Thousands of cities and counties see China-Hebei Jize: cherry blossoms are busy pollinating.

In the early spring, cherry flowers are blooming in the cherry shed of Yuyin Farmers’ Professional Cooperative in Jize County, Handan City, Hebei Province. Fruit farmers shuttle between cherry trees, busy pollinating and thinning flowers to ensure a bumper harvest of cherries. In recent years, Jize County has vigorously developed modern agriculture with fruits and vegetables in greenhouses, which has driven local villagers to increase their income and help rural revitalization.

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Wildlife conservation experts call for a global ban on wildlife trade

  [Editor’s Note]: On January 26th, the State Administration of Market Supervision of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration issued a notice saying that in order to prevent the pneumonia epidemic in novel coronavirus and block the possible sources of infection and transmission routes, wildlife trading activities were banned nationwide from the 26th until the national epidemic was lifted. After the announcement, all provinces and cities actively responded and adopted corresponding management measures. Recently, Neil D&rsquo, director of global wildlife research for the World Society for the Protection of Animals; Dr. Cruze also published a document expressing the professional views and opinions of scientists.

  In response to the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, China took action at an unprecedented speed and made a commendable and brave decision — — Impose a temporary ban on all wildlife trade nationwide. It is estimated that 70% of all emerging diseases are originated from wild animals. Undeniably, in recent decades, the growth of global wildlife trade (whether legal or illegal) has also become one of the disease transmission mechanisms that the world is increasingly concerned about.

  On January 29th, citizens passed the Wuhan South China Seafood Wholesale Market, which had been closed. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiong Qishe

  After all, in a typical vegetable market, animals suffer terrible pain, and there are no proper biological safety measures, which provides an excellent opportunity for pathogens (such as viruses) to mutate and spread. In the market, animals with weak immunity are subjected to the pressure and trauma caused by wild capture or intensive artificial reproduction, and can only sit in their own urine and waste. This is a very common phenomenon, and close contact with humans may cause disasters.

  In modern society, as people capture wild animals from natural habitats and transport and trade dead or alive wild animals to different parts of the world by land, sea and air, such threats have expanded to a global scale. There are many factors that can affect a country’s risk of transmitting zoonotic diseases from wild animals and its ability to cope with the consequences. For example, according to the number of animals traded, our recent review of the trade database of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora identified many countries worthy of attention. As the largest exporter of live mammals, China only traded 98,979 live mammals between 2011 and 2016, accounting for 58.7% of the total global trade listed in this international treaty.

  However, this is not just a number. A new deadly disease, such as coronavirus, can appear from an animal, and it can also be hidden in wild animal markets like Wuhan all over the world. There is a great possibility that this situation will continue and it is a real threat.

  One green planet map of a wildlife market in Myanmar

  So what should I do? Instead of simply treating wild animals as "disease bags", trying to eliminate pathogens or selectively hunting wild animals with pathogens, trying to reduce the contact between wild animals and people may prove to be the most practical and lowest-cost method to reduce the global human health risks.

  In the long run, we need to meet consumers’ demand for wild animals and their body parts. In the short term, a trade ban, such as the one currently implemented in China, will help to reduce the spread of diseases. However, if they are to be fully effective, these bans should be global and based on demand reduction.

  China’s national ban on wildlife trade will save millions of wild animals from suffering, and they will no longer be regarded as exotic pets, traditional medicines and meat. Crucially, this will also stop the harsh treatment they suffer in transportation and markets, where the living environment is a hotbed of deadly diseases. It remains to be seen whether the ban will be made permanent and whether appropriate measures will be taken to protect the welfare of animals that have been caught in the wildlife trade. However, in the short term, it will undoubtedly protect wildlife and human beings.

  Wild birds rescued from Miami’s black market were put into clean cages.

  The regulation of wildlife trade involves many issues, from animal welfare to protection and ethics, but as we have seen so far, the risks posed by pathogens (and emerging zoonoses) may not be underestimated and need to be solved urgently.

  References:

  Can E, D’ Cruze N, Macdonald DW. Dealing in deadly pathogens: Taking stock of the legal trade in live wildlife and potential risks to human health. Glob Ecol Conserv. 2019; 17. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00515

The "family" is amazing! You must have never seen the Wuxi version of Animal World …

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For the first time, the activity trace of the Chinese gazelle, a national second-class key protected animal, was found in Zhuhai, Yixing. The fragile snake lizard, which requires extremely high living environment, has a stable breeding small population in Yixing. The bryophyte survey was carried out to fill in the gap and 11 new records were found in Wuxi …

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Satellite map of Wuxi administrative region

The reporter learned from the Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning

Investigation on wildlife resources in our city

And the survey of wild plant resources achieved interim results.

Through a year’s field investigation and research analysis, it is shown that

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There are 1409 species of higher plants in our city, and Wuxi is one of the areas with the most concentrated plant resources in Jiangsu. A total of 285 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians were found in the city, accounting for 47.2% of the total number of Jiangsu Province, of which 235 species of birds were investigated, accounting for 52.5% of the total number of bird species in the province, and the biodiversity richness can be said to be in the forefront of the province.

Good habitat environment

Crispy snake lizard has a stable breeding small population.

Most wild animals are hidden in deep forests and rivers and springs wetlands, and some of them are not easy to be found by people, but they are important indicators of biodiversity. "The latest survey of terrestrial wildlife resources in Wuxi was conducted in 2011, and it has been more than ten years since then." Feng Yao, who is in charge of wildlife protection in the Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, said that this survey is particularly meaningful from the perspective of finding out the "family background" of wildlife resources.

Bird survey

It is particularly worth mentioning that the survey covers not only mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and terrestrial vertebrates, but also insects, with a wider coverage.

