As the eight-day Spring Festival holiday kicks off, excitement is in the air 🎉! With celebrations lasting until February 17, China’s buzzing with record-breaking travel and booming box office numbers.
Millions on the Move 🚄
Chinese railways witnessed nearly 12.93 million passenger trips on Tuesday. And guess what? An estimated 14.2 million are expected on Wednesday! Talk about a travel frenzy 😲.
The China State Railway Group (CSRG) reports that daily ridership has consistently topped 10 million for two days straight. People are hitting the tracks for tourism, visiting family, or just heading back home 🏠.
Popular cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen are seeing a surge in visitors, even surpassing pre-Spring Festival peaks! Presale tickets on 12306.cn, China's official railway booking site, show the hustle is real.
Guangzhou and Shenzhen are the hotspots this week, becoming the most sought-after destinations. Meanwhile, Harbin and Wuhan are the top departure cities for the third day running 🚉.
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Travel peak, new box office record as Chinese enjoy Spring Festival
cgtn.com
