家族的、一个社会的、一条老街的、一座城市的、一个村庄的生机。
雪中的年味
Mo Huajie (莫华杰)
从小在岭南长大、工作和生活的我，却格外偏爱去河南 (Henan)过年。
妻子的家乡在河南民权县 (Minquan County, Henan)。陪妻子回家过年时，我总喜欢前往庄子广场 (Zhuangzi Square)拜谒先哲。恰逢雪天，几丈高的庄子 (Zhuangzi)雕像静立风雪之中，雪花落在雕像上，也覆盖在我的身上，那一刻，历史的距离像被突然拉近。雪中的庄子更显庄重，却又透着一丝难以言说的飘逸与超然。
其实，我定居的东莞 (Dongguan)，春节的热闹比中原更甚。相比之下，民权县的过年习俗显得简朴，这让我颇感意外——中原文化底蕴深厚，本应传统民俗繁多。后来，一位本地文友解惑：中原古代屡遭战火，许多风俗因此湮灭，这方面反倒不如南方。
然而，河南的年味在我心中却别有一番分量。在这里过年，吃酒席是必不可少的仪式。外出务工的乡亲几乎都返乡团聚，借着春节办喜酒，亲朋齐聚一堂，热闹喜庆。
乡间办酒席，总爱在空地上支起露天厨房。我喜欢钻进去凑热闹，看炊烟裹着热气蒸腾，嗅着灶火里飘出的年味，仿佛连空气都染上了喜庆。灶头或由泥砖直接垒成，或用油桶切开口，蹲地放锅，便成了简易铁灶。除了油焖爆炒的酣畅，蒸菜更是重头戏。大锅上叠起十几层蒸笼，如宝塔般巍峨耸立，白雾氤氲间，似有仙气缭绕。尚未入蒸笼的菜，则摆在木板拼成的长桌上，碟碗层层叠叠如积木堆砌，煞是壮观。常有孩童持棍，防备有狗扑翻菜肴，可孩子们总不专心，偷塞红薯或土豆入灶头烤制，早把“职责”抛到**九霄云外** (jiǔ xiāo yún wài - "beyond the highest heavens," to cast something to the winds; to forget completely).
起初，我对赴宴颇有顾虑，并非吃不惯这种风味，而是难吃到热菜。河南宴席讲究“先凉后热”，先上八道凉菜：牛肉、套肠、猪肝、冻肉、莲藕、腐竹、木耳、西红柿（每家略有不同，通常四荤四素），客人们便就着凉菜推杯换盏。河南人热情好客，尤其对我们这些外来客，纷纷举杯敬酒。酒量不佳的我，往往未等热菜上桌，便已醺然。不过，那是多年前的事了。如今提倡饮酒文明，不再劝酒，我终于能从容享用冷菜热菜，细细品味这年味。
八道爽口凉菜之后，宴席渐入佳境。粉蒸肉热气腾腾地端上桌，寓意生活“蒸蒸日上”。圆润饱满的肉圆子，象征家庭“圆圆满满”。软糯的年糕，祈愿事业“步步高升”。黄河 (Yellow River)鲤鱼经面粉裹炸后焖炒，皮软肉嫩，鱼刺都透着香气，取意“鲤鱼跃龙门，年年有余”，是我钟爱的下酒佳肴。此外，还有霸王肘子、烧鸡等硬菜轮番登场。最后一道酸辣鸡蛋汤，将鸡蛋液倒入勾芡的热汤中滚煮，蛋花轻盈绽放，再缀以葱花、香菜和虾皮，喝起来热烫鲜香，也为宴席菜肴画上欢快的句点。
有一回吃酒席时，忽降小雪，成了我一生难忘的回忆。雪花虽纷飞却不大，我们在露天路边吃席，看雪片悄然落入菜肴和酒杯里。举杯饮下，那股清冽直透肺腑，**瑞雪兆丰年** (ruì xuě zhào fēng nián - "A timely snow promises a good harvest," Auspicious snow foretells a bumper year)的喜庆便涌上心头，竟不觉天气寒冷。当地人似乎早已习惯雪天吃席，一边谈笑一边吃喝，任由雪花染白鬓发。他们说，这是好兆头。
和家人分享零嘴
Huang Yongmei (黄咏梅)
年前跟好友聚餐，散席之后，彼此在饭店门口高高兴兴地道别——“明年见啊”。我惦记着刚才在饭桌上没抢到高铁票的那个朋友，特意拉着他问，怎么办？这个东北汉子爽笑几声说：“指定能回啊，我回家的方法有很多种。”那表情竟透露出几分天真。可不是嘛，过年回家，方法的确能有很多种，再曲折也不会嫌麻烦。
回家过年，其实节目大都雷同，吃团圆饭、探亲访友、嘘寒问暖、家长里短，年年岁岁都相似，但相似的日常里往往能嚼出些不同。譬如吃。我发现，有些吃食，明明平日里碰都不会碰的，但只要一家人坐在一起，竟也能吃得有滋有味。
过年的吃食中，有不少平日里被我们斥为“不健康”的零嘴，炸得香脆的蛋散、泛着糖霜的粿条、冒着辣油的豆腐干……在这些分享的时刻，它们统统获得了赦免。母亲有个铁盒子，里面装了各种颜色的糖果，是为拜年的小孩子准备的。聊天的时候，姐姐随手抓几颗分到我们手上，大家便齐齐剥了来放进嘴里。我分到的是一颗太妃糖，一入口，舌头如同被烫着了一般。要知道，这种甜度在我这个年纪已被列为“违禁品”。我用舌头将糖果在嘴里左右挪动，像是为食物降温一样试图降低它的甜度，但很快，我便被这甜蜜“俘虏”，一点一点地吮吸着那蜜汁，就像小时候对待糖果一样，最终竟有点舍不得它就这样融化掉。
“吃这些东西真是有犯罪感啊。”我一边吃，一边忍不住嘟哝两句。母亲笑着说，难得吃一回。若是我继续有意发难：“上火了怎么办？吃胖了怎么办？”一定会有人跳出来制止我——“年后再说。”好像过年就能屏蔽掉所有的烦恼和困惑。
