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【爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏】#TrendingNow Amazing Hanfu transformation! Amid the boom of firecrackers, the year has come to its end; The spring breeze carries the sweet smell of wine and fortune. #ChineseNewYear

2022 marked the launch of the Potside Chats series! It has been an eventful year for the foreign staff in China Daily's New Media department. Join them as they reflect upon the year gone by and welcome the upcoming Year of the Rabbit!

President Xi Jinping sent his festive greetings on Wednesday to people throughout China ahead of Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year, which falls on Sunday. During meetings via video link with people from all walks of life in different regions of China, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for imp...

#有一种守护叫送你回家# 2023年春运正在进行时，走在回家路上的你难掩喜悦之情，期待着阔别已久的团圆。所以你也许不曾注意到有一群人在默默地为你的归途保驾护航，他们守望天空、站台，还有一个个高速路口……他们抵抗疲惫、与寒风作伴，也用微光照亮黑暗。对于他们来说，家乡的烟火很远，坚守的幸福却很近。如果我们把漫长的春运浓缩成24小时，你会看到什么？点视频，一起来听#春运守望者的心声# ！

英语新闻｜中国人口60年来首次下降 China's population dropped last year for the first time in about six decades, heralding a period of negative growth, but experts and officials said it would not immediately affect the strength of the nation's labor force, and the labor supply situation remains positive. 去年中国人口出现 60 年来首次下降，这预示着中国将进入一段人口负增长时期，但专家和官员表示，短期内...

英语新闻｜年增3%，中国GDP超121万亿元 China's GDP growth reached 3 percent year-on-year in 2022, indicating that the Chinese economy has made new headway despite multiple headwinds , the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. 国家统计局周二表示，2022年中国国内生产总值同比增长3%，表明中国经济在多重阻力下仍取得了新的进展。 The country's annual GDP came in at 121.02 trillion yuan ($17.94 trill...

英语新闻｜美国重蹈覆辙释放恶魔 In their joint statement delivered on Jan 11, US President Joe Biden "commended Japan's bold leadership in fundamentally reinforcing its defense capabilities" as illustrated in the new National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Defense Buildup Program. 在1月11日发表的联合声明中，美国总统拜登“赞扬日本在从根本上加强其防御能力方面的大胆领导”，如制定新的《...

French post office, La Poste, on Saturday issued two stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, which starts on Jan 22. 1月14日，法国邮政公司La Poste发行了两款邮票，这是为庆祝1月22日即将到来的中国农历兔年。 Speaking at the launching ceremony, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that 2023 is the year of the Rabbit, and the rabbit is an animal of incredible cut...

China will continue to strengthen treatment of severe cases and count fatalities in a scientific and fact-based manner, as the Chinese mainland recorded about 60,000 COVID-related deaths at hospitals since the optimization  of its virus control strategy on Dec 8, a senior health official said on Saturday. 1月14日，一名高级卫生官员表示，中国将继续加强对重症患者的治疗，并以科学和基于事实的方式...

英语新闻｜香港与内地高铁恢复运营！ A total of 10,000 daily tickets for high-speed trains between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong went on sale at noon on Thursday, with tickets for days in the run-up to the Chinese New Year quickly snapped  up hours after. 中国大陆和香港之间的高铁每日总计10,000张车票于周四中午开始销售，春节前几天的车票在几小时后迅速抢购一空。 Hong Kong and the mainland will...

英语新闻丨人民币使用在对外贸易中或将增加 China will step up efforts to expand the use of the renminbi in cross-border trade and investment, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. 商务部周四表示，中国将进一步支持外经贸企业扩大人民币跨境使用。 Shu Jueting, the ministry's spokeswoman, told an online news conference that the ministry and the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, will...

Look at that! We're in Suzhou! 快看我们在苏州 The best surprise. 最好的惊喜 Yeah, absolutely. Welcome to Potside Chats 没错欢迎收看《围炉漫话》 where we discuss all things China. 我们一起漫谈中国 In today's episode we're going to be discussing 本集我们将探讨 the ancient city of Suzhou. 古城苏州 Suzhou was founded in 6th century BC. 苏州始建于公元前6世纪 The city was ingeniously designed 这座城市设...

英语新闻丨这一“国家队”，正式成立！ China's first national breakdancing team was officially revealed after the end of the second qualification trials held at the Lishui Extreme Sports Hall in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. Eight breakdancers (four men and four women) stood out during the trials. 1月8日，中国国家霹雳舞队选拔赛在江苏南京的国家极限运动溧水训练基地结束，8名选手（4男4女）...

