Some 2.98 billion trips expected to be made during Spring Festival travel rush

Staff members provide hot drinks to passengers at Nanning East Railway Station, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Province, 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/Zhang Ailin)