China is hoping for a travel record for the New Year. Over 170 million Chinese people had booked train journeys by Friday alone.
Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China. It is also celebrated in other Asian countries such as Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia. Red is the defining color of the spring festival - the color of happiness. People in China usually decorate their front doors with it and hope that prosperity and happiness will come to their home.