Passengers walk past a pile of luggages on the square of Wuchang Railway Station in Wuchang, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 19, 2011, the first day of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) estimated that 2.85 billion passenger trips would be made during the period, 11.6 percent more than last year. [Xinhua]

Passengers are seen in the square of Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 19, 2011, the first day of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) estimated that 2.85 billion passenger trips would be made during the period, 11.6 percent more than last year. [Xinhua]