Spring Rush delivers poor fast food

Xiao Zhouyuan eats a 15-yuan boxed meal in a waiting room of Beijing West Railway Station on Jan 27, 2013. Xiao will eat much cheaper instant noodles on the train. "Before the long train journey, I want to have a better meal in the waiting room," said Xiao. [Photo by Hou Shaoqing/CFP]

A passenger eats dumplings he prepared in advance at a waiting room in Beijing West Railway Station on Jan 27, 2013. He had to eat his meal on the ground as there was no seats available in the waiting room. [Photo by Hou Shaoqing/CFP]