Chunyun (The Spring Festival Travel Rush)

The Spring Festival Travel Rush, also known as Chunyun(春运 chūn yùn) is the largest human migration on earth happening annually(Reported by BBC), occurring around the Lunar New Year. It lasts for 40 days.(Involving over 500 million rail passengers nationwide.) People travel by train, road, and air to reunite with families, embodying the cultural significance of homecoming. Modern technologies like online ticketing and high-speed rail networks facilitate this massive movement.‌‌‌

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