Passengers check in for a bus at the Liuliqiao long-distance bus terminal in Beijing, capital of January 30, 2010, the first day of China's Spring Festival travel peak. The Chinese traditional Spring Festival, or lunar New Year, starts from February 14 this year, when people return home for a family reunion. [Xinhua]

Passengers queue to buy tickets at the Fuzhou Railway Station in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, January 30, 2010. China's railways are expected to transport 210 million passengers during the 40-day travel peak starting from January 30, as people return home for family reunion in the traditional Spring Festival beginning from Feb. 14 this year and then go back to workplaces. [Xinhua]