国内英语资讯:China Focus: Traditional Spring Festival holiday picks up new ways of spending
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6-- <span word="Celebrating">Celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>, <span word="healthier">healthier</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="modes">modes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dining">dining</span>, <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span>," <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Bingnan">Bingnan</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dine">dine</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="booked">booked</span>.</p><p><span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 900 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 143 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Taobao">Taobao</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="JD">JD</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="courier">courier</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>.</p>
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