Passenger flood for Spring Festival in Changchun
The 2017 Spring Festival travel season in China started on Jan 13, and over the next 40 days, train and bus stations throughout the entire country will be filled with hustle and bustle.
It is predicted that the number of passenger trips taken during this time will reach 2.978 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent compared to that in 2016.
Wang Haifeng (L), a staff member at the station, hands out red papers with "Fu" — a Chinese character that symbolizes good fortune in the new year — to passengers. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Crowds of passengers wait to have their tickets checked at the Changchun Train Station on Jan 13. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Student volunteers from a college of special education at Changchun University offer free massage services for passengers at the station. [Photo/Xinhua] |