2018 Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

A staff member helps passengers board the train in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 1, 2018. The 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, started on Thursday and will last till March 12. About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chunyun. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)