China's Spring Festival travel rush started Monday.

 

中国春运已于本周一开始。

 

The travel rush began 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year.

 

In the following 40 days, from Jan. 21 to March 1, nearly 3 billion trips are to be made via China's transport system, as people rush for family gatherings¹ or travel around the country.

 

China launched 10 new railways at the end of 2018, adding the total length of the country's high-speed railways to 29,000 km.

 

The country's aviation authority plans to schedule 532,000 flights during the travel rush, an increase of 10 percent year on year.

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