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Added on the 29/01/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
The annual mass migration of Chinese travellers heading home for Lunar New Year celebrations is in full swing at Shanghai's main train station. Katie Sargent reports.
The annual mass migration of Chinese travellers heading home for Lunar New Year celebrations is in full swing at Shanghai's main train station. Katie Sargent reports.
Beijing, Jan 28 (EFE/EPA).- China's annual Lunar New Year rush officially began Thursday as Chinese people made trips back to their home towns to celebrate the Lunar New Year amid pandemic.The Chinese New Year travel rush, also known as the "Spring Movement", is considered the largest annual human migration and usually begins 15 days ahead of the Lunar New Year. (Camera: WU HONG).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS CARRY THEIR BELONGINGS AT THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Crowds are seen at Beijing's railway station as people travel home ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. IMAGES
Beijing, Feb 18 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Wu Hong) The number of passengers that traveled during the New Year holidays in China fell by 57.9% compared to 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreaks registered in the country during the first weeks of the year, a problem that is now under control according to the latest official figures. FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE READY TO TRAVEL DURING THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS IN CHINA