Millions to return to work throughout the country as Spring Festival holiday ends
發佈日期: 2026-02-22 20:57
TVB News
Millions of holiday makers across China are heading back to their workplaces of homes this weekend, as the official nine-day Spring Festival holiday draws to a close on Monday.
Transportation authorities are expecting the number of domestic passenger trips to hit its peak on Sunday, during the Spring Festival travel rush.
Also known as "chunyun", the rush is the world's largest annual human migration as millions embark on journeys across the nation to reunite with families to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
From Tuesday to Saturday, more than 1.6 billion inter-regional passenger trips were made across China, averaging 320 million trips per day, a year-on-year increase of over 11 percent.
The country's railway system is expected to handle 17.93 million passenger trips, whereas highway traffic is projected to surpass 71 million vehicle trips on Sunday.
Even the country's waterway transport system is expected to take up more than 1.4 million passenger trips.
Multiple measures, such as adding special trains and extending subway operating hours, have been adopted to ensure safety and convenience on the return journey.
