Wuhan Reviving

On April 19,Wuhan handed out its first batch of vouchers worth 500 million yuan to all its residents to stimulate consumption.As a result,stores and supermarkets on Han Street and Jiefang Avenue,the two renowned downtown areas in Wuhan,became bustling again with the footsteps of visitors and customers.

Eleven days have passed since April 8,the day restrictions on outbound traffic were lifted in Wuhan,but the prevention and control measures of the epidemic were not relaxed.Wuhan citizens continued to stay at home to help prevent and control the spreading of the disease.Thanks to their combined efforts,the city has been rated as a low-risk area since April 17.

With the improvement of the epidemic situation,Wuhan,after a standstill of two months,has steadily begun resuming its work and production and reopening its markets.In the first week,the average daily trips to and from Wuhan by air,train and highway reached 94,400.The traffic on Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge,Wuhan No.2 Yangtze River Bridge,Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge,and Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge was evidently on the increase.

Wuhan Metro Line 4 is receiving more and more passengers (Photo by Mei Tao)武汉地铁4 号线乘客逐渐多起来（梅涛 摄）

People enjoying leisure shopping at Wushang Square in Hankou (Photo by Cai Jun)汉口武商广场，市民休闲购物（蔡俊 摄）

4月19日，武汉市5 亿元消费券首次发放，惠及全城百姓。楚河汉街、解放大道的商铺开始热闹起来。

这一天，离武汉“解封”已过去11 天。

4月8日，武汉交通“解封”了，但疫情防控并没有“解封”。市民继续居家坚守，严格防控，英雄的武汉人民终于在4月17日取得全城降为低风险区的战绩。

随着疫情防控形势好转，武汉这座“停摆”两个多月的城市，正稳步复工复产复市。“解封”第一周，通过铁路、航空、公路返汉离汉复工复产人员日均达9.44 万人次。武汉长江大桥、武汉长江二桥、杨泗港长江大桥、鹦鹉洲长江大桥等大桥上，行驶车辆明显增多。

这座英雄的城市，驱散疫霾，繁华渐归。经历这场从未有过的惨烈战“疫”，武汉市民心绪逐步平静，他们井然有序地走出楼房，逛商场，品小吃，漫步绿道、江滩，即便绵绵春雨，也挡不住他们对春天的向往与热爱。尽管不断开启的商业门店，还未能恢复到疫情前的高峰客流，但这座雄踞中部的物流重镇，正努力开拓线上线下各种商贸形态，力图尽快再展新姿。尽管这座以重工业与高新技术名扬天下的大都市压力重重，但她正在展现的动力与活力，让人们充满信心，翘首以待。

In the old Hualou Lane of Hankou,neighbors sitting around playing chess (Photo by Mei Tao)汉口老街花楼街，老街坊邻居围坐在街边下象棋 （梅涛 摄）

Citizens going shopping at Tiandi Business Street in Wuhan (Photo by Li Xi)市民在武汉天地商业街逛街（李溪 摄）

Two girls dressed fashionably broadcasting live on a ferry (Photo by Ke Hao)两名打扮时髦的年轻人在轮渡上直播（柯皓 摄）

Residents playing on a swing in the Yangtze River Beach of Hankou (Photo by Ke Hao)市民在汉口江滩荡秋千（柯皓 摄）

黄鹤楼下，千帆竞发，百业正兴。

After the calamitous epidemic,this heroic city is regaining its vitality; after the war against this unprecedented horrible coronavirus epidemic,Wuhan residents are calming down.In good order,they come out of their communities to go shopping,enjoy their favorite snacks,and take a stroll on the greenway and the river beach.Even the continuous rain can not hold back their zest for spring.Although the gradually reopening stores there attract much less customers than they were in its peak time,Wuhan,as an important logistics center in Central China,is exploring various online and off-line forms of commerce and trade so as to take on new looks.

The city,known for its heavy industry and advanced technology,faces great pressure in recovering its economy.However,the dynamism and vitality it is demonstrating reassure its people that this hard-hit city will be reborn and have an even brighter future.(Translation: Liu Jie)