还有的吃食，是平日里嫌麻烦或者根本没工夫吃的。有一年，我带了临安 (Lin'an)的山核桃回家。山核桃吃起来的确香，但剥起来挺麻烦。我们在阳台上支起一张茶桌，围坐一起剥山核桃，看起来就像弄了个小作坊。哥哥负责用一只小钳将硬壳夹裂，“咔嚓”一下，那褐色的壳便裂开几瓣，核桃仁呼之欲出，但这只是开了个头。接下来，就是我和姐姐的任务了。我们要用铜针将核桃仁从裂开的壳中掏出来。这活儿如同绣花，极需耐心和技巧。先要将那些大块的、完整的仁从弯弯绕绕的“囚笼”里一点一点地“解救”出来，力度要得当，否则那金贵的仁便会碎裂成几瓣，大有**前功尽弃** (qián gōng jìn qì - "previous efforts wasted," all one's previous efforts wasted). 然后，再慢慢将那些紧贴内壁的仁抠离出来。最麻烦的，是对付那些嵌在犄角里的顽固碎肉，它们往往被我放弃。一贯细腻持家的姐姐会捡起被我放弃掉的部分，用针细细地剔出那些碎肉。
There were also foods that I usually found too troublesome or simply didn't have time to eat. One year, I brought walnut kernels from Lin'an (临安) home. Walnut kernels do taste good, but they are quite troublesome to peel. We set up a tea table on the balcony and sat around it peeling walnut kernels, looking like we had set up a small workshop. My older brother was in charge of cracking the hard shells with a small pair of pliers. With a "snap," the brown shell would crack open in several pieces, and the walnut kernel would seem ready to come out, but this was just the beginning. Next, it was my sister's and my task. We had to use copper needles to dig the walnut kernels out of the cracked shells. This work was like embroidery, requiring extreme patience and skill. First, we had to "rescue" the large, complete pieces of kernel from the winding "cage" bit by bit, using the right amount of force, otherwise the precious kernel would break into several pieces, leading to the regret of 前功尽弃 (qián gōng jìn qì - "previous efforts wasted," all efforts wasted; to fall short of success). Then, we would slowly pry the kernels that were tightly attached to the inner wall away. The most troublesome thing was dealing with the stubborn crumbs embedded in the corners, which I often gave up on. My sister, who was always meticulous and thrifty, would pick up the parts I had given up on and carefully pick out the crumbs with a needle.
It was not easy to accumulate a small bowl of walnut kernels, but my brother grabbed a handful carelessly and stuffed it into his mouth. I quickly put the small bowl into my mother's hands for safekeeping. After a while, my mother would pinch one or two kernels and feed them to my sister and me respectively, as a reward for our labor.
