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China Spring Festival 2013 Holiday Travel Rush Starts

EFT Report, Beijing: The most important Chinese holiday, Spring Festival 2013 will begin from Feb. 10, 2013. The Ministry of Railways forecast the 40-day holiday travel rush, which starts on Jan. 26, will last until March 6.

The Spring Festival, the most important occasion for a family reunion for the Chinese people, falls on the first day of the first month of traditional Chinese lunar calendar, or Feb. 10 this year. The number of passengers would reach 3.407 billion person-time during the Spring Festival 2013 travel, an 8.6% increase year on year. Airlines in China have arranged 25,000 more flights for the passengers. The flights are mainly added in tourist cities and cities with a great number of migrant workers.
China Spring Festival 2013 Holiday Travel Rush Starts
China Spring Festival 2013 Travel Rush
The tickets for the upcoming Spring Festival rush period can be purchased at ticket offices and agencies since Jan. 9.

The Chinese New Year is one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals with a one week public holiday.

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