Jason Lee / Reuters

A passenger sleeps in a train from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, to Baotou, a city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at the Beijing West Railway Station Jan. 28. January 19 marked the beginning of the annual Spring Festival travel rush, with an expected 2.56 billion passenger trips in the coming 40 days.

Spring travel rush peaks in China

The reflections add a fascinating complexity to this shot. Somehow, it appears holiday rail travel in China is even worse than air travel in the U.S. during holidays.

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