No holiday blues despite sluggish economy


Long and tiring: A group of students waiting to check in at a railway station in Beijing. — AFP

The annual travel rush for Chinese New Year celebrations officially began last week, with many taking a mental break from their worries about the future to reunite with family or take a holiday.

The peak travel season in the world’s second-largest economy kicked off with a train departing from Beijing minutes after midnight, taking early bird travellers from the capital to Hefei in eastern Anhui province.

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