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Passengers on the train K4286 to Bazhong City in southwest China's Sichuan Province wait for departure at Shenzhen West Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 21, 2019, the first day of the 2019 Spring Festival travel rush. Hundreds of millions of Chinese return to their hometowns every year for the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, family reunions, thus forming the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival will begin on Feb. 5 this year. The 40-day 2019 Spring Festival travel rush started on Jan. 21, with 3 billion trips expected to be made. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
