2018 Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

A passenger waits for the train at the waiting hall of Nanchang Railway Station in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 1, 2018. The 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, started on Thursday and will last till March 12. About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chunyun. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)