The beautiful weather, a lack of opportunity for some time and little perceived threat from COVID have combined into the perfect storm; crowds hitherto unwitnessed at well-known top tourist draws all over the country.
美好的天气、一段时间以来缺乏机会以及几乎没有察觉到的新冠病毒威胁，这些因素结合在一起，形成了一场完美的风暴；全国各地著名的顶级旅游胜地都出现了迄今为止从未见过的人群。
Even with the holiday now in full swing, still people continue to travel. China sent 11.732 million people off on trains just yesterday. An additional 917 trains were laid on to make sure that happened.
即使现在正值假期，人们仍然继续出行。仅昨天，中国就乘坐火车送走了1173.2万人。为了确保这一目标的实现，额外开动了 917 趟列车。
It’s a similar picture today; 10.5 million journeys are expected to be made, reports The Paper. But no matter the day of travel, most people are/were destined for largely the same places, accounting for the photos of some unbelievable scenes which have emerged on social media.
今天也是类似的情况；据澎湃新闻报道，预计将有 1050 万人次出行。但无论旅行的哪一天，大多数人都注定要去相同的地方，社交媒体上出现了一些令人难以置信的场景照片。
And no shortage of comments. They accompanied a collection of photographs taken at popular draws across China, published yesterday by the official WeChat account, “Backpacker” (远行背包客).
并且不乏评论。昨天，官方微信账号“远行背包客”发布了一组在中国各地热门抽奖活动中拍摄的照片集。
Among them, Tian’an Men Square, Universal Studios Beijing, the Great Wall of China, Leshan Giant Buddha, Wutai Shan, West Lake, Shanghai’s Nanjing Dong Lu, the Bund; each has one thing in common.
其中，天安门广场、北京环球影城、中国长城、乐山大佛、五台山、西湖、上海南京东路、外滩；每个人都有一个共同点。
Or tens of thousands of things in common; people.
或者有数以万计的共同点；人们。
As did the places facilitating the populace’s visits to such. Pretty busy at the best of times, both Shanghai Hongqiao and Hangzhou East Railway Stations were sights to behold.
便利民众参观的地方也是如此。最好的时候也很繁忙，上海虹桥站和杭州东站都是值得一看的景点。
The Backpacker post quickly attracted scores of comments, with many choosing to point out the obvious. As one commenter observed, in many other countries, people are still required to stay at least 3 metres apart. Here, many are even maskless.
背包客的帖子很快就吸引了数十条评论，其中许多人选择指出了显而易见的事情。正如一位评论者所观察到的，在许多其他国家，人们仍然被要求保持至少 3 米的距离。在这里，许多人甚至没有戴口罩。
Perhaps there is little left for The Nanjinger to say. Instead, we close today with a selection of comments, many of which have attracted hundreds of “thumbs ups”, with the authors’ personae in parenthesis.
也许《南京人》已经没什么可说的了。相反，我们今天以精选的评论作为结束语，其中许多评论吸引了数百条“竖起大拇指”，括号中还注明了作者的角色。
“Help yourself to make up your mind to stay at home, and resolutely don’t join the fun. It’s disturbing to watch it”. (丹麦奥迪康助听器(安之若素)
“自己下定决心待在家里，坚决不去凑热闹，看着心里不安”。 （丹麦奥迪康助听器(安之若素)
“In the past 2 years, when there have been outbreaks from time to time, during National Day, the whole country celebrates its national peace and security, while the epidemic situation subsides. It is the time for celebration. The grand occasion is unprecedented. Good!” (光哥)
“这两年，时有疫情爆发，国庆期间，举国欢庆国家平安，疫情平息，正是庆祝的时候，盛况空前，好！” (光哥)
“At present, there are still risks from the epidemic. When so many people are crowded together, they are worried and afraid.” (夕阳红)
“目前疫情风险依然存在，这么多人挤在一起，心里是担心、害怕的。” (夕阳红)
“So many people are crowded together and the air feels like glue. If there is a virus and the health risk increases, then more comfortable at home. It is suggested that it is safer to take staggered travel.” (天边那片云)
“这么多人挤在一起，空气像胶水一样。如果有病毒，健康风险增加，那就在家舒服一些。建议错峰出行更安全。” (天边那片云)
“I hope it [COVID] doesn’t appear after the festival… So many people are crowded together. If there is one, the consequences will be unimaginable. … I’m afraid to think about it.” (有闲来坐坐)
“我希望节后不要出现[新冠]……那么多人挤在一起。如果有的话，后果不堪设想……我想想都害怕。” （有闲来坐坐）
