A glimpse of Spring Festival travel rush across China

Passengers prepare to board a train in Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Passengers prepare to board a train in Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Trains are pictured at Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

A worker examines a train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A worker examines a train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Passengers prepare to board a train in Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Passengers are seen in Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Passengers prepare to board a train in Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

This aerial photo shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This stitched panoramic aerial photo shows bullet trains in a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A worker examines a train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Passengers prepare to board a train in Hefei South railway station in Hefei, central China's Anhui Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

This photo shows bullet trains in a maintenance base in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Passengers are seen in Beijing West railway station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Passengers prepare to board a train in Hefei South railway station in Hefei, central China's Anhui Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

This aerial photo shows bullet trains in a maintenance base in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

This aerial photo shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

This aerial photo shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Passengers wait for train in Tianjin West railway station in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

This photo shows bullet trains in a maintenance base in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Passengers are seen on a bullet train in Beijing West railway station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

This aerial photo shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Passengers wait for train in Urumqi railway station in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo shows bullet trains in a maintenance base in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 6, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush this year, will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Passengers pose for photos in the waiting hall at Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Passengers line up to enter Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Passengers are pictured in the waiting hall at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Passengers are pictured in Chengdu east railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Passengers line up to enter Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Passengers are pictured on the platform in Guiyang north railway station in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

People wave goodbye at Wuhan railway station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A train crew member decorates the carriage of a train at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Passengers are pictured in Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

A passenger sits in a bullet train in Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Passengers queue for security check at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Passengers are seen at Jinan West Railway Station in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

Passengers prepare to board a train at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

Passengers are seen at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Li An)

Passengers go through automatic ticket gates at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

Passengers get off a train at Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

Passengers are seen at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

Passengers are seen at Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

Passengers are seen at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

Passengers go through automatic ticket gates at Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Passengers and stewards pose for a photo at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

Passengers queue to board a train at Beijing Fengtai Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

A passenger checks in at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

A passenger adjusts the face mask of a child at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in China kicked off Saturday. (Xinhua/Li An)