As Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations approach, many migrant workers have started to return home to avoid the Spring Festival travel peak that begins on Feb 4 and will last for about 40 days. Spring Festival, the most important occasion for a family reunion among the Chinese people, falls this year on Feb 19, with hundreds of millions of people heading for their hometowns to touch base with relatives and old friends.
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Migrant workers get off their trains at the Haozhou Railway Station, East China's Anhui province, Jan 18, 2014. [Photo/CFP] |