Insect investigation

"There are many kinds of insects in the world. Although it is small, it is the species that best reflects biodiversity. Bird migration season and breeding season need to prey and accumulate energy, and the existence of insects plays an important role in the integrity of the biological chain. " Feng Yao introduced that the insect specimens collected in this survey identified 185 species in 12 orders. Among them, a species endemic to China and a national second-class protected animal, Cynomorium songaricum, was found in Yixing Forest Farm, which was recorded for the first time in Wuxi.

The beetle (left) and the tiger-spotted butterfly (right) discovered by insect investigation

At the same time, 40 species of butterflies belonging to 5 families were recorded, among which 4 species were newly recorded in Wuxi.

"The reptiles have extremely high requirements on water quality and habitat environment. The discovery of the brittle snake lizard has excited us for a long time." According to the investigators, 8 species of amphibians in 1 order, 3 families and 16 species of reptiles in 2 orders and 7 families were recorded, including 4 species of national second-class protected animals, namely tiger frog, turtle, flat-breasted turtle and brittle snake lizard.

In particular, the brittle snake lizard is a rare species in the mountain forest area of East China, its behavior is hidden and rarely known to the public, and its distribution and population number are relatively rare in East China. This survey found that there are stable small populations near Zhuhai and surrounding Yixing Forest Farm in Yixing City, indicating that the protection of local habitats is effective.

Infrared camera monitoring photos of some mammal species investigated.

There are also many new discoveries in mammals, including 6 orders, 14 families and 26 species. Among these animals, raccoon, leopard cat and Chinese gazelle are the second-class national key protected animals. Field infrared camera monitoring results show that Apodemus chinensis, Mus musculus, South China rabbit, wild boar, pig badger and Yellow weasel are common mammals in Wuxi.

Surprisingly, through fecal DNA identification technology, the investigators confirmed the existence of Chinese gazelle in Zhuhai, Yixing. Chinese gazelle is a large herbivore of Artiodactyla and Bovidae. "The appearance of this species shows that the environmental quality in Yixing mountain area has improved obviously in recent years, and the protection should be further strengthened to provide favorable conditions for the rejuvenation of the medium-sized carnivore population in the later period." Investigators said.

There are a group of regular birdwatchers in Wuxi, where the sky is blue and the water is clear. What is the "bird situation" in Wuxi? It is reported that a total of 235 species of birds were recorded in last year’s survey, including 6 species of national first-class protected animals such as oriental stork and Chinese merganser duck, and 42 species of national second-class protected animals such as white pelican.

"From the perspective of bird residence type, there are 86 species of winter migratory birds, accounting for 36.6%, followed by resident birds, summer migratory birds and tourist birds, accounting for 32.8%, 26.4% and 4.3% respectively." Feng Yao said that over the past 10 years, birdwatchers in our city have recorded about 370 species of birds, and the specific data need to be further verified and supplemented in the next investigation, so as to "draw a clear picture" of birds as much as possible and build a good database.

Fill the gap in plant investigation

There are more than 220 species of moss alone.

A Newly Recorded Species, Lepidoptera spinosa, in Wuxi City

"Moss is a primitive higher plant group that is extremely sensitive to environmental changes. It is a large plant category in East China. It is the home for insects, microorganisms and so on, and it is of great significance to the study of biodiversity." Feng Yao introduced that in order to reflect the biodiversity of our city more comprehensively, a special survey was conducted on bryophytes, which also filled the gap in the field of wild plant survey in Wuxi.

According to the consulting data and field survey, there are 221 species of bryophytes belonging to 94 genera and 44 families in our city, among which 11 species of bryophytes such as deciduous feather moss, spiny leaf feather moss and dense leaf calyx moss were discovered for the first time in Wuxi.

In terms of vascular plants, gratifying achievements have been made in the protection of biodiversity. A total of 1188 species of vascular plants belonging to 567 genera in 155 families have been investigated, including 47 species of pteridophytes belonging to 28 genera in 19 families, 11 species of gymnosperms belonging to 10 genera in 6 families and 1130 species of angiosperms belonging to 529 genera in 130 families.

Specimens of wax leaves of some plants

"Through the analysis of the geographical elements of plants, it can be seen that the flora of Wuxi has certain antiquity, such as Lycopodium, Selaginella and Equisetum of ferns, Dictyophora of gymnosperms, Magnoliaceae and Hamamelidaceae of angiosperms." According to the researchers, 11 kinds of national protected plants (above Grade II) have been found in Wuxi, namely, Plum, Ginkgo biloba, Dictyophora bungeana, Pistacia crassipes, Zelkova schneideriana, Tenjikukatsura, wild soybean, wild water chestnut, fragrant fruit tree and buckwheat, and many of them are "longevity stars" in the plant kingdom.

The national protected plant Anemone spicata.

Wild soybean, a national protected plant.

For example, in addition to the plum, gingko and money pine that Wuxi people are familiar with, the fragrant fruit tree also has an "ancient" temperament. It is an ancient relict plant, a deciduous tree with a height of 25 meters and a DBH of 1 meter. It is mainly distributed in Xiaoheigou, Longchi Mountain and other places in Yixing in Wuxi. Investigators also found more than ten wild species of rare and endangered plant Cabernet Sauvignon in Xiangyang broad-leaved forest at an altitude of 300-600 meters in Yixing, which shows that the protection of the germplasm resources of Cabernet Sauvignon in our city has achieved initial results.

Torreya grandis, a national protected plant.

Finding out the "family background" is for more targeted protection. On the basis of a comprehensive investigation of the status quo of wildlife resources and habitats, experts put forward suggestions on biodiversity protection. For example, in the Zhuhai area of Yixing, some rare plants such as torreya grandis and Pinus bungeana grow in the Phyllostachys pubescens forest. Because of the extremely fast propagation speed of Phyllostachys pubescens, interspecific competition and interference pose some threats to the habitats of these rare trees. We can create forest gaps and protect the living environment of rare plants by means of appropriate logging.

