Spring Festival travel wave could break • Table.Briefings

The travelers are loose: The Hongqiao railway station in Shanghai is crowded from dawn to dusk these days.

Last year, shortly after the end of the pandemic, China saw a record number of travelers around the Spring Festival. With an estimated nine billion trips, the number is now likely to almost double.

Shortly before the Spring Festival, the largest population migration of the year is in full swing in China. Last Friday saw the official start of the Chunyun travel wave, which, according to Chinese state media, is set to break all records this year.

Spring Festival travel wave could break all records

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