Passengers queue to buy tickets at Beijing West Railway Station February 6, 2007. China's railway system is expected to carry some 155 million people over the upcoming Chinese New Year period, the most ever, as people flood home for the traditional festival, a senior official said. [cnsphoto]
People in line to buy tickets in Shanghai Railway Station, February 1st, 2007. Wang Yongping, a spokesman from the Ministry of Railways, said today that the Spring Festival peak will begin on February 3rd and last for 40 days to April 14th. It is expected to transport 155 million people.
Locals crowd the country fair to select special buy for the Spring Festival, including Spring Festival pictures and couplets, in Yinchengzi town of Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province February 11, 2007. This year the Chinese new year or Spring Festival falls on February 18. [Xinhua/AP]
Locals crowd the country fair to select special buy for the Spring Festival, including Spring Festival pictures and couplets, in Yinchengzi town of Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province February 11, 2007. This year the Chinese new year or Spring Festival falls on February 18. [Xinhua/AP]