Yixing National Forest Park is the mountain with the richest wildlife resources and the best natural forest protection in Wuxi at present. However, in the core area of the reserve, it is found that there are signs of collective mountaineering and hiking hanging by donkey friends. It is suggested that mountaineering and hiking activities should be eliminated in the core area to create a better environment for wildlife survival.

Evergreen broad-leaved forest (Xiaoheigou, Yixing)

It is reported that this year, the city will complete the survey of wildlife resources, and will establish a resource database based on the survey results, strengthen dynamic monitoring, and at the same time increase the supervision and protection of nature reserves, forest parks, wetland parks and other nature reserves to protect wildlife resources to the maximum extent.

Original title: "The family is amazing! You must have never seen the Wuxi version of "Animal World".

Turkey officially changed its English name and stopped being a "turkey"

On May 31st, local time, Turkish Foreign Minister cavusoglu posted on his social media platform that he submitted a letter to the UN Secretary-General that day, requesting to change the name of Turkey’s foreign language country to "Türkiye". Cavusoglu said on the social platform: "Under the leadership of President Erdogan, the process initiated by Turkey to improve the national brand value has already yielded results. I submitted a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations today to register the foreign name of our country as’ Tü rkiye’ at the United Nations. "
Turkish foreign minister shows UN documents. Image source: Internet
According to a report by Anadolu News Agency of Turkey on June 1st, at the request of Turkey, the United Nations changed the name of Turkey’s foreign language from "Turkey" to "Türkiye". Earlier, some media believed that the demand for name change in Turkey might not be smooth sailing, because it was not in the Latin alphabet, which would make it difficult for relevant international institutions to change their registered names.
The name change in Turkey has been going on for half a year. As early as December 4 last year, Turkish President Erdogan issued a presidential decree to change his name. Erdogan believes that the new name "Türkiye" can "best represent the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation".
In December 2021, Turkey began to use "Türkiye" as its foreign language country name in domestic and international occasions.
In Turkish, Turkey’s name is "Türkiye". In English, the name of Turkey is "Turkey". The word "turkey" has the meaning of "turkey" in English, and is even defined as "a serious failure" or "a stupid person" in Cambridge dictionary. This is also the reason why Turkey launched the name-correcting action.
"British Weekly" believes that this is a rebranding of Turkey, and the Turkish government will give up the English name that has been used for 100 years. This move is also intended to "ease the diplomatic pattern dominated by English." In January this year, Turkey began to ask for a name change. The Turkish government began to negotiate with the United Nations, hoping to replace "Turkey" with "Türkiye" in all international formal occasions.
The Turkish government also requires the use of "Türkiye" in various activities and communications, including formal relations with other countries, international institutions and organizations.
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The picture of "sad grandpa with unsalable fruit" was abused, and the official accused it of inaccurate marketing.

  Recently, a statement issued by Linyi County Government of Shanxi Province on the improper marketing method of "Linyi Apple is unsalable" has aroused concern. According to the statement, a number of e-commerce companies released the marketing plan of "Linyi Apple is unsalable" and used the "sad card" to market Linyi Apple, which had a serious impact on the brand image of the local fruit industry, and the marketing content was exaggerated and inaccurate.

  Beijing Youth Daily reporter saw that in WeChat official account and e-commerce platforms, there are still merchants who sell apples by slow sales as a marketing propaganda method. In addition to Linyi apples, there are also many businesses selling goods on the grounds of "apples are unsalable", "fresh bamboo shoots are unsalable" and "pineapples are unsalable", all of which use photos of the same old man as propaganda maps. In this regard, e-commerce customer service said that merchants may be suspected of infringing portrait rights, and the platform will also supervise the sales behavior of merchants.

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  "Linyi apples are unsalable"? Local claims exaggerate the facts.

  On May 7th, Linyi County Government of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province issued a statement on the improper marketing method of "Linyi Apple is unsalable". According to the statement, recently, several e-commerce platforms released the marketing plan of "Linyi Apple is unsalable", and used the "sad card" to market Linyi Apple, which had a serious impact on the overall brand image of Yuncheng Fruit Industry. After comprehensive and in-depth verification, there are many exaggerations and inaccuracies in this information.

  According to the investigation of Linyi county government, the videos and pictures selected for the report were all taken before 2016, and some of them also used the "posing" method to deliberately create a poor image of fruit farmers. In addition, in order to win the sympathy of consumers to the greatest extent, e-commerce deliberately creates the ugly characteristics of Linyi apples, and the apples presented are all inferior fruits with rust scars, pockmarks, black spots and cracks. These apples are the residual apples left after merchants screen and purchase high-quality apples, accounting for only a small proportion.

  Linyi county government also said in the statement that some platforms have obtained materials with official seals of local townships, villages and fruit industry departments by improper means, and the contents of the statement are seriously inconsistent with the facts; Most platforms deliberately exaggerate the severity of slow sales of fruits, resulting in unreasonable fluctuations in apple prices.

  According to the survey, the main sad brand is a common marketing method, and agricultural products such as pineapple in Xuwen, Guangdong Province and tangerine in Anhui Province have also been marketed in this way. The purpose is to attract people’s attention and gain consumers’ sympathy, which is convenient for fruit farmers to sell their fruits in a short-term and partial way, but it will damage the overall brand image and the overall interests of all fruit farmers in the long run.

