The 2025 Spring Festival travel rush has officially commenced! With 9 billion trips anticipated over a span of 40 days, China is preparing for the world’s largest annual human migration. We take a look inside the numbers to understand just how bustling this festive season truly is. On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly and Ding Heng.
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The 2025 Spring Festival travel Rush has officially begun.
With an estimated 9 billion trips that spans 40 days, China is gearing up for the world's largest annual human migration.
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Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm He Young.
For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hatherley and Ding Heng in the studio.
First on today's show, for every Chinese person, Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, is a time to come home, no matter how far you've traveled.
This year, around 9 billion trips are expected to be made across China's vast 9.6 million square kilometer landscape.
January 14th marks the start of this year's Spring Festival Travel Rush.
With this massive human movement comes a huge, huge challenge for the nation's transportation system.
But don't worry, everyone's rising to the challenge.
With smarter ticketing, faster trains, and new technology, the 2025 Spring Festival travel Rush is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet.
Let's buckle up and take on this wild ride together.
So, guys, for those who might not know, what is the Spring Festival Travel rush or Chunyun, we say in Chinese.