On the first day of the Qingming Festival, the transportation department took various measures to ensure smooth travel of passengers

April 4th marks the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday. According to the Ministry of Transport, it is estimated that over 297 million trips will be made across the country. Of these trips, 17.5 million are expected to be taken by rail, 277 million by road, 600,000 by water, and 1.71 million by air.

Railways see passenger flow peak. It is planned to add 1073 passenger trains on the national railway on the 4th. The passenger train transportation order in the southeast coastal areas affected by the earthquake in Hualien County, Taiwan, has been fully restored to normal.

Over 2,000 large and medium-sized irrigation areas across the country have started irrigation, and spring irrigation is in full swing

As spring ploughing intensifies during the Qingming Festival, spring irrigation is being carried out on a large scale across the country. On the 4th, a reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that 2033 large and medium-sized irrigation districts across the country have started spring irrigation, with an irrigation water volume of 3.9 billion cubic meters, irrigating an area of over 50.4 million mu.

In the first two months, the business revenue of Internet enterprises increased by 7.6% year-on-year

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first two months of this year, Internet service revenue continued to rise with the scale of Internet and related service enterprises completing 246.3 billion yuan in Internet service revenue, a year-on-year increase of 7.6%; achieving a total profit of 16.97 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%.

China General Aviation and Utility Transport Aircraft Pilot Population Tops Historical Highs

As of the end of 2023, there were 396 general aviation and small transport aircraft companies in actual operation in China, with 2,141 aircraft and 3,980 professional pilots, a record high, an increase of 18.1% over the previous year, according to China's Civil Aviation Administration.

The Qingming Public Sacrifice Ceremony of the Yellow Emperor of Jiayi Year of the Chinese Lunar Calendar Was Held in Huangling, Shaanxi Province

On April 4, the ceremony of the Qingming Festival Memorial Ceremony for the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan in the Jiachen Year was held in Huangling, Shaanxi Province. The theme of this year's ceremony was "Building a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation and Forging a New Journey of Chinese-style Modernization". About 400 guests from all walks of life, including representatives of Chinese and overseas Chinese at home and abroad, winners of the Medal of the Republic and National Honorary Titles, attended the on-site ceremony.

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