China Focus: China's mass transit in high gear as Spring Festival travel rush starts

A passenger boards train C8203 at Yinchuan Railway Station in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2020. China, the world's most populated country, on Friday ushered in its largest annual migration, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year. There will be three billion trips during the travel rush from Jan. 10 to Feb. 18 for family reunions and travel, slightly up from that of last year, according to a forecast from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). (Xinhua/Wang Peng)