GLOBALink | Bullet trains under maintenance for Spring Festival travel rush-Xinhua

GLOBALink | Bullet trains under maintenance for Spring Festival travel rush

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Editor: huaxia

2022-01-17 17:54:34


NANNING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's most populated country, on Monday ushered in its largest annual migration.

Bullet trains are under maintenance for Chinese Spring Festival travel rush in Nanning, capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

A total of 280 million railway passenger trips are expected during the travel rush, which will last from Jan. 17 to Feb. 25 this year, according to the China State Railway Group Co. Ltd.

During the 40-day travel season, also known as chunyun, many Chinese people will travel to meet their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which will fall on Feb. 1, 2022.


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