A trainman performs traditional clapper ballad for passengers on the train from Beijing, capital of China, to Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on January 20, 2009. The 40-day travel peak around the Spring Festival holidays began on January 11, during which some 2.32 billion trips are expected to take place for the Chinese lunar New Year starting from January 26. [Xinhua]

A train steward sings for passengers on the train from Beijing, capital of China, to Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on January 20, 2009. [Xinhua]