Discussion keeps the world turning.
The fireworks have faded.
The reunions are over and the last dumplings have been eaten.
And now come the numbers.
The numbers that tell us what kind of holiday this year's Spring Festival really was.
Tourism receipts box off as halls and the data behind how China rang in its year of the horse.
We're live from our studios in Beijing.
This is Round Table.
I'm Steve.
Thanks for being with us today and for the show and with Fei-Fei and Yu Xia.
First up.
Spring Festival has come and gone.
It went by so quickly this time.
It seemed like it came upon us quickly and then it disappeared just as fast.
The red envelopes, those are emptied now.
Maybe some of you have spent that money already.
The travel bags are unpacked and millions and millions of people have settled back into their routines.
But behind the personal memories of family and feasting lies a different story.
One, written in spreadsheets and statistics.
This year's holiday was a long one, but it wasn't just about tradition.