Ticket sales for upcoming Spring Festival travel season start

Local resident Li Xiaoying checks ticket sales for the upcoming Spring Festival travel season on her smartphone in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Dec. 23, 2018. China is expected to see an increased number of railway trips during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, the national railway operator said Friday. During the 40-day travel rush from January 21 to March 1, travelers are expected to make 413.3 million railway trips, 31.8 million more than last year, an increase of 8.3 percent, according to the China Railway Corporation (CRC). Starting from Sunday, travelers will be able to buy tickets online or via phone. (Xinhua/Cao Jiyang)