  Yesterday, the reporter of Beiqing Daily searched on an e-commerce platform and found that there are still many businesses selling Linyi apples in the name of "caring for farmers" and "40 million kilograms of apples are unsalable in Shanxi". One of the merchants who claimed to sell unsalable apples in Linyi sold 8.5 kg of apples at a price of 28.7 yuan, while the place of delivery was Shenzhen, Guangdong. On its publicity page, an old man wiped his eyes with his arm, holding several banknotes from 10 yuan and 5 yuan in his hand. In other pictures, there are a lot of moldy or damaged apples piled on the ground, and some elderly farmers are standing in the village with apples in their hands. There are many words in the propaganda, such as "fruit farmers are in a hurry" and "want to cry without tears". Commodity reviews show that many buyers are buying for the promotion of helping farmers. The seller admitted to the reporter of Beiqing Daily that the store address was in Shenzhen, but claimed that the photo was taken by "friends who arranged for employees to go to the place of origin".

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  Abused "slow-moving grandfather"

  The reporter of Beiqing Daily learned that in addition to "Linyi apples are unsalable", there are many businesses selling goods by "promoting unsalable", including pineapple, fresh bamboo shoots and other foods, as well as blankets and other supplies. Surprisingly, many businesses use photos of the same old man, and this old man is also named "unsalable grandfather" on the Internet.

  In one of the shops selling apples, the publicity picture shows the old man on the left, a large number of apples on the right and the words "Apples for sale, love and help" in the lower right corner. The price of apples is 27.9 yuan for 10 Jin, and the freight is 20 yuan.

  Merchants said in the propaganda, "The local natural environment is only suitable for growing apples, and the economic income is very limited. The blocked traffic makes the fruit harvested every year rotten and can’t be sold. " Merchants are also equipped with photos of local fruit farmers, simple houses and a large number of apples.

  In the publicity, the merchant said that the unsalable apples were produced in Yucheng County, Shangqiu, Henan Province, and the delivery place was Dashahe Town, Fengxian County, Xuzhou.

  In this regard, the reporter of Beiqing Daily contacted the Yucheng county government. The government staff said that there are indeed many apples planted in the local area, but this year I have not heard of slow sales. "This is a marketing method, which exaggerates marketing." The staff of Dashahe Town Government said that there was unsalable agricultural products last year, but the inventory should have been processed by now. Even if there are still apples left, it is not recommended to buy them. At the same time, there is no traffic jam in Dashahe Town.

  Another store selling "wild bamboo shoots" also used photos of "slow-moving grandfathers". The image of the old man in the propaganda picture remains the same, except that the picture on the right side is replaced by bamboo shoots, which are also accompanied by the words "seeking help".

  The store told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that bamboo shoots came from Lingui District, Guilin, and he didn’t know the "slow-moving grandfather". He used this photo only because "he is good at pulling business", and many different businesses are also using the photos of the grandfather to attract customers. The store also said that because this kind of "wild bamboo shoots" only has a one-month listing period, it really helps the sales after using the photos of "slow-moving grandfather". "Fruits and rice noodles are used a lot, and we are not a family."

  Later, the reporter of Beiqing Daily called the Lingui District Government of Guilin City. A staff member said that it was past the bamboo shoot digging season and had never heard of unsalable agricultural products. "Bamboo shoots are generally dug around Qingming, and now they are very old, and the local planting bases are not so large. Most of them are wild and it is impossible to produce unsalable products."

  Through the image recognition search, after the reporter of Beiqing Daily entered the head photo of "slow-moving grandfather", he identified more than ten kinds of goods, and the types and origins of goods were different. In addition to apples and bamboo shoots, there were lemons, melons, loquats and other foods, even including rose seedlings, lamps and other commodities. The words "seek help" or "help us" were written on the lower right of the publicity map.

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  The platform called "slow-moving grandfather" photos or suspected infringement.

  Yesterday, the reporter of Beiqing Daily contacted the customer service of the online e-commerce platform. For the merchants to sell goods in the name of "slow sales", the customer service said that users can make complaints if they find that the situation is inconsistent, and the staff will handle it.

  In addition, the company also has a large database, which will supervise the merchants. In addition, after seeing the photo of "slow-moving grandfather", the customer service staff said that many shops have used the photo of this grandfather as propaganda, which has been suspected of infringing on the right to portrait. "The shop owner has the right to protect his rights and interests if he finds it. The platform will definitely be responsible for him."

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  Shops should bear corresponding administrative responsibilities for false propaganda.

  Lawyer Han Xiao of Beijing Kangda Law Firm said that the store sells Linyi apples and other commodities in the name of unsalable sales, and the statement is seriously inconsistent with the facts, deliberately exaggerating the severity of unsalable fruit, which has been suspected of false propaganda as stipulated in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Anti-Unfair Competition Law. According to relevant regulations, the operator may be fined more than 200,000 yuan and less than 1 million yuan; If the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 1 million yuan but not more than 2 million yuan may be imposed, and the business license may be revoked.

  Regarding the issue of consumer rights protection, Han Xiao introduced that the false propaganda behavior of online stores violated consumers’ right to know. Apple and other commodities do not belong to the category of "seven days without reason to return", but consumers and stores can ask for a refund after consultation.

  In addition, based on the intention of fraud, the store has carried out fraudulent acts of false propaganda, which has caused consumers to have a wrong understanding and bought their fruits based on the wrong understanding. If it has caused losses to consumers’ property (for example, consumers spend a high price to buy back inferior fruits with scars, pits and cracks), their actions are suspected of fraud.

  Text/reporter Guo Linlin Intern Zhang Yaolin

Ten Customs of Lantern Festival "Network China Festival Lantern Festival"

As the saying goes, "Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first month". As another major traditional folk festival after the Spring Festival, the main theme of the Lantern Festival holiday atmosphere is the word "noisy".

Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. When Emperor Wen was in the Han Dynasty, the government ordered the 15th day of the first month to be officially designated as the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival in the Han Dynasty lasted for one day, which became three days in the Tang Dynasty and five days in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the lights were lit from the eighth day until the night of the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, for ten days. In the Qing dynasty, the festival was shortened to four or five days.

During the Lantern Festival, festivals and customs all over the country are colorful and numerous. Here are 10 famous ones:


First, walk on stilts

Walking on stilts is a very old folk performance, which appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. On the Lantern Festival, this kind of folk activity of walking on stilts is popular in many places. Stilts are usually made of wood. Make a support point in the planed wooden stick to put your feet, and then tie them to your legs with ropes. Performers can not only walk freely on stilts, but also do various difficult movements such as splitting forks, jumping on benches, dancing yangko, dancing knives and making guns.

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Second, the lion dance

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. During the Lantern Festival or other assembly ceremonies, the folk will entertain by dancing lions. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and was popular in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1000 years.

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Third, the flower viewing lamp

The custom of viewing lanterns on the Lantern Festival originated from the period of Emperor Han Ming. During the Yongping period, Emperor Hanming strongly advocated Buddhism and ordered "burning lamps for Buddha" in palaces and temples on the fifteenth night of the first month. Later, the custom of putting lights on Lantern Festival spread to the people in the court. Every time during the Lantern Festival, no matter the gentry or civilians, every household will hang lanterns and the streets will be brightly lit.

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Fourth, playing dragon lanterns

Playing dragon lanterns, also known as "dragon dancing", has a history of more than two thousand years. Playing with dragon lanterns originated from people’s worship of dragons. In ancient times, people prayed for the blessing of dragons by dancing dragons, in order to have good weather and abundant crops in the coming year. The custom of dragon dancing has also been carried forward by overseas Chinese. Whenever China people have traditional festivals or major celebrations, they will dance lions and play dragon lanterns, showing a strong oriental atmosphere.

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Five, yangko dance

In the Lantern Festival, simple northerners like to celebrate by dancing yangko. The style of yangko varies from place to place, including northern Shaanxi yangko, northeastern yangko, Hebei yangko, Shandong yangko and so on. Among them, the Northeast Yangko has the widest spread and the highest artistic level.

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Sixth, solve riddles on the lanterns

"solve riddles on the lanterns", also called "playing riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and solve riddles on the lanterns adds a lot of elegance to the festive day. Some people write riddles on paper, stick them on colorful lanterns for people to guess, and hang riddles with lights, so they are called "riddles".

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Seven, rowing a dry boat

According to folklore, rowing a dry boat is to commemorate Dayu’s flood control. Rowing a dry boat is also called running a dry boat, which is to imitate the action of boating on land. The performers are usually girls, putting fake boats on their bodies and rowing, singing some local tunes and dancing while running. This is rowing a dry boat.

Eight, Ying Zigu

Zigu is a poor and kind girl in folklore. It is said that she is a concubine of a large family. Because the housewife was jealous, she was killed in the toilet on the fifteenth day of the first month. People sympathize with her and miss her, and in some places, the custom of "welcoming Zigu on the fifteenth day of the first month" appeared conveniently.

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Nine, walking away from all diseases

In addition to celebrations, there are also some religious activities in the Lantern Festival, that is, "walking away from all diseases", also known as "dispersing all diseases", "baking all diseases" and "eliminating all diseases". The participants are mainly women, who walk together, or cross the bridge, or walk by the wall, or walk in the suburbs, with the aim of driving away diseases and disasters.

Ten, eat Yuanxiao

"Yuanxiao" is the name of northerners, while southerners call it "Tangyuan" and "Tangtuan". According to our traditional folk custom, every family eats glutinous rice balls on the 15th day of the first month every year. Because these names are similar to the pronunciation of "reunion", they go to the meaning of reunion, and hope that the whole family will be round and round, harmonious and happy on the night of the full moon in May.

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My mother spent 35 yuan to buy a sword and got a perfect response from my brother. The netizen bluntly said: "This wave of children directly fills the emotional value!"

Your children actually love you very much.

Children really provide emotional value!

On February 16th, a mother in Xi ‘an took her 7-year-old son shopping.

Mother and son passed a shop, and the son saw a sword and liked it very much.

When my mother saw the price of 69 yuan, she discussed it with him and went home to buy it online. It will arrive in a few days.

The child agreed, but he was still a little sad.

Later, when my mother saw the same sword selling 35 yuan in the alley, she bought it directly when her son was not looking, hoping to surprise him.

Sure enough, the child was very excited after receiving the sword.

"Buy it for me! Ah, ah, ah, ah! ! ! Thank you, Mom! "

The child’s response directly filled the emotional value.

Mom is very happy and cured when she sees the child’s reaction!

Netizens have left messages:

"This child’s emotional value is really good!"

"It’s a kid’s brother, and I am happy to watch it across the screen."

Otherwise, how can we say that children are cured?

They are really good at providing emotional value to others. Okay!

When the mother dresses up and wears a beautiful skirt to pick up her children from school.

On the way home, the boy looked at his mother excitedly and said:

"You didn’t even know that you were glowing, and I saw you at a glance!"

Then proudly said:

"All the other children are picked up by grandparents, only I am the mother!"

Every sentence provides mom with full emotional value.

After listening, his mother asked him, if he spends time dressing up every day, he will have no time to cook. What should he do?

The little boy smiled and gently asked:

"Mom, are you beautiful and happy or happy to cook?"

Mom said that of course it was beautiful and happy, and then the child’s words were super warm.

He said:

"Beautiful and happy, then we can go to grandpa’s house for dinner, eat out, or order takeout. I may not be able to grow taller by eating your food,But I hope you are happy.. "

After listening to the little boy’s words, netizens bluntly said:

This is the angel baby!

