字幕参考：
Family is one of the central aspects of Chinese life.

And new year holiday is often the only chance that families get together all year.

In Beijing one of the favorate past times for families is being out on Houhai lake.

During the Sui Dynasity around 1500 years, it was the terminals of the grand conal where barges from all over China brought goods to emperor.

Now, it is a place of pleasure where modern Beijing as need eat and chat.
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And changing role of Houhai lake mirrors the incredible transformation that taken place all over Beijing itself.