The annual Spring Festival travel rush in China starts on Jan. 7 this year. Train No. G6701, which left Beijing West Railway Station for Handan East Station at 5:34 a.m., marked the start of this year's Spring Festival travel rush on the railways. Over the course of the 40-day travel season, millions of Chinese people are expected to travel home to reunite with their families.
Train conductors and attendants welcome passengers on board Train No. G6701, the first train of this year's 40-day Spring Festival travel season, at Beijing West Railway Station on Jan. 7, 2023. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]