CCTV News (News Network): General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the Spring Festival travel rush is a major event that concerns the vital interests of the people, economic development and social stability. During this year's Spring Festival holiday, the scale of passenger flow hit a new high. In this magnificent population flow, a vibrant and constantly moving forward China is presented to people.

From the coast of the South China Sea to the snowy fields in the north, from bustling cities to remote villages, traffic flows and crowds are surging.

During this year's Spring Festival holiday, the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society exceeded 2.3 billion, and exceeded 300 million for five consecutive days, both of which exceeded the same level in the same period last year. The convenient and efficient transportation network has made it possible to travel on holidays with "just leave".

The footsteps of 2.3 billion people are not only a reflection of my country's economic vitality, but also a vivid portrayal of my country's modernization level of transportation.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that building a safe, convenient, efficient, green, economical, inclusive and resilient sustainable transportation system is an important measure to support the high-quality development of the economy and society and realize the beautiful vision of "people enjoy their actions and things flow smoothly".

During the 2023 Spring Festival travel rush, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited and comforted railway passenger transport cadres and staff through video links, and asked the transportation department to improve its ability to ensure smooth traffic, ensure safe and healthy travel of the people, and ensure smooth and orderly transportation of key materials.

Before this year's Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again made important instructions on solidly scheduling the Spring Festival travel rush and strengthening safe production during his inspection in Liaoning.

Facing with large-scale personnel flow, a safe, convenient and intelligent modern comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network is being formed at a faster pace, ensuring stable and orderly holiday travel.

The road network becomes denser and denser. This year's Spring Festival, more than 2.1 billion people chose to travel on the road. Up to now, the total mileage of highways nationwide is about 5.5 million kilometers and the total mileage of highways open to traffic is about 190,000 kilometers, ranking first in the world.

The Shenzhen-China Channel, which was opened to traffic last year, brought the time and space distance between the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary. In Zhongshan, vehicles from cities such as Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Dongguan can be seen everywhere during the Spring Festival.

The rural roads of more than 4.6 million kilometers are like "capillaries" that penetrate deep into the countryside, accelerating the mutual circulation of urban and rural resources. During the Spring Festival holiday, many villages have become popular check-in places for urban people; at the same time, more villagers choose to travel. Data from the China Tourism Research Institute shows that rural residents traveled 123 million during the Spring Festival, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year.

The railway network is well-connected, which not only reconstructs the new pattern of national land space, but also makes people's travel more convenient. As of the end of last year, the national railway operating mileage exceeded 160,000 kilometers, of which the high-speed railway exceeded 48,000 kilometers. More than ten new lines including Chihuang, Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou, Jidayuan High-speed Railway have made their first appearance in the Spring Festival.

The aviation network covers a wider range and people's travel is more efficient. Today, my country's transportation air airports have more than 260, with an average of 15,000 civil aviation flights flying in the blue sky every day. This Spring Festival, the daily passenger volume of civil aviation exceeded 2.48 million, setting a record high.

Technology empowers travel this Spring Festival, which has greatly improved transportation efficiency and service quality. The 12306 system has a maximum daily ticket sales capacity of more than 20 million; the super charging piles in the highway service area have shortened the charging time of 200 kilometers from half an hour to 3 minutes; the intelligent air control system has fine commanded flight takeoffs and landings, and the flight normal rate has reached 94%.

This Spring Festival, there are not only bustling crowds, but also active and smooth logistics. During the Spring Festival holiday, more than 1.9 billion parcels were purchased, with the number of purchases increasing by 31% year-on-year; nearly one million sets of intelligent sorting systems and township express outlets with a coverage rate of 98% delivered packages containing warmth and blessings to farther places faster. The well-connected transportation network carries a vibrant and mobile China.