英语新闻｜拜登被曝私藏机密文件，美众议院展开调查 US President Joe Biden is drawing criticism from Republicans after 10 classified  documents were found in November last year in his former office at a think tank in Washington, prompting an investigation by the United States Department of Justice. 去年11月,美国总统拜登曾使用过的办公室中被发现了10份机密文件, 这引发了共和党人的批评，美国司法部对...

英语新闻｜强冷空气来袭！多地气温将暴跌20℃以上 China's meteorological  authority on Tuesday issued its blue alert for a cold wave, forecasting big temperature drops and gales across large areas of the country. 1月10日，中国气象部门发布寒潮蓝色预警，预计全国大部地区将出现大幅降温并伴有大风天气。 From Wednesday to Sunday, temperatures are expected to plunge by 8 to 12 degrees Celsius in large pa...

英语新闻｜中国暂停向韩日公民发放签证 China has suspended issuing visas for South Korean and Japanese citizens as Beijing urged countries to adopt a fact-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vowed to take reciprocal  measures against discriminatory entry restrictions. 中国已暂停向韩国和日本公民发放赴华签证，呼吁相关国家从事实出发，科学适度制定防疫措施，并表示将对两国的歧视性做法采取对等...

 High energy prices have created headaches for ski resorts in Europe's Alpine region but operators pursuing a sustainability  strategy say they have been able to deliver for skiers while applying energy-saving initiatives at their resorts. 高昂的能源价格令欧洲阿尔卑斯山地区的滑雪场头疼不已，但追求可持续发展战略的运营商表示，他们能够在度假村实施节能举措的同时满足滑雪者的需求。 Because ele...

A 60.1-meter Long March 7A rocket blasted off at 6 am at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province and soon deployed the Shijian 23 and Shiyan 22A and 22B experimental satellites into their orbits, according to a news release from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor . 据中国航天科技集团有限公司报道，本次执行任务的长七A火箭全箭高度60.1米，于...

英语新闻｜2种新冠药品纳入医保，辉瑞因“报价高”未能进入 Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid will not be added to China's updated medical reimbursement list because the company asked for a very high price during the latest round of price negotiations that wrapped up on Sunday, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on Sunday. 据国家医疗保障局最新公告，在1月8日结束的最新一轮价格谈判中，...

英语新闻｜中国大陆、香港恢复正常旅行 For the first time in three years, thousands of eager travelers from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland crossed the border without quarantine on Sunday to reunite with their loved ones or take care of business. 1月8日，数千名来自香港特别行政区和中国大陆的游客，实现了三年疫情以来首次非隔离越过边境，他们不仅可以与亲人团聚还可以处...

英语新闻｜新冠口服药可用于高危人群 Two major oral antiviral pills, Pfizer's Paxlovid and the domestically-developed Azvudine, are now available for COVID-19 treatment at community clinics in several districts in Shanghai and Beijing. 辉瑞公司的Paxlovid和国产药阿兹夫定是两种主要的口服抗病毒药，目前在上海和北京多地的社区诊所用于新冠治疗。 The medications can be acquired with a prescription by elderl...

英语新闻｜香港重新开放更多过境点 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will reopen four more border points, allowing a daily total of 60,000 Hong Kong residents to enter the Chinese mainland starting on Sunday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said at a media briefing on Thursday. 香港特别行政区行政长官李家超周四在新闻发布会上表示，香港特别行政区将从周日起重新开放四个口岸，每天允许总共60,000...

英语新闻｜推特员工“自带卫生纸”上班？马斯克：是有半天这样… Some of Twitter's remaining employees have reportedly begun bringing their own toilet paper to the office as Elon Musk implements sweeping cost-cutting measures at the company. 最近，推特老板马斯克挖空了心思省钱。据外媒报道，马斯克在推特公司实施全面成本削减措施，包括解雇部分保洁人员，这导致推特员工被迫自己带卫生纸上班。 Musk's scramble &nbs...

China will adopt further measures to ensure stable prices and sufficient supply of daily necessities and energy for household and industrial needs, according to decisions made on Tuesday at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. 1月3日，李克强主持召开国务院常务会议，部署进一步做好重要民生商品和能源保供稳价等工作。 To better coordinate the pandemic response with economic a...

Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term of the 24 traditional #ChineseSolarTerms. Although the cold can be bitter, it doesn’t prevent people from enjoying their lives, as they eat mutton hot pot, chestnuts, and baked sweet potatoes while also preparing goods for the upcoming Spring Festival during this time.