Why Chinese are travelling this week like they've never done before

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China is expected to see around 2.36 billion passenger trips nationwide during the holiday period, according to a report, citing the Ministry of Transport

China is experiencing an unprecedented travel boom this week, with millions of people crisscrossing the country during the ongoing National Day holiday — a surge that has set new records.

According to state broadcaster CCTV, on the first day of the eight-day holiday on Wednesday, China’s national railway network recorded 23.13 million trips, an all-time single-day high. This marks an 8% increase from the same period last year.

The travel momentum didn’t slow. Over 19 million railway t...

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