[中国新闻] 中国人躲到国外 享受新年的快乐

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36岁的工程师王伟(音)手握机票站在北京机场的出港大厅内，看着滚滚人流，他很高兴今年没有回家乡过年。另外还有几千人像他一样逃离了中国北方寒冷的冬天，挑战回家乡过农历新年的传统。  
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　　他说：“当然，我们将错过探望父母和亲戚的机会。但是，在泰国享受一下温暖的气候是个不错的选择。”  . S7 f, h. Z7 h% w

/ k- f  S! x& |5 @5 F1 q$ @% t8 ^人在德国 社区　　2月18日是中国的春节，可能将会有20亿人次乘坐公共汽车、火车或者轮船返回家乡，这种现象堪称“世界最大规模的人口移动”。但是，随着收入的日益增长，中国的新富阶层开始对出国游产生兴趣。  
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　　中国国际旅行社职员梁玉立(音)说，他们办公室销售的去国外的飞机票在春节前一个月就差不多卖光了，“今年，人们对出国游的需求之旺盛令人难以置信，这实在出乎我们的意料。人们想要出国，仅仅是因为他们现在终于能够出国了。”  ; N9 R/ W4 f& T8 v7 d/ [+ k3 r

# `3 B7 }! v/ \8 x　　大多数中国人的假期都集中在“五一”、“十一”和春节期间这三个黄金周。但是，与往常同家人一起度过这几个假期不同的是，越来越多的中国人选择到国外购物、观光或者游玩。在过去10年中，中国赴海外旅游的人数激增。根据统计，2006年共有3500万人次到海外旅游，而在1990年仅有62万人次。  
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* W8 q" ^' z% m* A9 L　　随着人均可支配收入的增加，以及人民币对美元汇率不断创出新高，越来越多的中国人能担负得起出国游。近年来，政府也放松了限制。1999年，中国只批准了6个旅游目的地国家，而到2006年12月，人们已可以从129个国家和地区中选择旅游目的地了。以前，中国人主要到韩国、泰国、马来西亚等周边国家旅游。而现在，南非、埃及，甚至马尔他都在吸引越来越多的中国游客。  
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, R4 i3 E2 f6 z8 ?& M1 N) ~　　这个出国游的浪潮恰恰衬托出了中国薄弱却发展迅速的旅游基础设施。有报道说，约有1/3的旅客需要在机场等上好几个小时。  
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% |  M: F, n2 j4 U( E人在德国 社区　　25岁的北京公司职员朱大洪(音)说，那些能够登上飞机的旅客已经够幸运的了。朱先生的家乡在山东省威海市，他至今仍然清楚地记得曾经在火车上度过的17个小时的不眠旅程。当时，他与几百名民工和学生挤在同一节车厢，眼睛还得一直盯着自己的财物，整个旅程极不舒适。  
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　　“改变”是旅行社的梁小姐经常听到的感言。她说：“人们通常会这么想，任何时候都能和家人在一起吃可口的饭菜，但出国旅游的机会并不多。人们想要尝试新东西，而不是呆坐在家中看电视。”% b; `, B& t; S

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2 y8 A5 p" b8 c6 R8 kChinese flee overseas for lunar new year cheer
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9 Y( u9 d; c1 F! p6 G9 ~% BBEIJING (Reuters) - Clutching plane tickets in the teeming departure hall of Beijing airport, Wang Wei is happy he isn't going to his hometown for Chinese New Year. + ]8 j8 T' k: R& C

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; e0 G9 M3 M8 s7 G4 F" Y& ~"Of course, we will miss seeing the parents and relatives, but it will be nice to get some warm weather in Thailand," Wang said, as he corralled his family around him. The lunar new year starts on February 18.
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7 Q4 B9 _# B' a/ j& ?5 GThe trickle of outward bound tourists may be swamped by the more than 2 billion domestic bus, train and boat trips ferrying people between hometowns and adopted cities -- a phenomenon dubbed the "world's greatest human migration."人在德国 社区% q9 O+ \, V7 U, w  b. p! @
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But as incomes rise, China's swelling ranks of cashed-up pleasure-seekers have taken to overseas travel with gusto.+ ^6 K+ T! N6 ]" ~7 W8 A7 x
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Liang Yuli, a travel agent with state-run China International Travel Service, said her office sold out most tickets to overseas flights a month before the lunar new year starts on February 18.
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"The demand for overseas travel this year has been incredible," said Liang. "It was quite unexpected... People want to go overseas simply because they can now."
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Most Chinese employees are still confined to three, state-sanctioned "golden" weeks of holidays falling in May, October and the start of the lunar new year in early spring.  E2 i9 Y) i; H& J" E, q

$ ?$ e' S8 B, S# z4 Qwww.csuchen.deBut instead of spending them with family as usual, more and more Chinese are opting to go abroad to shop, see the sites or lounge on a palm-fringed beach instead.
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" ~5 N* U& X: W* {The number of overseas trips has soared over the past decade, with some 35 million trips in 2006 compared to 620,000 trips in 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.! p  R, B1 |: T
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With the average disposable income rising, and the yuan steadily gaining against the U.S. dollar, more Chinese can now afford to travel abroad.( ?6 O1 J0 A; i8 T9 C2 ^- n, B+ o7 \! P
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Travel restrictions have also loosened in recent years. From having only six approved countries to visit in 1999, tourists can choose from 129 as of December 2006.
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" O, U7 i$ r& T6 tBut this surge in outbound travelers is proving too much for China's creaky, but rapidly developing, tourism infrastructure.
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About a third of passengers wait for hours for flights at airports strained beyond capacity, according to state media.人在德国 社区3 H! v& J+ Y1 _0 G5 E1 d% m$ w! y

; a# I" o0 X1 N( p' L% q; R+ ~These travelers should count themselves lucky they can get on a plane at all, said Zhu Dahong, a 25-year-old Beijing office worker who will spend the new year in Hong Kong.
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A native of Weihai, in China's eastern Shandong province, Zhu clearly remembers the sleepless, 17-hour train journeys back home where he was crammed in carriages with hundreds of students and poor migrant workers. www.csuchen.de7 ^2 c9 i& w! w2 h7 `% \, m& |# p
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"It's not enjoyable at all. It's very uncomfortable -- and you must keep an eye on your belongings at all times."
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The stress of the holiday crush is enough to put many young Chinese off staying home, especially when family gatherings are boring and routine, said Zhao Ran, a 24-year-old auditor.
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"I've been doing this for over 20 years," said Zhao, who spent last new year in Thailand with a friend. "I want to escape these stuffy traditions and try different things."
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"I think people flying overseas for the holidays is a good thing. It means we are learning to change," he added. ; g5 u2 C  o. K4 Y4 z, ~1 T. h' E
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5 ]3 |0 G4 }! u. q4 e3 |, D"People often they think that they can be with their families and eat delicious food at any time," Liang said. "But there are not so many chances to travel internationally. People want something new -- not to just sit at home and watch television." # F7 z0 @4 H4 j- s" x' w. ]- P
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随着人均可支配收入的增加，以及人民币对美元汇率不断创出新高，越来越多的中国人能担负得起出国游。