On July 22nd, Shanghai moves to the shadows and becomes one of the best places on the planet to view the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. To assist travelers in experiencing this amazing natural phenomenon, Agoda.com has secured the best-guaranteed prices on hotels in the Shanghai metropolitan area. Travelers should reserve increasingly affordable hotels in Shanghai via Agoda.com, and find the perfect spot to take in one of nature’s mystical displays.
7月22日，上海处于月球的阴影处，成为21世纪地球上观看最 长日全食的最佳地点。为了帮助游客体验这一神奇的自然现象， Agoda已经在上海这个大都市为大家提供了价钱最有保证的旅馆。 游客们将逐渐通过Agoda.com在上海预订自己负担得起的旅馆， 并选择一处最好的地点来欣赏这一自然奇观。
The eclipse is predicted to begin with a partial eclipse at 8:23 am. According to the ever-popular Wikipedia.com, the totality of the eclipse (complete darkness) will last for 6 minutes and 39 seconds. During an eclipse the sky changes shade to a deep purple as the horizon is be bathed in shades of orange and red. Then the moon complete obstructs the sun causing the sky to fall into darkness essentially turning day into night. The only light is that coming from the sun’s corona (the outer most part of the sun) faintly glowing around the circumference of the moon.
据估计，日偏食会在早上8点23分开始出现。根据广受欢迎的维 基百科，日全食（月球挡住所有太阳光)将会持续6分钟39秒。在日 全食期间，天空由阴暗逐渐变为深紫,地平线则笼罩着橙色和红色 的阴影。继而，月球完全挡住了太阳，使得天空变暗并最终由白天 变成黑夜。唯一的光亮就是来自于日冕(太阳大气的最外层），在月 球周围散发出微弱的光线。
The spectacle of the longest solar eclipse of this century alsotranslatedintobigbusinessfor China’s tourism and retail industries. Two days before the solar eclipse onJuly22, hotelswerefullin Yangtze River Delta cities, considered an optimal viewing location. Scientists, astronomy buffs and tourists crowded into Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou.
这个世纪最长的日全食景象也为中国的旅游和零售行业带来 '了大的商机。被认为是最佳观测点的长江三角洲周围的城市的旅馆 已经在会出现日全食的7月22号的前两天就爆满。科学家、天文发 烧友和游客们涌入上海、南京和杭州。
The Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration reported that the city welcomed 241 foreign tour groups and estimated that 6,484 foreign tourists came to Shanghai for the viewing.
上海市委旅游局称，该市已接纳了 241个外国旅游团，并估计有 6484个外国游客来此观看日全食。
About 80 percent of those tourists were from Japan, the tourism administration reported.
该旅游局称，约80%的游客来自日本。
Large travel agencies in Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou reported that more than 30,000 overseas visitors arrived at Yangtze River Delta destinations before the solar eclipse. Of that 30,000, 25,000 were Japanese visitors and 5,000 had traveled from the United States, the agencies reported.
上海.南京和杭州的大型旅行社称,3万多海外游客于日食前抵达长江三角洲目的地。其中，有2.5万人是日本游客，还 有5000人来自美国。
Tourism industry watchers estimated the tourists spent about 10,000 yuan each on flights, hotels and food.
旅游业界观察家估计，每个游客的衣食住行要花 上1万元人民币。
Tongling, a little known city in Anhui province, became a household name when the international news media promoted its designation by the National Astronomical Observatories as a top viewing spot.
铜陵，这个坐落子安徽酋的少有名气的城市，在国 际新闻媒体报道它是国家天文台指定的最佳观测点 后，成为了家喻户晓的名字。
Tourism industry watchers estimated that the publicity translated into a 50 million yuan windfall in tourist spending in Tongiing. Travel agents from Wuxi says that domestic tourism market is calm to the performance of the total solar eclipse, domestic tourists have little interest. Therefore, large travel agencies have not opened total solar eclipse lines. In contrast, Japanese tourists are more interested in the total solar eclipse. China Travel Service organized a total solar eclipse tour to China in Japan Shikoku Matsuyama City with 36 members. Jiangsu Kanghui Tourist will also host a total solar eclipse tourist group with about 150 people, all members are from Kanazawa City from Honshu Island.
据旅游业界观察家估计,对铜陵的关注给铜陵的 旅游业带来了 50000万元的意外收人。无锡旅行社称，国内的旅游市场对日全食现象表现出一种平静的状态，国内游客对此几乎没有什么兴趣。因此，大 型旅游社并没有开设日全食系列旅游。相反，日本游客对日全食更加感兴趣。中国旅行社在日本四 国松山市组织了36人的日全食旅游。江苏康辉旅游团也会组织一个约150人的日全食旅游团，这些 成员都来自于本州岛金泽市。
Although people were only able to watch a partial solar eclipse in Beijing, the event proved big business in China’s capital, too.
在中国首都北京，虽然人们只能看到日偏食，但这也是一次大的商机。
Zhu Jin, head of the Beijing Planetarium, said thousands of foreign visitors came to the planetarium and the Beijing Ancient Observatory in the days before the solar eclipse.
北京天文馆的朱金说，数以千计的外国游客在日全食的前几天来到北京天文馆和北京古观象
Xiao Qiu, owner of a small store on fashionable Dongsi Street, said he enjoyed strong sales of eclipse-related souvenirs. “It was not just solar eclipse observation equipment, T-shirts and caps. Mo-logo or a pattern of a solar eclipse became popular, as well，” Xiao said.
在时尚的东寺街拥有一家小店的肖丘说,他很开心日食相关纪念品能大卖。他说不仅仅是 日食观看仪器、T恤和帽子,有日食标志或者式样的手机挂饰也会非常流行。”