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China will see some 2.311 billion passenger trips during this year's Spring Festival travel rush, transport authorities estimated on 17th of Feb.

The Chongqing-Wanzhou high-speed railway celebrated its 4th anniversary of operation on Thursday. As of Nov. 25, the railway line has seen 53,616 trains running and transporting over 34.9 million passengers in total, with travel efficiency and quality greatly improved. 

China marked the seventh National Poverty Relief Day on Saturday. A poverty-alleviation-themed train, with photos and videos displaying poverty alleviation achievements in Sichuan, made its first running on the Line 1 of Chengdu Metro on Saturday. The train will run till the end of this year. 

Transportation hubs in China are witnessing the peak of return passengers as the eight-day holiday ends on Thursday. China celebrates its National Day on Oct. 1, and the weeklong holiday this year has been extended to Oct. 8 as it overlapped with the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional festival symbolizing family reunion that falls on Aug. 15 on the lunar calendar. 

The cruise ship has been docking at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong since Wednesday.