Xiaoxiang Morning News
Source | Xiaoxiang Morning News
Reporter | Man Yankun
On the first day of 2024, how will you open?
In Changsha, going to Yuelu Mountain to watch the sunrise has become a new choice for some people. In their view, the first sunrise of the new year means prosperity, new life and hope.
Many people imprinted their footprints on the road of Yuelu Mountain, released their exclamations and cheers on the viewing platform, and also made New Year's wishes here.
Waking up early to watch the first sunrise of the new year is a very ceremonial thing
At 6 o'clock in the morning, Yuewangting Road is dark; at 6:45 in the morning, the sky begins to turn into "fish belly white"; at 7 o'clock in the morning, there are many tourists wearing cotton jackets on the Yuelu Mountain Sun Viewing Platform, waiting for the first sunrise of the new year.
At about 7:40 a.m., as the red sun broke through the clouds, the scene began to exclaim. Citizens and tourists have taken out their mobile phones, or recorded this moment, or took a photo of themselves and the red sun, or made video calls to relatives and friends, so that friends from afar can "enjoy the sunrise in the clouds" together.
Ms. Chen was wearing a plush hat and couldn't wait to post it on Moments as soon as she finished taking a photo. "I climbed the mountain to watch the sunrise by myself because my husband and daughter couldn't get up. For Ms. Chen, climbing Mount Yuelu to watch the sunrise on New Year's Day is a ritual and an attempt that has never been made before.
At half past four in the morning, Ms. Chen took a taxi from her home and climbed Yuelu Mountain with Yuewang Pavilion as the starting point. "I followed the navigation, and it felt amazing to move forward in the dark, and the process of climbing up was very tiring, but it was really fun to see the sunrise. Ms. Chen said.
Some people improvised to ask their classmates to climb the mountain, and some students sent blessings to the teacher
The reporter noticed that most of the citizens and tourists who came to Yuelu Mountain to watch the sunrise were young people, but there were also parents with children, and occasionally a few elderly people could be seen.
Among them, 6 junior high school students attracted the attention of reporters. Zeng Aoran, Wu Sizhe, Chen Hangyu, Jiang Chengxuan, Yu Tianyi, and Liu Yuxuan 6 people from the middle school got up at half past 4 and arrived at the foot of Yuelu Mountain at 5 o'clock, and sent New Year's greetings to the head teacher Mr. Tan.
"This is a hamburger we made ourselves, ready to be sold and welcome the new year with the fruits of our labor. Wu Sizhe said as he showed reporters that he had made 8 hamburgers before.
Xiao Xu and two other classmates were improvised. "Just last night, I suddenly decided, I said to them, why don't you go to Yuelu Mountain to watch the sunrise, the first day of the new year. Xiao Xu's proposal was immediately supported by the two.
Because the clouds were thick at the beginning, after the originally expected sunrise time of 7:20, the sun only showed a corner, which made Xiao Xu and others a little disappointed. With the passage of time, until there was a complete round of red sun, Xiao Xu and the others were particularly surprised.
"Peace" and "happiness" are the key words of the year's wishes
A sense of participation and ritual is the key word that belongs to the New Year. Xiao Xu and his classmates fully felt the sense of participation. On the evening of December 31, they went to Wuyi Square to participate in the New Year's Eve countdown, "There are really a lot of people, but the atmosphere is fantastic!" After sleeping for three hours, several people climbed Yuelu Mountain to watch the sunrise.
Speaking of his wishes for the new year, Xiao Xu said: "I hope that I and my family can be healthy and safe, and all my wishes will come true." Another student said that he wanted to be beautiful and thin.
A group of students from Changsha No. 11 Middle School are watching the sunrise while learning to dance short videos on their mobile phones. As they are still secondary school students, their wish is simple: to pass the joint entrance examination successfully. One of the boys had a special wish, he wanted to successfully hold a concert of his own in 2024.
Ms. Chen's wish is also very simple, she hopes that her family will be safe and happy, and her work will be smooth and smooth.
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