A few days ago, "escape from Shanghai" and "farewell to Shanghai" have become hot topics in the mainland public opinion field.
The reason for this is that with the epidemic under control, last Monday (May 16) Shanghai gradually increased the number of trains arriving and departing from Shanghai Hongqiao and other stations by resuming the operation or opening more trains. The backlog of travel demand during the month of the city closure exploded rapidly. Thousands of people tried their best to flock to Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The scene was full of emotions.
It should not be overlooked that many of these people are not permanent residents of Shanghai. They came to Shanghai purely for business trips, tourism, family visits, transfers, studies, or short-term affairs, but they had to stay in Shanghai because of the closure of the city. Gradually return to normal, and naturally choose to leave.
On April 2, the screening of the closure and control of Shanghai Puxi began. During the closure and control period, staying at home affected the livelihood of many people.
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But in addition, many people were hit by the epidemic and the city closure, or years of hard work were in vain, or they were disappointed and disheartened by Shanghai.
Once upon a time, they came to Shanghai with the hope of pursuing a better life, working hard for their dreams, and being full of ambition. However, after experiencing major changes in the epidemic and the closure of the city, their perceptions of Shanghai and life have changed, and they can't wait to leave Shanghai.
It should be seen that those who have regrets and disappointments are not only those who chose to vote with their feet to leave Shanghai. Among the vast majority of those who will still stay, there are many people with negative emotions.
After all, during the closure of Shanghai for the past month or so, there were too many chaos and problems, and the impact on the normal life and economic and social development of many people was too great.
Although it is said that the joys and sorrows of human beings may not always be connected, as long as they are concerned about current affairs in mainland China and have a little empathy, they should be able to feel the anxiety, boredom and disappointment of the Shanghai people to varying degrees in the past month or so...
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