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“Our happiness is coming back. I can’t help licking (舔) my lips,” one Sina Weibo user wrote after hearing that street food stalls (路边小吃摊) are returning to the streets in many Chinese cities.

On June 4, the central government of China called for a comeback of street stalls. According to Premier Li Keqiang, street stalls are part of China’s economic recovery (复苏) plan, CGTN reported. Their return is expected to help increase people’s incomes and boost local economies that were hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak. 

“Street stalls and small shops, just like bigger and high-end (高端的) industries, are important sources of jobs and important to the country’s economy,” Li said while chatting with a man selling malaban, a street snack, in Yantai on June 1. 

In recent years, many cities around the country banned (禁止) street stalls in order to keep cities clean and prevent traffic jams. Experts have called for greater guidance (引导) to make street stalls more orderly this time, China Daily reported.

Although Beijing’s government said street stalls are “not suitable” for the capital, many other cities have already rolled out policies to support street stalls, including Nanjing, Changchun and Chengdu. They will be managed in a more efficient (有效率的) way. 

For example, in Changchun, food stalls can be opened in certain areas in parks, public squares and empty spaces as long as they don’t interrupt (扰乱) traffic or disturb their neighbors. They also have to pass environmental protection assessments (评估). People are also being allowed to set up temporary (临时的) roadside businesses, but they must do business in an orderly manner, The Paper reported.

1.When did the central government of China call for a comeback of street stalls?

2.What is the purpose of a comeback of street stalls?

3.How many cities are mentioned in the passage?

4.Who did Premier Li chat with in Yantai ?

5.Are food stalls popular with the people in cities?

Answer 1