The mascots for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 take the subway in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Jan 18, 2023. The event was postponed due to COVID-19 last year, but will be held this year from Sept 23 to Oct 8.
Passengers wait for trains at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on Jan 15, 2023 during the travel rush for the upcoming Spring Festival holiday. This year's Spring Festival travel rush, or chunyun, has so far seen about 4.11 million trips, up 47.2 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Transport. The travel season will continue until Feb 15. KEVIN FRAYER/GETTY IMAGES
