Train station with bizzare name becomes Internet meme during Spring Festival travel rush
Updated 10:34, 28-Jun-2018
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While numerous major railway stations across the country have been gearing up for the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush, a small train station named, “Liu Ge Ji”, which literally translates to “Six Roosters” in English, has recently caught enormous attention online, not for its extraordinary infrastructure in dealing with the mass traffic rush, but for its distinctive name.

While numerous major railway stations across the country have been gearing up for the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush, a small train station named, “Liu Ge Ji”, which literally translates to “Six Roosters” in English, has recently caught enormous attention online, not for its extraordinary infrastructure in dealing with the mass traffic rush, but for its distinctive name.

With one of its character “Ji” (rooster) bringing to mind the upcoming Year of the Rooster, according the Chinese traditional zodiac, the station has been deemed by numerous netizens as bearing auspicious New Year connotations.

With one of its character “Ji” (rooster) bringing to mind the upcoming Year of the Rooster, according the Chinese traditional zodiac, the station has been deemed by numerous netizens as bearing auspicious New Year connotations.

Located in the remote village of “Liu Ge Ji” in Guiyang, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, the station has been in service for over 40 years, and has received and departed altogether 186 trains as a daily routine.

Located in the remote village of “Liu Ge Ji” in Guiyang, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, the station has been in service for over 40 years, and has received and departed altogether 186 trains as a daily routine.

In the recently released photos, several staff members at the station were captured holding propitious Chinese characters, wishing passengers a safe and pleasant trip home.

In the recently released photos, several staff members at the station were captured holding propitious Chinese characters, wishing passengers a safe and pleasant trip home.

The Spring Festival Travel Rush, which is the largest annual migration on Earth, started on Friday this year. An estimated three billion trips will be made during the 40-day period.

The Spring Festival Travel Rush, which is the largest annual migration on Earth, started on Friday this year. An estimated three billion trips will be made during the 40-day period.