![China Girds For Spring Travel Chinese passengers walk as they make their way to trains as they leave for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-9.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![China Girds For Spring Travel Chinese passengers walk as they make their way to trains as they leave for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-9.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel Men wait in line with their belongings as they enter a railway station during the Spring Festival on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-8.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel A couple says goodbye before leaving to visit their respective families for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-7.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel Travelers crowd the station while leaving for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-2.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel A traveler sleeps as others read and relax as they wait to leave for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-6.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![BESTPIX China Girds For Spring Travel Season A young traveler wheels her bag as others wait in the departure area for a train at a local railway station on Feb. 16, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-5.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel A traveler smokes as he and others prepare to board a train while leaving for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-3.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel A boy uses a portable device as he lays in a sleeper on a train before leaving for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-4.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![China Girds For Spring Travel A security guard watches over passengers leaving for the Spring Festival at a local railway station on Feb. 17, 2015 in Beijing.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chinese-new-year-travel-1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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