As the Spring Festival public holiday came to an end, millions of people returned from their hometowns to the cities after a seven-day break. /CFP Photo

Railway stations and long-distance bus terminals were crowded with people and luggage across China on February 2, 2017. /CFP Photo

More than 150 million trips were made by rail by January 31, 2017, according to China Railway Corporation, a 14.4-percent year-on-year increase. /CFP Photo

Vehicles lined the highways, as people returned to work after holiday. /CFP Photo

Travelers to China’s southern Hainan island waited to cross the Qiongzhou Straits on February 1, 2017. The number of tourists reached around 340 million during the Spring Festival holiday, up 13.8 percent year-on-year, according to the China National Tourism Administration. /CFP Photo