Thousands of passengers toted bundles of clothes and gifts at Beijing train stations Friday, ahead of the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar. It's a time for people to return to their hometowns to reunite with family and friends.
"Wow, there's a lot of people,'' Li Pingping, a beauty salon worker from Henan province, said as she steeled herself for a 17-hour train ride home.
The year of the pig in the 12-year Chinese astrological cycle starts Tuesday; it follows the year of the dog.
On the festival's eve, people gather for reunion dinners, give red packets of pocket money to youngsters and light firecrackers at midnight.
The capital, Beijing, and other cities are festooned with lanterns and other decorations to mark the holiday, which is also celebrated in Vietnam and by ethnic Chinese communities around Asia.
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