Authorities in China expect 3.65 billion journeys during the Chinese New Year travel period. The number of trips - almost three times the population of China - include intercity flights, trains and local bus rides to villages during China's most important holiday, which is also known as Spring Festival. Each year, it represents the world's largest seasonal migration of people as families reunite.
Lian Weiliang, vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said authorities expected 200 million more journeys than in 2013 but warned that snow and bad weather could hamper the mass migration.
Passengers heading home for New Year are held at Beijing West Railway StationGettyPassengers wait for trains at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway StationGettyA map, produced by China's most popular search engine, shows the most popular travel routesBaiduPassengers carrying bags run through turnstiles at a railway station in Ningbo, Zhejiang provinceReutersA passenger throws a piece of rubbish on the floor on a train travelling from Shenzhen to ZhengzhouReutersPassengers are seen in a crowded carriage on a train travelling from the coastal city Ningbo, Zhejiang province, to Chengdu, capital of the southwest Sichuan provinceReutersA college student dressed as Monkey King, from the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West", queues with other passengers at a train ticket booth at a station in BeijingReutersA paramilitary policeman tries to control passengers at a railway station in Hangzhou, Zhejiang provinceReutersA passenger sleeps on his luggage at a railway station in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionReutersA man pushes a cart carrying passengers' luggage outside a railway station in Guangzhou, Guangdong provinceReutersA child is carried in a basket on the back of a woman as they board a train at a railway station in Nanjing, Jiangsu provinceReutersA man sleeps on luggage as he waits for his train at a railway station in BeijingAPParamilitary policemen sleep on the floor at Beijing West Railway StationGetty
