2018 Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

Passengers prepare to take the train at Dalian Railway Station in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 1, 2018. The 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, started on Thursday and will last till March 12. About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chunyun. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)