Largest mass migration of all time: Hundreds of millions of Chinese are on the move. The Chinese Ministry of Transport forecasts around nine billion individual trips for this period - a record.
Last year, people in China were able to visit their relatives without restrictions for the first time since the start of the corona pandemic. Almost 700,000 more people died in China last year than in 2022. The Spring Festival, which is also traditionally a time for shopping, dining out and staying in hotels, could lead to a short-term economic revival.