Announcement on the 2017 Spring Festival Holiday Schedule for Lu Xiangyi

     The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday and also a statutory public holiday. In response to the State Council’s notice on the Spring Festival holiday, and taking into account the need to accommodate employees whose homes are far away and who wish to return home to reunite with their families before New Year’s Eve, we have specially decided to grant a 10-day holiday.
 
　　The 2017 Spring Festival holiday schedule for Lu Xiangyi is from Wednesday, January 25, 2017, to Friday, February 3, 2017—a total of 10 days. Work will resume on Saturday, the eighth day of the first lunar month, February 4.

      Shanghai Luxiangyi Centrifuge Instrument Co., Ltd. warmly wishes all our new and existing friends a happy New Year, abundant blessings, fulfillment of all your wishes, and continuous advancement! During the Spring Festival, our on-duty hotline remains open. If you have any needs, please feel free to call us directly. Manager Li’s phone number: 13636675110 We will provide you with wholehearted service.

　　The Origin of the Spring Festival
 
　　There’s a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival: In ancient China, there was a monstrous beast called “Nian,” with long horns and an extraordinarily ferocious nature. Nian lived deep in the ocean year-round, but every New Year’s Eve, it would climb ashore to devour livestock and harm human lives. Thus, on New Year’s Eve each year, villagers from every hamlet and village would hurriedly flee into the deep mountains, carrying the elderly and children along, to escape the beast’s wrath. One year, on New Year’s Eve, an old beggar came wandering into the village from outside. The villagers were in a state of utter panic and haste. Only an elderly woman living at the eastern end of the village gave the old man some food and urged him to quickly head up the mountain and hide from the Nian beast. But the old beggar stroked his beard and chuckled, saying, “If you let me stay here overnight, I’ll surely drive the Nian beast away.” Despite the woman’s continued urging, the beggar just smiled without saying a word. Around midnight, the Nian beast burst into the village. It noticed that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: At the eastern end of the village, the old woman’s home had large red paper decorations pasted on its doors, and candles burned brightly inside. The Nian beast shuddered all over and let out a strange roar. As it approached the gate, suddenly loud bangs and crackles erupted from within the courtyard. The Nian beast trembled violently and dared not come any closer. It turned out that the Nian beast was most afraid of red color, bright flames, and loud noises. Just then, the old woman’s door swung wide open, and to everyone’s surprise, a figure dressed in a red robe stood laughing heartily in the courtyard. The Nian beast was utterly terrified and fled in disarray.

The next day was the first day of the lunar new year. The villagers who had returned from their refuge were utterly astonished to find that their village was unharmed and completely intact. It was then that the old woman suddenly realized what had happened and quickly told her fellow villagers about the promise made by the beggar old man. Soon, this story spread rapidly throughout the surrounding villages, and everyone learned how to drive away the "Nian" beast. (A Hakka legend) From then on, every New Year's Eve, families would paste red couplets and set off firecrackers; every household would keep their lamps brightly lit, staying up late to guard against the coming year. Early on the first day of the new year, people would visit relatives and friends to offer greetings and best wishes. This custom spread farther and wider with each passing year, eventually becoming China’s most solemn and celebrated traditional festival.