China vows smooth Spring Festival travel rush

Staff members pose for photos beside a bullet train at Jinan West Railway Station in east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 31, 2018. About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, between February 1 and March 12, Lian Weiliang, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) told a press conference. (Xinhua/Tang Ke)