The warm sun shone on our backs, making us feel comfortable. "Such troublesome things, we only eat them at this time." Isn't that what it's like to go home for the New Year? In these trivial and even troublesome daily routines, we share the joys and sorrows, sharing the quietly passing, peaceful moments of life.
Homecoming is the Best Gift
Chen Xiaoshou (陈小手)
When I was a child, I looked forward to the New Year the most, and during the New Year, I looked forward to my second uncle coming home. He worked in Guangdong (广东), and every year he would bring all kinds of gifts for his family in large and small packages. For my grandparents, it was thermal underwear and small silver ornaments; for my parents, it was razors and cosmetics; for me, it was a net bag of small car models, which I handed over to each of my friends, one car each. Rural children rarely had decent toys. After my friends received the cars, my second uncle became their second uncle, and they also remembered and looked forward to my second uncle coming home every year, and coming home early.
As soon as winter began, I pestered my grandmother, calculating the days until my second uncle came home every day. Missing became a very specific number, and the smaller the number, the greater the joy.
Among the gifts my second uncle gave me, the one that impressed me the most was a black and white screen learning machine, which could be used to look up words and learn English, and also to read e-books. I didn't learn English well, but I fell in love with reading. In the learning machine, I read Lu Xun's (鲁迅) novels and essays, and also read many Western classics and fairy tales. My second uncle's homecoming brought me the world from afar.
After being admitted to university, I left Shaanxi (陕西) and went to Hunan (湖南) to study. I had to work part-time during the summer vacation, and I could only go home for the New Year every year. Before going home, I spent the most time choosing gifts for my family. After a year apart, those ardent thoughts and shy confessions were all in the gifts.
One winter vacation, I used the money I earned from part-time work to buy a durian, wanting to let my parents, who had never even been to the provincial capital of Xi'an (西安), taste something new. A whole durian was very expensive, equivalent to the price of my train ticket home. At that time, I had to queue up at the window to buy train tickets. I carried the durian on my back and queued for a long time, only to get a standing ticket. Later, I traveled for more than 20 hours before returning home. That durian accompanied me through several provinces, and it was really heavy.
The king of fruits, a durian that had never been heard of or seen before, became my parents' greatest pride. They showed it off to their neighbors everywhere, saying that it was a gift that their son had carried for thousands of kilometers, specially bought for them. They were reluctant to eat it and planned to save it until after the New Year when relatives gathered, so that everyone could taste it together. Later, when the durian was cut open, the smell made everyone's eyes unable to open. The relatives all said it had gone bad, and no one dared to taste it. My parents repeatedly denied it, saying that durian was originally that taste. They ate it while retching, and kept praising it after eating, saying that it was worthy of being the king of fruits. Later, they never ate durian again, but they always talked about that durian.
After working, the gifts for going home for the New Year changed.
In the first few years of working, I directly gave my family red envelopes, letting them buy what they wanted most. My mother always joked, saying that she had finally seen the money come back. My father didn't say anything, just smiled when he took the red envelope. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, they would give me even bigger red envelopes, telling me to eat well and dress well outside, and that they didn't need me to worry about taking care of them at all.
After getting married and having children, the number of times I went home for the New Year decreased, and the gifts I gave to my parents became more and more generous, to make up for my guilt towards them. Food, clothing, and daily necessities, in large quantities and of high quality, were all bought online with a click of a finger. Gifts became an abstract form, and love and missing were infinitely simplified, suspended in the virtual network. For parents, the biggest feeling during the New Year was that there were suddenly more express deliveries, but their hearts became more and more empty.
In middle age, the New Year gifts I bring to my parents have changed again. There are more nourishing medicines, and health care equipment is the most practical. No matter how good the delicacies are, my parents are no longer able to enjoy them. Time is cruel. The second hand, minute hand, and hour hand, long and short, rotate in circles. They seem to mechanically repeat around the center, but in reality, they are meeting and parting, always chasing each other, striding forward. Going home for the New Year is the moment when all the hands return to zero and meet each other. After meeting, there is parting, and after parting, there is meeting. Time rotates, and life continues, but home and parents are constantly moving away. Every time I go home, I return to the origin, return to the past, return to the warmest place, and return to the most beautiful memories.
Going home is the best New Year gift. In fact, at any time, going home is the best gift.
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