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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New Year nightmare for many Chinese holiday travelers
Shanghaiist feels lucky that we will stay home for Spring Festival after reading this Sohu report (in Chinese) about the annual holiday transportation peak between January 14 and February 22. Ticket prices for trains, buses and boats are up 20-100 percent during this season and everything is going to packed, uncomfortably packed, like can't fight your way to to the toilet packed (and then if you finally make it to the toilet, you'll wish you didn't -- trust us).
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