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China's Lunar New Year mass migration begins

Saturday, 10 February 2018 10:56 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 10 February 2018 10:56 AM ]

People line up to enter a railway station in Beijing on February 10, 2018, as travellers depart the capital ahead of the Lunar New Year. (AFP)

Tens of thousands of people joined the world's largest human migration and left China's capital by train on Saturday, making their way home for family reunions during the Lunar New Year holidays.

People at Beijing main railway station were seen carrying luggage and queuing to enter the station hall with some even rushing to catch trains. Lunar New Year, the biggest celebration in China, falls on February 16 this year.

(Source: Reuters)

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