He is the most emotional child I have ever seen!

Let’s just say that having such a warm baby at home will greatly enhance happiness!

A netizen in Jilin met the social cow "Brother Kid" in the elevator.

Brother Xiao praised him as handsome when he came up.

One sentence after another, "You are a handsome boy" makes people feel better instantly.

So, after getting out of the elevator, the netizen also smiled and said to the child,’ Bye-bye, handsome boy ~’

When the little brother heard this, he immediately responded: "Bye-bye, handsome boy!"

Although the elevator ride is very short, the child brother directly filled the emotional value of this netizen.

Although the child is young, he really knows the power of praise.

Can bring happiness to strangers in a short time, who says children don’t know anything?

They are great!

The girl went home for the New Year and got a manicure.

Adults at home saw it and said, "It’s as long as a monster."

After listening to this, the girl went back to her room in low spirits.

Unexpectedly, my brother came over before dinner.

He smiled and said to his sister, "Your nails are so beautiful!"

This short sentence made the girl’s eyes red.

The girl said, "no one can understand the mood at that moment."

The expression of children is immature, but it is full of emotional value.

Sister because host put on the evening dress, sister saw and said:

"Sister, you are as beautiful as a princess!"

The girl wore braces and went to the amusement park. Some children braved the stars and said to her:

"Sister, you have pearls on your teeth. How beautiful!"

The girl who thought wearing braces was not good-looking was instantly cured.

Mengwa will be unhappy when she sees her grandmother say "big beauty"!

Baby, if you can speak, let’s talk more!

Look, this is the child!

Their eyes can always see the little beauty in life!

There was such a warm scene in a hotel in Henan:

As soon as Dad came back from the delivery, the 2-year-old daughter in the store stepped forward and said "Thanks" to Dad.

While talking, I gave my father a warm hug.

Dad, who was hugged by his daughter, was cured all the way in an instant.

A little hug, a lot of love.

The daughter is so lovely, for the sake of the children and a better life, it is worthwhile for parents to work hard.

In life, some parents always say that their children are still young and not sensible enough.

But the child who always grows up in the eyes of his parents has been providing emotional value to his parents and alleviating their fatigue and anxiety.

No fancy words, no exaggerated manners, just love as much as you can.

Do you feel better after reading these lovely children?

Children really provide emotional value.

Their casual words and actions have added a touch of warmth and bright color to many people’s lives.

This is the unique healing ability of children.

Maybe sometimes they are naughty, but everyone who has a cute baby knows that children are cute more often.

Their innocence, kindness and bravery bring us a lot of happiness and beauty.

By the way, have you ever been cured by children?

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This article was originally written by Mi Xiaoquan WeChat official account (ID: Beimaogege). The author Quan Ma, a second-born mother with a male treasure and a female treasure, attentively shared a great deal of parenting knowledge with you in words and interpreted the emotional life of marriage. Accompany the growth of millions of parents and children.

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Girls with cerebral palsy have knocked out 470,000-word novels in three years with one finger (Figure)

  Name card/

  Yu Bin, female, 33 years old, from Panzhihua City. At the age of 3 months, cerebral palsy was caused by pneumonia. At the age of 14, with the help of her parents, she began to learn to read by herself. At the age of 18, she learned to write. In 2010, she joined the Panzhihua Writers Association and was admitted as a member of the Sichuan Writers Association in 2013.

  On March 10th, Panzhihua, the afternoon sunshine was just right. In a residential area in Bing District 3, warm light came in from the window, and the golden retriever at home dozed off in the corner.

  Sitting in front of the computer, meditating for a while, Yu Bin stretched out his right hand, struggled to cock his index finger, and struggled to press a few words on the keyboard. In her mind, the hero of the novel seems to be moving in front of her eyes. Such a day is three years in a flash. In three years, with this index finger, she knocked out 470,000 words and became a novel.

  Previously, she also completed two books: Doubtful Love, published by Writers Publishing House; Love in Heaven, published by Inner Mongolia Publishing Group.

  At the age of 33, she is a cerebral palsy patient.

  Cerebral palsy writer/

  Computer typing is not easy for bin. She wants to control her swaying body, hold the mouse with her very disobedient left hand, free up her slightly obedient right hand, and press the keyboard with one finger … … In this state, nearly 800,000 words of works have been completed.

  Yu Bin holds the walker and sits on the stool, while his mother Jie Sha sits opposite her. Mother and daughter often sit opposite each other and chat.

  The activities of Yu Bin’s hands, feet, head and other body parts are hard to control by his brain. Facing the reporter, she seems to have a lot to say, but after talking for a while, the reporter failed to understand. Mother Jie Sha told the reporter of Huaxi Dushi Bao: "What she meant by this sentence was that all her previous works were too monotonous. The book" Grey Star "involved love and crime, and the theme was richer than before." After listening to her daughter, Jie Sha added: "She said that she didn’t feel good enough, and she felt a little nervous."

  Only mother Jie Sha can understand her words. Her communication with the outside world depends only on her mother as a translator. In this way, she struggled to communicate with the world, felt the warmth and coldness of the world, and accumulated her own materials.

  On March 26th, her new book "Grey Star" will be signed at the Xinhua Wenxuan Bookstore in Panzhihua. During this time, Yu Bin felt a little uneasy: Will someone come to join us then? Can this book be recognized by everyone?

  Gray Star, the third book published by Yu Bin, is a novel with 470,000 words. If you only look at the words, it is almost impossible to imagine that the author behind these delicate words is a girl with cerebral palsy who can’t speak normally, can’t walk freely, and doesn’t even go to school for a day. 470 thousand words, all by her right hand, which is not very obedient to her brain, are hard to type out one by one. This book, which she wrote from 2012 to 2015, has been revised five times. The two books she wrote before also exceeded 300,000 words.

