Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 1, Title: Watch the Spring Festival travel rush during the holidays

Xinhua News Agency reporters Ye Haoming and Wang Yuhao

On February 1, the fourth day of the first lunar month, half of the Spring Festival holiday has passed, and many people have begun to prepare for returning to work.

Chen Xiaoguang, who works in furniture design in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, wiped his motorcycle. This "old guy" who has been with him for many years will take him back to Foshan tomorrow.

"I received a big order before the New Year. I thought that after reuniting with my family during the New Year, I would come back early to complete the order." Chen Xiaoguang said.

Why choose to ride a motorcycle when you return? Chen Xiaoguang said that the road network construction in rural areas of my hometown has been greatly improved. Compared with trains, buses and other methods that require several transfers and take a long time, riding a motorcycle has a higher cost-effectiveness, which is still a good choice for him.

Thousands of miles away in Dezhou, Shandong, citizen Yue Xiupeng and his family entered the supermarket and purchased Dezhou's braised chickens, saffron pigeons, etc. These are the specialties he wants to bring to his colleagues in Jinan and Binzhou.

"At this time in previous years, I was already on my way back to work, for fear of traffic jams on the expressway. This year, the North Ring Road Section of the Second Ring Road of Jinan Ring Expressway was opened, and I spent more time in my hometown." Yue Xiupeng said.

The Northern Ring Section of the Jinan Ring Expressway Second Ring Road project, which was completed in 2024, further shortened the passage time between Dezhou, Binzhou and Jinan, giving many people like Yue Xiupeng more time to reunite at home.

In addition, in response to the problem of highway congestion, Shandong Expressway Group relies on its independently developed road network management smart brain, and uses AI monitoring video, Beidou system and other technologies to intelligently monitor and analyze the operating status of the road network. It can also publish abnormal situations such as toll station closure and road section control to App, WeChat mini-programs and other platforms in one click to notify drivers and passengers in a timely manner, and provide corresponding solutions to avoid congested road sections, effectively saving time.

During the Spring Festival travel rush during the holidays, some people embark on their way home, while some people continue their journey.

At 6 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Zhou and his family came to Beijing Daxing Airport and prepared to take China Southern Airlines flight to Xishuangbanna.

"I have a few days off after spending the New Year at home, so I happened to go to Yunnan with my family. There is a direct flight from Xishuangbanna this year, which can be reached in more than 3 hours. The child is looking forward to it." Mr. Zhou said.

Han Jian, manager of the Operation Command of China Southern Airlines Beijing Branch, introduced that during the Spring Festival holiday this year, the demand for ice and snow tours and cold tours has risen. China Southern Airlines has newly opened routes such as Beijing Daxing to Xishuangbanna, Jiamusi, and Qiqihar, and has increased the frequency of flights to Altay, Changde, and Guilin.

A relevant person in charge of Daxing Airport introduced that on February 1, Daxing Airport plans to implement 961 flights, and the number of passengers entering and leaving the port is expected to exceed 159,300. The airport will closely monitor check-in, security check, boarding, transit and other links, and allocate more staff and volunteers to provide passenger service guarantees. At the same time, we will strengthen early warning and handling of special weather such as rain and snow, low visibility, and ensure smooth travel for passengers.

Domestic travel is smoother and international travel is more convenient.

At 7:35 on the 1st, a radio sounded in the waiting hall of Kunming South Station: "Dear passengers, please note that the ticket checking of the D87 train you are taking is about to begin." In front of the ticket gate, tourists heading to Laos lined up in an orderly manner.

"In the past, I could only take a bus from Kunming to Vientiane, and I could only get there for a day and a night. Now with the high-speed train, not only the time has been shortened to more than 9 hours, but the journey is also stable and comfortable." said 68-year-old tourist Wang Limin.

"As the Spring Festival holiday, the China-Laos Railway has ushered in a peak passenger flow, and cross-border seats are full of people every day." Train leader Ou Tingrong introduced that from January 28 to January 31, the Yunnan Railway sent a total of 972,000 passengers, with an average of 243,000 passengers per day. The cross-border tour of Mohan Station and Hekou North Station was stable and orderly.

The self-driving travel of new energy vehicles has become the choice for many people to travel during the Spring Festival. How to alleviate their "mileage anxiety" on the Spring Festival travel rush?

On the 1st, Mr. Liu, who drove back to his hometown from Zhengzhou, Henan, Chaoyang City, Liaoning, under the guidance of staff from State Grid Liaoning Chaoyang Power Supply Company, scanned the QR code on the charging pile and began to charge his car.

"In the past, I didn't dare to drive back during the Chinese New Year, because I was afraid that there would be no charging place in my hometown village. This year, a row of charging piles were installed at my doorstep, and I was no longer afraid that there would be no place to charge." Mr. Liu said.

Huang Sheng, deputy director of the marketing department of State Grid Liaoning Chaoyang Power Supply Company, said that the number of new energy vehicles has increased significantly in the past two years, and the demand for charging piles has also increased accordingly. Last year, the company built nearly 100 new charging piles in Chaoyang City. During this year's Spring Festival travel rush, a dedicated person was also arranged to be on-site at sites with large traffic. At the same time, equipment inspection and monitoring of important charging stations such as highways, scenic spots, and townships were strengthened to ensure that the charging piles operate normally.

The long Spring Festival travel road, more people are silently guarding it.

Affected by strong cold air, Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia ushered in a large-scale snowfall. The city’s highway maintenance center organized personnel and machinery as soon as possible to carry out snow-clearing operations based on the thickness of snow and road conditions and the characteristics of road conditions. It focused on spreading snow-melting agents and anti-slip materials to sections such as shady, steep slopes, sharp bends, bridge decks, etc. to ensure that the road area is cleared in the shortest time;

The transportation department of Chizhou City, Anhui City has taken measures such as priority anchoring, priority mooring, and priority loading and unloading of key ships to ensure the smooth transportation of energy materials such as coal, diesel, gasoline and other energy materials and bulk cargoes, and to do a good job in the safety prevention of severe weather such as cold waves, strong winds, frozen rain and snow, heavy fog and fog...

The holidays are still continuing, and the stories on the Spring Festival travel and the Spring Festival travel road are also continuing.