Source: Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Xining, November 21 (Reporters Zhou Shengsheng and Liu Zexing) "Hello! Please order food at the bar." "Waiter, are the dishes on Table 5 ready?" "A fried noodles, pack them and take them away!"... In the Qiji handmade noodles store, the chef prepares dishes in an orderly manner in front of the window, and customers constantly come to order food at the bar, which is a lively scene.
htmlOn the evening of 19th, with the official unblocking of the last blockade area, all blockade areas in Xining City, Qinghai Province were adjusted to prevention areas. The epidemic prevention and control situation is gradually improving. Shops in the ancient plateau city have begun to open one after another. Restaurants are fully disinfected in advance. Parks and gardens are open in an orderly manner. People are going to the streets, breathing fresh air "greedily".
On November 20, customers were ordering food in the hotel in Tangdao Commercial District, Chengxi District, Xining City. (Photo by Liu Zexing, Xinhua News Agency)
"We started preparing as soon as we received the business notice." Wang Shixiao, general manager of Qinghai Qiji Catering Management Co., Ltd., said that the restaurant purchases fresh ingredients in advance and disinfects them comprehensively. "The business is good this morning, and I received more than 80 orders in two hours!"
Wang Shixiao said that restaurants can currently dine in, but customers need to show their health codes and itinerary codes, and also have to take temperature measurements and register. "Many customers have a strong sense of epidemic prevention. They choose to sit at a table when dine-in, and many of them choose to pack and take it away. The normalized prevention and control of the epidemic cannot be careless." Wang Shixiao said.

On November 20, citizens were shopping in Limeng Commercial Street, Chengxi District, Xining City. (Photo by Liu Zexing, Xinhua News Agency)
In the bustling commercial district of Xining, more than ten cars lined up and drove into the underground parking lot; restaurants and clothing stores on the pedestrian street opened early; in some internet celebrity milk tea shops, waiters greeted customers who came to dine in while busy preparing for deliverymen. This familiar city is returning to its former vitality.
"I can finally take a walk to the People's Park." After hearing the news that various parks and parks were open, Ji Zhiyun couldn't help but feel excited and came to People's Park for morning exercise early in the morning. The water surface of the Huangshui River passing through the city is sparkling, and the sound of car horns on the shore is clearly transmitted to your ears. Ji Zhiyun sighed excitedly: "I have been waiting for this day for a long time!"
"The number of orders now is obviously more than a few days ago." Didi driver Zhang Bingfa said that in order to ensure the safety of passengers, the first thing he does before leaving the car every morning is to disinfect the car. Zhang Bingfa said that although there is still a gap in the number of orders received on weekdays, he firmly believes that Xining is recovering and everything will return to normal.
Early in the morning, citizen Zhang Boni carefully dressed up and decided to go out for a walk. "Today is the first day of the unblocking of our community. We have to dress up so that we can have a sense of ritual!" As a resident of the lockdown area of Shengjing Community, Ding'an Mingcheng, Xining City, Zhang Boni has been looking forward to this day for a long time.
Walked out of the community, everything in front of you was familiar and unfamiliar. Zhang Boni was delighted to find that the breakfast shop that had been closed on the street for a long time was getting hot again; on the road, the delivery guy rode an electric bike through the streets and alleys; his son also expressed his yearning for the school, "I hope he will arrive soon on Monday!"
For He Min, the director of Shanchuan Community, Chaoyang Street, Chengbei District, Xining City, today was particularly busy. She is discussing with her colleagues how to prevent and control the epidemic after the lockdown is lifted. "Unlocking does not mean relieving the prevention. Our community will still do a good job in normalized epidemic prevention and control, and never let go of its vigilance!"
recalled the unfamiliar faces and unforgettable scenes during the lockdown, and Zhang Boni felt a lot of emotion. "It is the silent dedication and dedication of many people that bring us peace. We must firmly believe that as long as we work together, the epidemic will definitely end completely and spring will definitely come!" said Zhang Boni.