  Compared with her daughter’s nervousness, her mother Sha Jie felt sincerely gratified and happy. When Yu Bin was 3 months old, she suffered from severe pneumonia. Although the doctor pulled her back from the death line, she has been a child with cerebral palsy since then. Some doctors have estimated that she may not live to be 13 years old.

  Without giving up easily, Jie Sha and her husband took their daughter everywhere for medical advice and massage her every day, breaking the "curse" of "not living beyond 13 years old". When her daughter was 14, Jie Sha began to teach her to read. Besides the language barrier, Yu Bin can’t walk freely. Walking around the house, she needs a walker specially made for her by her father: a circular opening on the top and a small wheel on the bottom to help her move and walk.

  Yu Bin has never been to school, because no school is willing to accept it, so he has to study at home. But surprisingly, it is such a girl with cerebral palsy who has an unusual literary heart, and her writing is exquisite and rich.

  13-year-old curse/

  Yu Bin’s cerebral palsy was caused by severe pneumonia. Other children of the same age are jumping, but the daughter’s legs are soft, and there is no way to stand up, let alone walk. The doctor made it clear to her that if there was a case first, her daughter would probably not live beyond the age of 13.

  In the afternoon, the sunshine in the room was a little tilted, and the shadow of the golden retriever dragged on. Jie Sha recalled the past of the couple and their daughter for more than 30 years, and suddenly felt a little sad. However, she quickly adjusted her state and made a joke with her daughter.

  "Death at the age of 13" lies in the fact that Bin was 13 years old. This sentence seems to be like a "curse" that lingers. According to the time, my daughter can’t live past 1996.

  Jie Sha didn’t believe what the doctor said at first. But there is a neighbor around him. His son also suffered from cerebral palsy and left in his teens. But the couple are very stubborn and unwilling. Can the daughter really only live to be 13 years old? After deliberation, the couple thought that it was impossible to leave things to chance.

  Yu Bin lacks exercise and his muscles atrophy. In order to help her recover, the couple worked out a plan: Yu Jun picked up her daughter from her shoulder, and Jie Sha massaged her daughter’s feet and let her walk on the ground, so as to help her exercise her leg muscles every day.

  At that time, the couple still had an idea. If the daughter really wants to leave at the age of 13, then let her eat better and play better. As workers in Panzhihua Iron and Steel Company, their income is not high, but as long as they have holidays, the couple will travel with Yu Bin on their backs. Dad’s back is tired, so mom will carry it.

  Once, the couple took Yu Bin to Chengdu. Yu Bin said that she had never eaten western food, and the couple found a hotel, but found that western food here was very expensive. "Expensive is expensive, you can’t let your daughter come for nothing." Jie Sha said, so the family told the waiter that they were not hungry, and only ordered a western food for their daughter to eat alone.

  In 1996, Yu Bin was 13 years old, which was the most difficult year in the couple’s life. In this year, they were all living in fear.

  1996 passed quickly. Happily, what the doctor said then did not come true. The couple were relieved and thanked God for not taking away their daughter.

  The road to literature/

  At the age of 14, with the help of his parents, Yu Bin began to learn to read by himself. At the age of 18, he began to try to write. After a live composition, God opened another window for her … …

  Time goes by day, and Yu Bin is growing up day by day. Mother Jie Sha also thought about sending her daughter to school, but no school would accept her.

  At the age of 14, when Yu Bin saw the subtitles displayed on TV, he often asked: What does this mean and what does that mean?

  Shajie thought, maybe we can teach her to read. So, she cut some cards by herself, on which were written words such as father and mother. First, teach my daughter the pronunciation and usage of these words separately, and then mix the cards into a pile for her daughter to distinguish. Yu Bin seems to have a unique talent for writing, and she soon learned the above words. After that, by reading magazines and books, Yu Bin’s writing level was further improved.

  At the age of 18, Yu Bin was given a computer by her grandparents. Jie Sha stopped the teacher who came to help install the computer. She said that her daughter wanted to learn computers, and she asked him to teach her how to use the computer.

  The master glanced at Yu Bin and expressed great surprise: "Your daughter looks like a fool and still wants to learn computers?"

  Jie Sha brimming with tears, politely off the computer master. She managed to find five roots and some computer introductory books for her daughter to teach herself. Yu Bin is very competitive, thinking for himself and memorizing his own roots. Because her hands are not strong enough, she often stands in front of the computer for hours, and the radical table is turned over.

  A year later, Yu Bin has been able to skillfully use computers and likes to write short stories. Jie Sha thought her daughter’s writing was good, so she took her to the local radio station to contribute, but she didn’t want to, and it was really adopted. When listening to the story written by her daughter and playing it on the radio with music, Jie Sha’s eyes were moist.

  Sha Jie took her daughter to contribute to the local newspaper. After seeing the words written by Yu Bin, many people expressed doubts: Is this really written by her? Jie Sha asked Yu Bin to write on the spot, which shocked everyone at the scene. At that time, under the advice and guidance of teacher Pan Puzhou, the editor of the newspaper, Yu Bin compiled the previously published words into the first book "Doubtful Love" and embarked on the road of literature.

  Know people by reading literature/

  It is hard to imagine that a weak woman who has never been to school, can’t stand, can’t walk by herself, and has suffered from cerebral palsy since childhood has written such a work. Every word and punctuation in this book embodies Yu Bin’s sweat. In my years of editing career, there is no second person like Yu Bin.

