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> Chinese tea joins UNESCO list
“中国传统制茶技艺及其相关习俗”申遗成功
Li Xingchang (left), an inheritor of the technique of famous Chinese Pu'er tea, teaches his apprentice how to pick tea leaves at an ecological tea garden in Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county of Pu'er city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, April 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
The tea that has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.
数千年来，茶叶一直深受世界各地人民喜爱，如今，茶叶作为一种人类文化的瑰宝终于获得国际认可。
Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday.
11月29日，中国传统制茶技艺及其相关习俗列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。
The status was conferred by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, hosted in Rabat, Morocco. It consists of knowledge, skills and practices concerning management of tea plantations, the picking of tea leaves, and the processing, drinking and sharing of tea.
“中国传统制茶技艺及其相关习俗”是有关茶园管理、茶叶采摘、茶的手工制作，以及茶的饮用和分享的知识、技艺和实践。在摩洛哥拉巴特召开的联合国教科文组织保护非物质文化遗产政府间委员会将其列入人类“非遗”名录。
According to UNESCO, in China traditional tea processing techniques are closely associated with geographical location and natural environment, resulting in a distribution range between 18°-37° N and 94°-122° E.
据联合国教科文组织称，中国传统的茶叶加工技术与地理位置和自然环境密切相关，中国茶区分布在北纬18°-37°，东经94°-122°的范围内。
The techniques are mainly found in the provinces and autonomous regions of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi.
中国传统制茶技艺主要集中于浙江、江苏、江西、湖南、安徽、湖北、河南、陕西、云南、贵州、四川、福建、广东和广西等省份和自治区。
Associated social practices, however, are spread throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups.
而相关习俗在全国各地广泛流布，为多民族所共享。
Over 2,000 tea varieties, mainly in six categories -- green, black, yellow, oolong, white and dark -- are grown in China. Core skills include shaqing (enzyme inactivation), menhuang (yellowing), wodui (pealing), weidiao (withering), zuoqing (leaves shaking and cooling), fajiao (oxidation or fermentation) and yinzhi (scenting).
中国运用杀青、闷黄、渥堆、萎凋、做青、发酵、窨制等核心技艺，发展出绿茶、黑茶、黄茶、乌龙茶、白茶、红茶六大茶类，2000多种茶品。
Tea-related customs are not only found across the country, but also influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes.
茶文化相关习俗不仅遍布全国，而且通过古代丝绸之路等商道影响了世界其他地区。
As a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO explained, tea is ubiquitous in Chinese people's daily life.
文旅部向联合国教科文组织提交的一份文件称，茶在中国人的日常生活中无处不在。
Steeped or boiled tea is served in homes, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants, temples and used as an important medium for communication in socializing and ceremonies such as weddings, apprentice-taking and sacrifices.
人们采用泡、煮等方式，在家庭、工作场所、茶馆、餐厅和寺院等场所饮用茶。茶是社交领域以及婚礼、拜师、祭祀等仪式的重要组成部分。
\"Practices of greeting guests with tea and building good relationships within families and among neighborhoods through tea-related activities are shared among multiple ethnic groups, and provide a sense of identity and continuity for communities, groups and individuals concerned,\" the document said.
该文件称：“通过与茶相关的活动，招待客人并在家庭内部和邻里之间建立关系的做法，在许多民族中常见，为人们提供一种共同的认同感和连续性。”
In China, 44 registered national-level intangible cultural heritage entries are related to tea.
“中国传统制茶技艺及其相关习俗”相关44个项目已先后列入国家级非物质文化遗产代表性项目名录。
There are over 40 vocational colleges and 80 universities in China that have set up majors in tea science or tea culture, resulting in over 3,000 graduates specializing in tea production and art every year, according to the ministry.
根据教育部数据，中国有40多所中职和80多所高等院校开设茶学和茶文化专业，每年培养制茶、茶艺等专门人才3000多人。
The inscription of the element is the 43rd entry from China on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, whose total tops all other countries.
