CCTV News: The peach blossoms are red and the willows are green and the spring is thick, and the pear blossoms are rising and the wind is rising. April 4th is the traditional Chinese festival Qingming Festival. At 8:49 pm, the fifth solar term of spring, "Qingming" also arrived as scheduled. During the Qingming Festival, we remember the martyrs and pursue the distance with caution. We remember them in our memory and strive for progress in our inheritance. During the Qingming Festival, the grass grows and the birds fly, and the spring is just right. We enjoy the beautiful spring scenery and feel the vitality during the outing.

The first day of the Qingming Festival holiday The national railway is expected to send 19.85 million passengers today

The 4th is the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday. How do you travel? Let’s take a look at the traffic situation first.

In terms of railways, the national railway is expected to send 19.85 million passengers on the 4th, and 1,009 trains are planned to be added. In order to meet the needs of tourists for short-distance trips during the Qingming Festival holiday, the railway department has arranged and launched unique tourist trains among popular tourist cities, and has collaborated with scenic spots and hotels to create a new consumption scenario.

In terms of highways, it is estimated that the national highway traffic will reach about 62 million vehicles on the 4th, which is about 1.8 times the weekly traffic. In order to better meet the charging needs of new energy vehicles, the transportation and power supply departments have increased the deployment of personnel and equipment.

In terms of civil aviation, 16,244 flights are expected to be guaranteed on the 4th, and 1.82 million passengers are expected to be transported. During this year's Qingming Festival holiday, the national civil aviation is expected to complete passenger transport volume of 5.4 million, with an average daily number of 1.8 million, an increase of 7.4% year-on-year.

Sichuan Chongzhou: A three hundred meters "long dragon" night tour of the ancient town, Qingming rabbit lantern prays for blessings

During the Qingming Festival, Chongzhou, Sichuan held a series of activities such as "Huijiang Laolong" night tour of the ancient town and "Lantern Prayer" to attract many tourists to experience, visit and pray.

The reporter came to the central area of ​​Yuantong Ancient Town, Chongzhou City and saw that after almost 30 minutes of travel, a Huijiang Laolong, which was hundreds of meters long, had arrived at the long streets and alleys of the ancient town. Unlike previous years, the 271 dragon body of the long dragon has been lit up for the first time this year. Not only that, the dragon head is also integrated with modern fiber optic lighting technology, presenting colorful dragon beards. Many citizens and tourists and friends follow Lao Long to tour the ancient town to pray for this year.

Which people traveled to the ancient town night with the "Huijiang Laolong" which is more than 300 meters long, there are also "rabbit lanterns" made of colorful paper by local people. Led by his parents, hundreds of children patrolled the streets and alleys of the ancient town with lit rabbit lamps. In the local area, rabbits are regarded as auspicious things. Every year during the Qingming Festival, every household will "pat the lantern" to pray for a bumper harvest and good luck. It is understood that this Qingming Festival parade will last until April 6 and is expected to attract about 100,000 tourists to participate in the experience.