On February 4, in a village market on the bank of the Yongding River in Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, a villager was buying a peace charm for the Year of the Dragon. According to local villagers, the bazaar is held weekly.
The market opens on the morning of February, Friday and Sunday. Approaching the Spring Festival, the number of people who come to the market is obviously more than usual, and many people come from the surrounding villages and even the urban areas of Mentougou District to purchase New Year's goods.
The Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon fell, and the reporter visited the villages near the Yongding River in Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, located in the west of Beijing, on February 4 and February 2, the Northern New Year, to feel the atmosphere of the New Year here and understand the post-disaster reconstruction. In late July and early August last year, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region was hit by heavy rains and floods, and many local villages along the Yongding River were severely affected. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 4, a large rural market on the bank of the Yongding River in Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, was crowded in front of the stalls. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 2, in Dingjiatan Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, villagers returned to the village with the New Year's goods they bought. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 2, in Dingjiatan Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, villager Kong Xiangfen and granddaughter Ding Jiarui were at home. Kong Xiangfen's family was affected by the torrential rain and floods last year, and the house was flooded with mud more than a foot deep. Now that the house has been renovated, the home has specially hung the **Year of the Dragon ornaments that children like. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 2, in Dingjiatan Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, villager Li Jinying was making dumplings at home. It was the 23rd day of the lunar month, the traditional small year in the north. Li Jinying wrapped dumplings early during the day, and waited for the children and grandchildren to come back in the evening, so that the family could reunite for the New Year. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 2, in Dingjiatan Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, villager Li Jinying looked through his mobile phone in front of his living room in front of his home, and the house was full of silt after last year's flood. After renovation in the second half of last year, the house has been renovated now. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
Above: A villager looks at a flood-damaged road on the edge of the Yongding River in Shuiyuzui Village, Miaofengshan Township, Mentougou District, Beijing, August 2, 2023. This road is called Yeding Road (Yexi to Dingjiatan), and before the road is damaged, you can reach Dingjiatan Village by going forward about 1 km along the road. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
Below: On February 2, 2024, six months later, in the same spot, a tourist rides a motorcycle on the restored Yeding Road. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
Above: A road in Dingjiatan Village, Miaofengshan Township, Mentougou District, Beijing, is littered with garbage and damaged cars from flash floods on August 5, 2023. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
Below: On February 2, 2024, in the same place, six months later, villagers are walking their dogs on the road. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 2, on a hill west of Dingjiatan Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, the relevant power lines were being inspected. It is understood that on the eve of the Spring Festival, the State Grid Beijing Electric Power Company actively carried out "visible light + infrared" fine inspection work on key power lines in the western and northern mountainous areas of Beijing Mentougou and other western and northern mountainous areas, with a cumulative inspection mileage of 354 kilometers to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the local power grid during the Spring Festival and the warmth of the people. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
On February 4th, in Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, the teachers of the kindergarten affiliated to Miaofengshan Nationalities School returned with the dragon dance props used by the children after the performance. According to reports, during the Spring Festival, a variety of cultural activities will be held in the local area to welcome the New Year. Photo by Chen Jian, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network.
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