Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Millions ready for China New Year

lChina's peak Lunar New Year travel season, the world's biggest annual human migration, began on Tuesday and about 2 billion journeys are expected across China in the next 40 days, state media has said.
People across the country of 1.3 billion traditionally try to reunite with their families or, as the middle class swells, head for top foreign holiday resorts.
This year, Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 9, but the travel flood should peak on Jan. 28 and 29, when people begin their vacations, the Beijing News said.