Lunar New Year Travel Rush Begins in China

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22 January 2019 10:59 WIB

A man carries his belongings as he walks among passengers on the first day of the annual Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a railway station in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China January 21, 2019. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people have started to hit the road, signaling the start of the world's largest annual human migration -- people travel home for family reunion during the traditional lunar New Year or Spring Festival holiday. REUTERS

22 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Passengers arrive at Beijing Railway Station as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 21, 2019. During the 40-day travel rush period from Jan. 21 to March 1, the country expects to see 2.99 billion people moving across the whole country by rail, air and road. REUTERS/Jason Lee

22 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Passengers enter Beijing Railway Station for their trains as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 21, 2019. China's railways expect to put through more than 413 million passengers, 8.3 percent more than in the same period of last year. Railways in the country estimated that it will move some 143.8 million passengers during the 15 days ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, an 8.9-percent increase year on year, averaging 9.59 million a day. REUTERS/Jason Lee

22 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

A passenger carrying a bag arrives at Beijing Railway Station as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 21, 2019. The number of passengers by air is estimated to reach 73 million, with the daily number of flights to reach 15,600, which means there will be 15,600 airplanes flying in the sky every day. The number of passengers by road is expected to reach 2.46 billion. The Spring Festival or the Chinese Lunar New Year this year, the Year of the Pig, falls on Feb. 5. REUTERS/Jason Lee

22 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

A passenger carrying baggage arrives at Beijing Railway Station as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 21, 2019. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people have started to hit the road, signaling the start of the world's largest annual human migration -- people travel home for family reunion during the traditional lunar New Year or Spring Festival holiday. REUTERS/Jason Lee

22 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Passengers arrive at Beijing Railway Station as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 21, 2019. The number of passengers by air is estimated to reach 73 million, with the daily number of flights to reach 15,600, which means there will be 15,600 airplanes flying in the sky every day. The number of passengers by road is expected to reach 2.46 billion. The Spring Festival or the Chinese Lunar New Year this year, the Year of the Pig, falls on Feb. 5. REUTERS/Jason Lee

22 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB