Soon it will be that time again. Official China comes to a standstill while its billion-strong population heads home – for the world’s largest voluntary mass migration. Chinese New Year and the Chunjie Spring Festival (春节) are just around the corner. Like every year, city dwellers will work through the last weekend before the traditional family festival so they can increase their statutory vacation time to eight consecutive days. From January 28 除夕 (China’s New Year’s Eve) to February 4, the nation will have time off to visit family, relatives and friends and go on vacation.