China sees travel surge as Spring Festival holiday concludes

Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- With the Spring Festival holiday drawing to an end, China's highways, railways and airports are seeing a surge of people returning from family reunions and festival celebrations.

Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A drone photo taken on Feb. 4, 2025 shows vehicles driving into a ferry at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Feb. 4, 2025 shows vehicles at a toll gate of Hefei-Nanjing expressway in Quanjiao County, Chuzhou City of east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Shen Guo/Xinhua)

A police officer offers help at Fuyang West Railway Station in Fuyang City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Lu Qijian/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Feb. 4, 2025 shows vehicles on an expressway in Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Ma Fengcheng/Xinhua)

Passengers wait for the train at Hangzhou East Railway Station in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Passengers arrive at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)

Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Hangzhou East Railway Station in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Passengers check in at Daozhou Railway Station in Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

Passengers prepare to board the train at Handan Railway Station in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Hao Qunying/Xinhua)

Passengers check in at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

Passengers prepare to board the train at Tengzhou East Railway Station in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 4, 2025. (Photo by Li Zongxian/Xinhua)