China's notorious Yulin Dog Meat Festival opened today despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year.
中国臭名昭著的广西玉林狗肉节今天开幕，尽管此前有传言政府会发布禁令。
Pictures taken today show butchers hacking slabs of canines and chefs cooking the flesh in a busy market as the locals celebrate summer solstice with dog meat feasts.从今天拍摄的图片来看，当地人吃狗肉来庆祝夏至日，当地一家繁忙的市场上，屠夫在剁狗肉，而厨师在煮肉。Multiple insiders told MailOnline that the Yulin government issued a ban in May prohibiting vendors from selling dog meat in the lead-up to the festival.多个内部人士告诉每日邮报，五月份玉林市政府颁布了禁令，狗肉节之前禁止商户销售狗肉。But the city's officials later denied the rumours through media insisting that eating canines was local custom.但是稍后，政府官员通过媒体否认了谣言，坚持认为吃狗是当地民俗。After initial reports of the ban animal rights groups said vendors and officials reached a compromise setting a limit of two dogs displayed per stall.
在最初的禁令报导之后动物保护组织说：商贩与政府达成了妥协——每个摊位只准摆 2 只狗。But multiple carcasses rested on some stalls at the main Nanqiao market with stiff pointy tails leathery yellow skin eyes shut and bared teeth as if in a final growl.但是在主要的南桥市场，一些摊位摆放了多只狗的尸体，这些狗硬尖尖的尾巴、坚硬的黄皮肤、紧闭的双眼、露出满口白森森的牙齿，仿佛在最后咆哮。Behind two long rows of dog butchers other vendors sold more typical fare like cow tongues and pork hocks and trotters. But even they sold some dog parts including liver.在两排狗屠夫后面的其他摊贩，卖诸如牛舌、猪骨、猪蹄等特别的食物，而且也卖包括狗肝的狗身部分。The market also features poultry tanks of fish and vegetables and fruits including big bundles of lychees.这个市场有家禽、装鱼的鱼槽、蔬菜、包括有大捆荔枝的水果。Lychee a seasonal fruit is often eaten during the festival. That's why the festival is also known as 'Yulin Lychee Dog Meat Festival'.荔枝通常是狗肉节期间的一种时令水果。这也是为什么这个节日被称为“玉林荔枝狗肉节”。