China begins annual Spring Festival travel rush

Passengers wait to boarding in Shanghai Hongqiao Internatinal Airport on Jan 19, 2011.China on Wednesday begins its annual Spring Festival travel rush, with an expected 2.56 billion passenger trips in the coming 40 days. Airlines and trains have been added to cope with the passenger surge, which is 11.6 percent up year on year, according to the Ministry of Transport.[Photo/Xinhua]