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Chinese people embrace long-distance travel as epidemic wanes

Passengers wait at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, on October 1, 2020.
Passengers at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, Henan Province

SHINE-Xinhua | 03-Oct-2020

On the first day of an eight-day holiday in China, railway passenger trips were at their highest level since the COVID-19 outbreak. Many people were taking their first long-distance tourist journeys this year. Continue reading “Chinese people embrace long-distance travel as epidemic wanes”

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China sees record-high daily railway trips during National Day holiday

A staff is decorating the carriage on a train in Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing City, September 30, 2020 [CFP]
A staff is decorating the carriage on a train in Chongqing North Railway Station in [CFP]
CGTN | By Hong Yaobin | 03-Oct-2020

China has seen over 10 million daily railway trips during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday with a new daily record of 15.09 million trips on October 1, according to the country’s railway operator. Continue reading “China sees record-high daily railway trips during National Day holiday”