Millions in China on the move for Golden Week


Passengers wearing protective masks wait in the departure hall of Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station in Shanghai, China on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.- Bloomberg

BEIJING (AFP): Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country beat its coronavirus outbreak, filling airports and train stations on Thursday (Oct 1).

The Golden Week holiday marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and sees an astonishing annual movement of people trying to get home or take holidays.

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