Millions on the move as China eyes holiday bounce

Domestic travel has sprung back to life giving the Chinese economy a boost

Published: October 01, 2020 11:56 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country beat its coronavirus outbreak, filling airports and train stations. Image Credit: AFP

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The Golden Week holiday marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and sees an astonishing annual movement of people trying to get home or take holidays. Image Credit: AFP

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But this year has added significance, with the crowds filling the concourses pointing to a country rebounding from the outbreak and parading the freedom to travel as a contrast to the rolling lockdowns hitting much of the world. Image Credit: AFP

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Domestic travel has sprung back to life and given the economy a boost after the virus shuttered businesses and scared away tourists following its emergence in Wuhan late last year. Image Credit: AFP

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A girl wearing a face mask sits on top of a bag as she travels with relatives ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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People queue up to check in for domestic flights ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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People queue up to check in for domestic flights ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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People queue up to check in for domestic flights ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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A girl wearing a face mask sits on top of a bag as she travels with relatives ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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A police officer (centre L) checks identification cards as people queue up to check in for domestic flights ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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Passengers wait for their trains one day ahead of an eight-day national holiday marking China's National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival at Hangzhou East train station, in China's eastern Zhejiang province Image Credit: AFP

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A worker (L) wearing full protective gear watches a monitor that reads passengers temperatures at a security checkpoint ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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People queue up to check in for domestic flights ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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People queue up to check in for domestic flights ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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A boy wearing a face mask sits on top of luggage as he travels with relatives ahead of the country's national "Golden Week" holiday at Beijing's Capital International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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