我国共有43个项目列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录，居世界第一。
> Half of free-range poultry have been culled because of bird flu in the UK
英国禽流感致散养禽类被大量扑杀
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In the United Kingdom, half of free-range turkeys and geese produced for Christmas have been culled or have died because of the bird flu, according to the British Poultry Council.
根据英国家禽协会的数据，英国为圣诞节饲养的散养火鸡和鹅因为禽流感已近半被扑杀或死亡。
Around 600,000 of the 1.2 million to 1.3 million free-range turkeys and geese grown for Christmas have been lost. While there could be a shortage of free-range Christmas poultry, there are no issues with supplies of other birds.
为圣诞饲养的120万至130万只散养火鸡和鹅已损失约60万只。虽然圣诞散养禽肉可能短缺，但其他禽类的供应尚无影响。
Of the approximately 11 million turkeys produced annually in the UK, 1.6 million have died from bird flu or had to be culled.
英国每年生产大约1100万只火鸡，其中有166万只死于禽流感或不得不被扑杀。
For more than a year, Britain has been affected by bird flu, with nearly 140 cases reported since the beginning of October.
一年多以来，英国持续受到禽流感影响，10月以来报告了近140例。
Britain is also currently facing egg shortages and rationing that is expected to last beyond Christmas.
英国目前仍然面临鸡蛋供给短缺和限购，预计这种情况将持续到圣诞节之后。
According to the British Free Range Egg Producers' Association, 750,000 laying hens have faced, bird flu-related culling since the beginning of October, compared to 1.8 million last year.
根据英国散养蛋生产者协会的数据，自10月以来，已有75万只蛋鸡面临禽流感相关的扑杀，而去年这一数字为180万只。
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正确的选择结婚时间，不要迷信
引言： 十一假期期间，很多年轻人成为了“吃席特种兵”，赶着参加多场婚礼。今年的结婚热潮似乎比往年更加旺盛，有人说是因为明年是“寡妇年”，不宜结婚。但这种说法是否真实呢？本文将探讨所谓的“寡妇年”和“两头春”的迷信观念和结婚时间选择的合理性。
一、寡妇年与无春年的解释
寡妇年，又称无春年，是指农历年份中没有立春的年份。农历年份以月亮的圆缺变化周期计算，因此与公历存在一定差异。为了与公历对齐，农历中会插入闰月，导致某些年份的立春被相邻的闰年“私吞”，形成了无春年。例如，2000年龙年、2013年蛇年、2024年龙年等都属于无春年。二、对婚姻的影响与迷信观念
迷信观念认为在无春年结婚的人容易变成寡妇或婚姻不稳定。这种观念源于人类对未知事物的不确定性引发的恐惧感，迷信带来了一种虚假的控制感。实际上，婚姻的幸福与否取决于双方的感情基础和共同的生活理想，与年份无关。三、两头春与桃花年的解释
两头春是指闰年，即农历年份中插入闰月的年份。古人认为两次立春代表着万物的新生和繁衍，因此在这样的年份结婚会有好事成双、子孙绵延的寓意。然而，也有人认为两次立春可能会导致婚姻不稳定，并称之为桃花年。桃花年一词来源于民间对“春”代表桃花的解读，认为两次立春意味着“第二春”或“梅开二度”，有“二婚”的暗示。四、迷信观念下的结婚时间选择
迷信观念认为只有少数年份适合结婚，这导致很多人纠结于是否应该在特定年份结婚。然而，迷信观念只是一种心理安慰，对婚姻的稳定性和幸福感没有实际影响。婚姻的幸福与否取决于两人之间的互相信任、共同追求的生活理想以及对彼此的真实感情。因此，在选择结婚时间时，应该更多地关注自己和伴侣的感情基础，而不是受限于迷信观念。结论： 迷信观念下的婚姻时间选择常常带来虚假的控制感和焦虑，然而，事实上，婚姻的幸福与否并不取决于特定的年份。合适的结婚时间是建立在双方坚定的感情基础和共同的生活理想之上。因此，让我们抛开迷信，相信自己的选择，并在任何年份都勇敢地走入婚姻的殿堂。
