Train tickets for China's Spring Festival travel rush go on sale

Passengers get tickets from self-service machines in Nanchang West Railway Station, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 3, 2018. Train tickets for 2018 Spring Festival travel rush went on sale Wednesday. The Spring Festival travel rush starts from Feb. 1 and ends on March 12. Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important occasion for family reunions and falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)