The Spring Festival travel rush, or chunyun, is an annual travel rush in China that coincides with Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year holiday. This year’s peak travel period started on Feb 1 and will last for roughly 40 days, coming to an end on March 12.

Baotou Railway Station has been hosting a series of festivities and providing services to make passengers’ journeys more comfortable.

Staff members at Baotou Railway Station hold banners indicating the start of this year’s Spring Festival travel rush, Feb 1. [Photo/Baotou Railway Station] 

A staff member at Baotou Railway Station checks tickets for passengers, Feb 1. [Photo/Baotou Railway Station]

Staff members at Baotou Railway Station give free books to passengers on Feb 1. [Photo/Baotou Railway Station]