The Spring Festival travel rush, or chunyun, the largest annual human migration on the planet, is currently underway. This year's chunyun is expected to set a new record of 9 billion passenger trips over a 40-day period starting on January 26.
In addition to traveling home to spend the festival with loved ones, many are flocking to coastal holiday destinations in warmer south China. Cities including Xiamen in Fujian Province and Shantou in Guangdong Province have seen an influx of sun-seeking tourists. Many of these visitors have taken to the streets on "city walks," the increasingly popular pastime of exploring a city's neighborhoods on foot.
(Text and photos by Wei Yao)