  — — Pan Puzhou, a Panzhihua writer, spends more than 10 hours writing every day, which makes Yu Bin’s thin legs suffer from varicose veins. Pain and typing fatigue make this seemingly weak little girl very happy. Literature has brought her not only a few stories and poems, but also a different self, and she can experience the melodious music of life in the words.

  — — Writer a feng

  Text excerpt/

  Or the sad music you love, telling the beautiful experience; You and my melody are always humming in my heart and have never been forgotten by me. It’s still the words you said, striving for the deepest memory in this life; A little bit of you is my secret book, accompanying me to write a sweet ending.

  Two months in many people’s life journey, perhaps just a small intersection. Most people will rush past these obscure intersections, go forward, turn left, turn right or go back to their original place. And I met, knew and left a middle-aged man named Cheng Wensen in two months when I was 29 years old.

  (Yu Bin: Excerpt from Grey Star)

The comparison table of children’s height and weight standard shows the height development of children at a glance.

Original title: Comparison table of children’s height and weight standards. The development of children’s height is clear at a glance

Parents, don’t worry! By understanding the child’s height and weight standards, we can better pay attention to the child’s growth process. Take 6.5-year-old boys as an example. According to the international standards for children’s growth and development, their average height is 120.7 cm and their weight is 22.45 kg. These data can help us understand the growth and development of children at the same age, thus avoiding unnecessary worries. At the same time, we also need to pay attention to the individual differences of each child. If the child’s height or weight is obviously lower or higher than this level, it may be necessary to further check and consult professional doctors. In short, understanding children’s height and weight standards will help us to pay more attention to and promote children’s growth and development.

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Literature | Toona sinensis in spring

Toona sinensis is a kind of tree with strong vitality.

In early spring, when the wind is still hard and the sky is still cold, and other trees are still ignorant, Toona sinensis sprouts. Little red buds took the lead in sticking their heads out of the branches and timidly looked out. Hey, isn’t there a little green? Everyone is still immersed in the atmosphere of winter. I want to sprout quickly, and I can’t let other trees get ahead of me.

The next day, the buds of Toona sinensis were much bigger than the day before. On the third day, the small bud bud became several stretched leaves. The spring breeze blew, and the buds seemed to be blown away. In a blink of an eye, the whole tree was covered with fragrant and tender buds. Against the gray sky in early spring, the small buds are particularly eye-catching on the bare branches.

Nodding from the bud of Toona sinensis, the owner will look at it every day and think about the right day to break up every day. When the buds of Toona sinensis grow to a length, that is, the thumb and forefinger are stretched out so long, it is necessary to twist off the branches with long rods with hooks. There are new buds on the branches. Break off the buds of Toona sinensis from the branches and put them in the basket. The first stubble of Toona sinensis did not break much, because there were few buds.

Toona sinensis, the first crop, is also the most expensive, and its taste and fragrance are top grade, so the price is naturally extremely high. Toona sinensis buds cost one price a day, and the second crop of Toona sinensis is much cheaper. I remember that in the past, we didn’t eat the first crop of Toona sinensis, so we couldn’t afford it. It was very good to buy the second crop of Toona sinensis. It’s not like now. You can buy any stubble of Toona sinensis if you want.

Therefore, it is necessary to break the buds of Toona sinensis from the tree before it is too late, just like Zhang Ailing said, "Be famous before it is too early." Toona sinensis bud is a kind of leaf that takes the youth route. The younger it is, the more valuable it is, and so is leek. Toona sinensis became less and less valuable in the future. In the end, it was mixed in the green of poplar, French phoenix tree and locust tree, and became an ordinary neglected leaf.

Every spring, the Chinese Toona trees at the head of my building will be torn apart by long poles with hooks, almost bald, and their branches will be unscrewed to break off buds and abandoned on the ground, with different lengths and scattered all over the floor. I even thought that these trees were finished and life was coming to an end. However, after a few days, new buds began to sprout from other places, and they disappeared for a few days, and the trees were full of green. Toona sinensis is tossed once or twice every year, and then it comes back to life. It has tenacious vitality.

Yan Shu’s "Toon" said: "The trees in southern Chu are full of charm. Why use it for eight thousand years, Teng Ling is stunned by the bacteria. " The charm of Toona sinensis can be seen.

There are many ways to eat Toona sinensis, such as braising Toona sinensis in oil, scrambled eggs, and pickling into Toona sinensis sprouts, so enjoy your cooking. Most people eat the first crop of Toona sinensis, but few people care about the second crop, and it is no longer the poverty it used to be.

Although Toona sinensis has been eaten every year and eaten so many flavors, it was only at that time that the taste was amazing and then it was forgotten. Many years later, when I think of Toona sinensis, I was still in my grandmother’s yard when I was a child. In front of me was a big pot brought by my grandmother. I opened the steaming pot cover, and there was a pot of cooked Toona sinensis leaves in the pot. At this time, they can no longer be called Toona sinensis buds. They are mature leaves with thick joints and thick leaves, which are the last leaves that have been picked many times. These old leaves are cooked and salted to make pickles. Childhood is so poor that children don’t have any snacks to eat, so poor that they have to eat mature Toona sinensis leaves to make up for the lack of food.

Grandma took out a leaf from the pot, blew it on her mouth, and handed it to me if it was not too hot. I took it and put it in my mouth, and the skin on the pole was delicious, so I chewed it off bit by bit. The cooked leaves of Toona sinensis have a unique taste, without the delicacy of Toona sinensis buds, but with chewing heads. I have a handful of leaves in my left hand, my right hand is at my mouth, and my grandmother looks at me with a smile. She must feel that she has finally found something to eat for her nephew. Grandma is very happy.

Time has passed, the past has gone, and grandma’s smiling face is just fixed in the yard of that spring.

(The author is a member of the Writers Association of Zibo City, Shandong Province)

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