The Chinese New Year 2021 is special due to the COVID-19 pandemic which is not 
over yet. 

A notice was issued a few weeks ago encouraging people to stay where they work 
and live during the 2021 Spring Festival holiday, from Feb. 11 to 17, to reduce 
the risk of the virus spreading.  

Beijing, with a permanent migrant population of nearly 10 million, is ready to 
accommodate the people with a hearty and homelike reception. 

The Beijing Municipal Government has rolled out measures to ensure those who 
stay in the city enjoy the Spring Festival, including issuing shopping coupons 
and free entrance tickets. Besides, mobile phone users in Beijing are eligible 
for receiving 20 gigabyte free data packages during the festival. 

Tens of millions of its citizens will be benefited by these favorable 
policies.  

"We will be rehearsing and practicing during the Spring Festival," said Song 
Yan, a Peking Opera performer with 40 years' experience. His Peking Opera 
troupe have also arranged festive performances in smaller venues to celebrate 
the New Year. 

Josh Dominick works as a volunteer in a non-profit group to help the disabled. 
He has been living in Beijing for 20 years. "Making dumplings is like 
everything else. Practice always makes perfect. I hope that the dumplings I 
make this year will not fall apart," he said. 

Yang Jiaxi (nicknamed Qiuqiu), an eight-year-old ice hockey player, has been 
playing ice hockey for more than four years. Now, he attends ice hockey 
training twice a week, even during the Spring Festival and dreams to become an 
excellent ice hockey player in the future. 

Produced by the Information Office of Beijing Municipal Government, the 
seven-episode "I am in Beijing for Spring Festival" video series will show you 
how people from different countries and different backgrounds spend their 
Spring Festival in Beijing. 

Video - https://youtu.be/pUIO8V9VSQI 
Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1437744/IOBMPG_Logo.jpg

Source: Information Office of Beijing Municipal