Packed Train Stations, Jammed Roads as CNY Travelers Return

Welcome back!

While Chinese New Year is over and many people are already back to work (thanks to China's public holiday schedule), Chinese transportation has continued to experience a huge wave of passengers trickling back into major cities.

Train stations have seen a travel peak as travelers return from their Spring Festival journeys back home. According to initial figures, 11.5 million trips were made on Thursday, February 2 alone.

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Shenyang, Liaoning

Hefei, Anhui

Hongqiao Railway Station, Shanghai

Fuyang, Anhui

Shenyang

Beijing Railway Station

Tianjin

Wuhan, Hubei

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Jiujiang, Jiangxi

Beijing

Huaibei, Anhui

China's highways have also experienced massive traffic jams as people get ready to go back to work. Just check out this nightmare congestion outside of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province:  

And here are some photos from another horrifying traffic jam outside of Beijing earlier this week:

The Chinese New Year holiday season this year will end on February 11, when the Lantern Festival caps of the 15-day holiday period.

[Images via People's Daily, Netease, Sina]