China Records 130 Mln Passenger Trips in Spring Festival Holiday
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
China Records 130 Mln Passenger Trips in Spring Festival Holiday
February 8, 2022BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — An estimated 130 million passenger trips were made during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, official data showed Monday.
The figure represented a 31.7-percent increase compared with that of the Spring Festival holiday last year, according to the Ministry of Transport.
During the seven-day holiday, which ran from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, the number of railway and road trips reached 30.3 million and 91.27 million, respectively, while waterway and air passenger trips hit 3.05 million and 5.01 million.
More people chose to drive during the holiday. Expressways nationwide reported a total flow of more than 239.46 million vehicles, up 9 percent from the level recorded in the Spring Festival holiday last year, according to the ministry.
Chinese people usually travel to reunite with their families for the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which was celebrated on Feb. 1 this year.
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Related articles
UN Security Council rejects Russia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that2024-05-21Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for 29th time, extending his own record again
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world’s high2024-05-21Belarus celebrates 79th anniversary of Victory Day
MINSK, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Belarus hosted a series of commemorative events on Thursday, dedicated to t2024-05-21Indonesia school bus crash kills at least 11, dozens injured
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunc2024-05-21A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
CLAIM: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin2024-05-21Putin calls Moscow terrorist attack bloody, barbaric, vows retribution
MOSCOW, March 23 (Xinhua) --Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called a terrorist attack h2024-05-21
atest comment