Get ready for some mind-blowing numbers! 🤯 On Friday, the 11th day of China's Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, over 270 million inter-regional trips are expected to be made across the country! 🇨🇳✨
According to the latest data from the 2025 chunyun transportation authorities, an estimated 272.74 million trips will crisscross China on this single day. Among these epic journeys:
- 14.2 million by rail 🚄
- 255.47 million by highway 🚌
- 680,000 by waterway 🚢
- 2.39 million by air ✈️
Just yesterday, Thursday saw a whopping 256.5 million trips, marking a 9.7% increase from the previous day and a massive 32.3% jump compared to last year! 📈🔥
The Spring Festival travel rush is no joke—it's the world's largest annual human migration! 🧳💨 This year, a staggering 9 billion trips are expected to be made during the chunyun period from January 14 to February 22. That's a 7% rise from last year! 😲
So what's the big deal? The Spring Festival (a.k.a. Chinese New Year) is THE time for family reunions. It's like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve all rolled into one mega-festival! 🏮🎉 Families travel far and wide to celebrate together, bringing gifts, joy, and lanterns lighting up the night sky. ✨🏮
This year's chunyun is extra special because it's the first one since UNESCO added the Spring Festival to its intangible cultural heritage list last December! 🏆🎊 Talk about a global shout-out!
Whether by train, plane, bus, or boat, millions are hitting the road to be with their loved ones. So if you're traveling in China during this time, buckle up and enjoy the ride—it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience! 🚗💨
Safe travels and Happy Spring Festival! 🧧🥟
Reference(s):
Day 11 of Spring Festival travel rush to see over 270 million trips
cgtn.com
