Ox - 2021 Chinese New Year!

The new year of the ox is coming, even though it will be an abnormal one due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreaks and restriction measures, but still we sincerely wish everyone enjoy the long CNY holiday break wherever you are!

Chinese New Year (CNY), also known as the the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the most anticipated and celebrated Chinese holiday.

In 2021, the CNY falls between February 11 and 17, after the CNY’s Eve on February 11, the Year of the Rat will pass into the year of Ox on February 12. At mean time, to compensate for the long CNY holiday break, the government marked February 7 (Sunday) and February 20 (Saturday) as additional official workdays.

Normally every CNY, millions of Chinese workers would travel back to their hometown to reunite with their families and friends, as a tradition. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Spring Festival travel rush, known as Chunyun in Chinese, is predicted to the least busy in 18 years. With recent recurring COVID-19 outbreaks in several provinces or cities, local governments are calling for citizens to stay put and “celebrate in place”.

On January 20, 2021, the National Health Commission (NHC) issued a notification, requiring that all returnees must present a negative COVID-19 test result within the preceding severn days on arrival, self-isolate at home for 14 days, an may not gather in groups. In addition, nucleic acid tests must be preformed on the seventh and 14th day after returning home. This rule is effective from January 28 to March 8, 2021 and applies to people returning to rural areas from other provinces or from medium- or high-risk areas within the same province, as well as to those working in the cold chain industry, at ports, on quarantine sites, and in transportation, according to a clarification by the NHC.

At last, as the Chinese New Year is just around corner, we, all the staffs from AC wish you: May the coming New Year bring you Joy, Love and Peace! Wish you the year of the Ox rich and prosperous!

Happy New Year!