China's travel peak approaches

Passengers wait to board trains at the Shenzhen Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 6, 2009. The railway station has witnessed 35,000 person-time travelers since Jan. 5, several days before the annual Spring Festival travel season. The Spring Festival starts from Jan. 26 this year, according to Chinese traditional lunar calendar.

Passengers wait to board on the train at the Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi Province, Jan. 6, 2009

Passengers wait to board trains at the Taiyuan Railway Station in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 6, 2009.

Passengers enter the Taiyuan Railway Station in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 6, 2009.

(2009-01-07 source:china.org.cn)