Passengers walk in cold weather on the square outside the railway station in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 18, 2011. China's Spring Festival falls on Feb. 3 this year. This year's holiday travel peak will be from Jan. 19 to Feb. 27. Some 230 million trips will be made on China's railway system during the period, up 12.5 percent year on year, according to estimates. [Xinhua]

Zhou Liqiang (2nd L), a university student from Taiyuan City, waits for the train with his schoolmate outside the railway station of east China's Shanghai, Jan. 18, 2011. China's Spring Festival falls on Feb. 3 this year. This year's holiday travel peak will be from Jan. 19 to Feb. 27. Some 230 million trips will be made on China's railway system during the period, up 12.5 percent year on year, according to estimates. [Xinhua]