Xiamen to tighten ban on fireworks during Spring Festival 2014 厦门紧抓在2014年春节期间烟花燃放
Fireworks are still strictly prohibited in Xiamen’s Huli and Siming District this year while allowed only in parts of the 4 mainland districts, according to Xiamen Fireworks Security Management Team. 根据厦门烟花爆竹安全管理团队告知今年烟火仍严禁在厦门湖里区和思明区，虽然在其他只允许在4本土区内燃放。
During the period between December 2, 2013 and February 15, 2014, the authority will launch a series of inspections on fireworks. Police will pay close attention to the illegally setting off fireworks especially on Chinese New Year’s Eve, the 8th February of the lunar calendar and the Lantern Festival. 在12月2日,2013年至2014年2月15日期间，当局将进行一系列的焰火燃放检查。警方将密切关注非法燃放烟花庆祝尤其是在中国的新年和2月8日农历元宵节。
Setting off fireworks has prompted a lot of concern among the public recently. As the worst smog and haze in decades has shrouded many parts of China, people have become more worried over the possibility of deteriorating air pollution during Spring Festival, traditionally the most important Chinese festival, when people set off fireworks and firecrackers to ward off evil and invite luck. 放烟火促使最近很多公众的担忧。随着几十年来最严重的烟雾和阴霾笼罩中国的许多地区,人们越来越担心空气污染恶化的可能性,在春节期间,最重要的中国传统节日,人们将燃放烟花和鞭炮避邪,祝愿好运。
Besides concern for air pollution, safety is another concern prompting stricter control of fireworks.除了关心空气污染,安全是另一个担忧促使更加严格控制烟花。
In a circular released last month, the State Administration of Work Safety called for intensified supervision of the manufacture, transport, sales, storage and use of fireworks during the Spring Festival holiday to ensure safety.在上个月发布的一个通知,国家安全生产监督管理总局呼吁加强监管制造、运输、销售、储存和使用烟花在春节假日期间,以确保安全。