In Chinese, 春运 (chūnyùn) refers to the extremely high traffic load surrounding Spring Festival each year when millions of Chinese make the trip home to visit their families and spend time in their hometowns. This year, 31.58 million are expected to travel, clogging China's roads and railways and testing the resolve and patience of workers and travelers alike.
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Gallery: Millions head home for Spring Festival
Fireworks chain reaction destroys Xi'an street
Welcoming the New Year a tad prematurely, a fireworks stall on a busy Xi-an street ignited, setting off a chain of explosions that went on for about 20 minutes, burned up at least seven cars and reduced about 100 meters of similar fireworks stalls to ashes.
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