Hundreds of millions of Chinese criss-cross the country during the Lunar New Year holidays each year to reunite with families back in their hometowns or for sight-seeing during an extended festive period,

Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, will officially kick off on Tuesday, during which an estimated record number of 9 billion trips are expected to be made in the 40-day period of festivities.

China's 2025 Spring Festival travel rush began on Tuesday, as people traveled home or went on trips for the Lunar New Year holiday. The country’s railway network is expected to transport 510 million passengers during the travel rush,

China kicked off its 40-day Spring Festival travel rush on Tuesday (January 14), and authorities expect an increase in journeys this year, estimating a record 9 billion domestic trips will be made. Francis Maguire reports.