Spring Festival travel rush begins on Feb 4(2/9)

Passengers wait in line to board a train to Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province, at the railway station of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang province, Feb 3, 2015. The 40-day travel frenzy known as "Chunyun", the hectic period surrounding Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls this year on Feb 19, will begin on Feb 4 and last until March 16. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)