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.
Migrant workers get off their trains at the Haozhou Railway Station, East China's Anhui province, Jan 18, 2014. [Photo/CFP] |