Spring Festival, which is generally a joyous time in China, does not always bring happiness.
Sudden deaths from heart attacks, wounds from fireworks as well as gastrointestinal disease were top threats during the past holiday.
According to the Shenyang first-aid center in Liaoning province, the death toll reached 259 in the city during the seven-day holiday. Most of the deaths were caused by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, an increase of 4.1 percent from the last Spring Festival.
"It's a peak season for heart attacks, which are usually caused by drinking during the festival," said Xu Ping, a doctor at Shenzhou Hospital in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province.
Exhaustion from unusually long sessions of playing cards or mahjong was also a major factor, Xu added.
Shenyang is not the only city facing such problems. The Baoding first-aid center in Hebei province received 125 patients suffering from heart disease, up by 32 percent.
"The festival has become a 'sweet torment' now. There were so many family gatherings and parties, which pushed me to drink a lot and stay up late," said Ji Guangzhong, who went back to his hometown in Jilin province for the seven-day vacation.
"Usually we drink wine and empty a glass each time. I even threw up many times," the 24-year-old added.
Ji was not the only one suffering from the holiday excess. According to a survey launched by the popular Chinese website Sohu, the top three places where people like drinking most are Beijing, Shandong province and Hebei province.
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