A Large Number Of People Rush To Buy Railway Tickets For Spring Festival Travel In China

People buy railway tickets at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 7, 2013. The tickets for the upcoming Spring Festival rush period can be purchased via online and phone-call booking systems since Jan. 7. The 40-day 2013 Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 26. The Spring Festival for family reunions begins from the first day of the first month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, or Feb. 10, 2013.

A man buys railway tickets by the self-service ticket vending machines at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 7, 2013. <Xinhua/Wang Xiao>