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(240304) -- BEIJING, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board a train in Nanjing railway station, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 5, 2024. China's 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun", concluded on Tuesday. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

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(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a train in Changchun Station, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 5, 2024. China's 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun", concluded on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a ship in Yantai Port, east China's Shandong Province, March 5, 2024. China's 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun", concluded on Tuesday. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

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(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board a train in Nanjing railway station, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 5, 2024. China's 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun", concluded on Tuesday. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

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(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board a train in Nanjing railway station, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 5, 2024. China's 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun", concluded on Tuesday. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240130) -- BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actress performs Huangmei opera onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-NANJING-BULLET TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240129) -- NANJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members and young passengers show souvenirs onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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(240129) -- NANJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman shows a piece of paper cutting work onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-NANJING-BULLET TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240129) -- NANJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actress performs Huangmei opera onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-NANJING-BULLET TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240129) -- NANJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members and passengers pose for a photo onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-NANJING-BULLET TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240129) -- NANJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are invited for food tasting onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-NANJING-BULLET TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240129) -- NANJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform a poetry recital onboard G7575 bullet train, Jan. 29, 2024. A series of traditional cultural activities, such as opera performance and paper cutting show, were held on the bullet train on Monday. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Jan. 26. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Experiencing Spring Festival travel rush at railway hub in central China

STORY: Experiencing Spring Festival travel rush at railway hub in central China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province 2. STANDUP (English): EMIN GANBAROV, Middle school teacher in Zhengzhou STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): EMIN GANBAROV, Middle school teacher in Zhengzhou "Hello everyone, I'm Emin from Azerbaijan. Now we are at one of the largest high-speed railway stations in China, Zhengzhou (East) Railway Station. Its area is nearly 60 football fields. Last December, a new high-speed railway road was launched, linking the eastern Chinese city of Jinan and the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, making Zhengzhou (East) station the most connecting directions in China. Today (Friday) is the first day of 'Chunyun,' the Chinese Spring Festival travel rush. More than 300 passengers depart from here per minute to travel to various p

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A glimpse of bullet train maintenance center in China's Fuzhou

STORY: A glimpse of bullet train maintenance center in China's Fuzhou SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains in Fuzhou STORYLINE: China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their families and friends. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)

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C919 jetliner's first flight during Spring Festival travel rush

STORY: C919 jetliner's first flight during Spring Festival travel rush SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of C919 plane STORYLINE: A C919 plane carrying 111 passengers departed from Shanghai for Chengdu on Friday. It's the first time for C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, to carry out flight missions during China's Spring Festival travel rush. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their friends and families. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Buzzing holiday journeys snap back after China optimized COVID response

STORY: Buzzing holiday journeys snap back after China optimized COVID response DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spring Festival travel rush 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YUNFENG, Hebei Airport Management Holding Co., Ltd. 4. various of Spring Festival travel rush 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG, Passenger 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG, Passenger 7. various of activities STORYLINE: With most of the COVID-19 restrictions lifted in China, this year's Spring Festival travel rush has seen the return of the hustle and bustle in the world's second-largest economy. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," lasts from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people have joined the 40-day travel rush around the nation's most important traditional holiday, the Spring Festival, reuniting with relatives in their hometowns or taking long-awaited vacations. During the Spring Fest

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli, a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, looks around before train No.D1703 which travels from Guiyang North Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station departs from Chongqing, southwest China on Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli, a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, patrols aboard train No.D1703 which travels from Guiyang North Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station, on Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli (R), a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, instructs crew members in an emergency response training aboard train No.D1703 which travels from Guiyang North Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station, on Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tan Lin (C) and Bao Jie (L), members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, take alcohol breath tests before work in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Hang (L), a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, walks home with her husband after work at a square of Chongqing West Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit take part in a training in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tan Lin (L) and Bao Jie, members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, store personal belongings in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su Yeping (R), a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, talks with her colleague in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit take part in a training in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli, a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, has lunch aboard train No.D1703 which travels from Guiyang North Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station, after a patrol task on Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tan Lin (L) and Bao Jie, members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, prepare for work in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli, a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, heats her meal aboard train No.D1703 which travels from Guiyang North Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station, on Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAILWAY-FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS (CN)

(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Hang, a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, patrols outside train No.G2233 at Chengdu East Railway Station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli (R), a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, helps a passenger with her luggage at Chongqing West Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Yu (L) and Zhu Xiaoli, members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, groom each other before work at Chongqing West Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tan Lin (L) and Bao Jie, members of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, check their video recorders in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Hang (C), a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, is welcomed by her husband after work at Chongqing West Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 18, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(230120) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaoli, a member of the "Fanghua" female railway police officer unit, checks fire extinguishers aboard train No.D1703 which travels from Guiyang North Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station, on Jan. 16, 2023. The "Fanghua" female railway police unit of Chongqing railway police office consists of seven female police officers with an average age of 29. They are responsible for some passenger trains from Chongqing to Xi'an. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," each member of the unit would work on the train with a travel mileage of about 40,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician inspects a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cleaner cleans a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician inspects the cab of a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician maintains a bullet train's wheel at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians fasten the bolts of a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician inspects a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician removes ice from a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians carry out data analysis at a bullet train maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians inspect a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians maintain a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 15, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A bullet train pulls out of a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician inspects electricity at a bullet train maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician inspects a bullet train's coupling at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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Bullet trains under maintenance for Spring Festival travel rush

STORY: Bullet trains under maintenance for Spring Festival travel rush DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of train maintenance 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG HAIHU, Technician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG YI, Technician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAO JUN, Technician STORYLINE: Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The travel rush, also known as "chunyun," lasts 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year. Hundreds of millions of people are swarming train stations, airports, and coach terminals across China for family reunions on the Lunar New Year's eve, which falls on Jan. 21. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG HAIHU, Technician "We've been very busy since late December. We will finish the maintenance of 11 locomotives, so that they can be put into use during the Spring Festival travel r

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Spring Festival travel rush begins

STORY: Spring Festival travel rush begins DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG XIUNAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Beijing Fengtai Railway Station 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JING QI, Instructor, Beijing Fengtai Railway Station 4. various of the Beijing Fengtai Railway Station 5. various of the 12306 website 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN ZHIYUAN, Researcher, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited 6. various of the Beijing Fengtai Railway Station STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG XIUNAN, Xinhua correspondent "The annual Chinese Spring Festival travel rush starts today, Jan. 7, and will last for 40 days." The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as Chunyun, is the largest annual human migration worldwide. Hundreds of millions of people are swarming train stations, airports, and coach terminals across China for family reunions on the Lunar New Year's eve, which falls on Jan. 21. Beijing Fengtai Railway S

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More intelligent bullet trains put into use ahead of Spring Festival travel rush

STORY: More intelligent bullet trains put into use ahead of Spring Festival travel rush DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the intelligent Fuxing bullet trains STORYLINE: China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd. has equipped with some intelligent Fuxing bullet trains to better prepare for the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, also known as Chunyun. The 40-day travel season will begin on Saturday. Many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. The new generation of Fuxing high-speed trains is filled with intelligent and user-friendly designs. It's equipped with technologies and services including intelligent data analysis, a wireless network based on 5G technology, and energy-efficient air conditioning units. The trains are expected to provide more convenient facilities and more comfortable services for their passengers. Xinhua News Agency corres