New Year, Same Problems?
While 2025 is in full swing for most of us, 1.4 billion Chinese are only starting their new year this week. The country celebrates New Year on Wednesday according to its ancient lunar calendar. It will be followed by a week (or more) of celebrations, and tens of millions of people are traveling to their hometowns or other holiday destinations. Known as ‘Chunyun’ in Chinese, it is the largest annual human migration on earth. The fact that it mostly runs smoothly each year is thanks to the country’s remarkable transport network, including the fact that China has more high-speed rail mileage than the rest of the world combined.