This article originally appeared on our sister website, That's Shanghai.
By Bridget O'Donnell
Transportation hubs around China were flooded with passengers as the official public holiday period for Spring Festival came to an end this week.
Up to 11.8 million passenger trips were expected to be made on China's railway network on Wednesday alone as travelers gradually returned to major cities to go back to work. That represents a 7.6 percent increase from 2017.
Here are some photos from jam packed train stations, roads and other major transport routes taken around the Middle Kingdom yesterday and today.
Haikou, Hainan
Foggy weather during the holiday temporarily led to suspended ferry services, resulting in a traffic jam of epic proportions at Xiuying Port in Haikou, Hainan Province. More than 100,000 passengers en route to Xuwen, Guangdong Province were stranded at the port due to the traffic jam.
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Passengers crowded Guangzhou South Railway Station.
Shenzhen, Guangdong
Over 3.1 million people vacated Shenzhen for the holiday. As Spring Festival came to an end, nearly 300,000 passengers arrived to Shenzhen North Station on Tuesday alone.
Shanghai
Heavy congestion was spotted at Hongqiao Railway Station as travelers transfered to the Metro to go back into the city.
Beijing
Wuhan, Hubei
Changzhou, Jiangsu
Jiujiang, Jiangxi
Hengyang, Hunan
Lianyungang, Jiangsu
Nanchang, Jiangxi
Shenyang, Liaoning
Yuncheng, Shanxi
[Images via Xinhua, Netease, SZNews.com, iFeng, Guangdong Communist Youth League]
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