Nationwide Spring Migration Commences on its Inaugural Day

On January 26, 2024, the Spring Festival travel season officially kicked off, spanning 40 days. With an estimated 9 billion trips nationwide, China's dynamic mobility was on full display. The Spring Festival is a call to home, a starting point for millions of wanderers to return. May every traveler harvest happiness and warmth during this heartwarming journey.

On January 26, as the first train of the day departed from Beijing West Station, the 2024 Spring Festival travel season was officially underway. (Photo by Chen Siyang/Guangming Photo)

In the early hours of January 26, at the China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd.'s Xi'an EMU Depot, rows of high-speed trains were ready to embark on the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush. (Photo by Wang Shutian/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, the waiting hall at Zhengzhou East Station on the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush. (Photo by Wang Wei/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, staff at Zhangxiao Airport in Yuncheng, Shanxi, assisting unaccompanied minors with boarding procedures. (Photo by Yan Xin/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, passengers at Handan Railway Station in Hebei Province, going through ticket checks to board trains. (Photo by Hao Qunying/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, passengers entering and exiting the railway station in an orderly manner, with station staff providing thoughtful services. (Photo by Zhang Yu/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, at Daozhou Railway Station in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, passengers on Train T582. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, at Zhengzhou Station on the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush, passengers preparing to board on the platform. (Photo by Wang Wei/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, passengers at Wuhan Railway Station in Hubei Province, getting ready to board trains. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, passengers at Zaozhuang Station on the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, handling ticket purchases at the automated ticket vending machine. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Guangming Photo)

On January 26, at Ganzhou Railway Station in Jiangxi Province, railway staff delivering "Fu" (fortune) characters to passengers. (Photo by Hu Jiangtao/Guangming Photo)