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Tong Gong usually goes back to her hometown during China's Lunar New Year holiday but with China fighting new coronavirus outbreaks, she's staying put this year.
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Tong Gong says she s going to follow the advice and not travel this Lunar New Year.
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In recent years, Tong Gong would always go back to her hometown in China s Henan province during the Lunar New Year holiday to reunite with her parents.
Key points:
Most people leave their cities of work to see their families back home
China is currently fighting new COVID-19 outbreaks in the country s north
This year however, the employee for the Chinese tech giant Tencent decided to stay in the southern city of Shenzhen, the so-called Silicon Valley of China , instead of making the trip up north to Luoyang city.