2018 Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

Passengers wait for departure on the train from Shanghai to Chongqing at Shanghai South Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, 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/Ding Ting)