根據(jù)全國(guó)老齡工作委員會(huì)(the China National Committee On Aging)的數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)看，到2053年，中國(guó)60歲及以上的老人數(shù)量預(yù)計(jì) 會(huì)從目前的1.85億一躍變?yōu)?.87億，或者說(shuō)是占總?cè)丝诘?5%。擴(kuò) 張的比例是由于壽命的增加和計(jì)劃生育政策(family planning policies) 限制大部分城市家庭只生一個(gè)孩子。快速老齡化對(duì)社會(huì)和經(jīng)濟(jì)穩(wěn)定 造成了嚴(yán)重威脅。

　　The number of people aged 60 and above in China is expected to jump from the current 185 million to 487 million, or 35 percent of the population, by 2053，according to figures from the China National Committee On Aging. The expanding ratio is due both an increase in life expectancy and by family planning policies that limit most urban families to a single child. Rapid aging poses serious threats to the country’s social and economic stability.

　　秧歌是農(nóng)歷正月的主要的民族花市形式。在這種活動(dòng)中，兩人 都盛裝打扮，輪流唱歌跳舞，其他人作為唱歌和跳舞的搭檔。鑼(gong) 鼓按照節(jié)奏敲打;嗩吶(suona)或其他傳統(tǒng)的弦樂(lè)器、木管樂(lè)器作為 背景音樂(lè)。

　　Yangge, which is one of the main forms of folk flower fair actions in the first month of the lunar year. In this activity, two people are dressed up, singing and dancing in antiphonal style, others act as singing and dancing partners. The gong and drum are beaten in rhythm; suona or other traditional stringed and woodwind instruments are dubbed in background music.