China's Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

Staff members pose for photos beside a bullet train at Jinan West Railway Station in east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 31, 2018. The annual Spring Festival travel rush kicked off on February 1. About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the travel rush, known as the Chunyun, between February 1 and March 12, according to Lian Weiliang, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). [Photo: Xinhua]