The rush to return home to rural hometowns has started in China - a bit early this year because of the economic slowdown.
18 million people will travel by train between now and early February. That is an 18% increase over last year.
That is nearly equivalent to the population of Shanghai ! It is three times the population of New York City !
Beijing railway departures have already reached 300,000 per day ! Railway stations are selling 30,000 to 50,000 tickets per day !
These numbers are amazing by western standards. It is no wonder that the central government continues to invest in building more railways and more subways !
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