Qingdao Railway Station is witnessing the ongoing "Chunyun" peak travel period.

The Spring Festival travel rush, or "chunyun", is an annual 40-day travel frenzy surrounding the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. It is said to be the largest annual human migration. This year's Spring Festival falls on Jan 28, and "Chunyun" begins on Jan 13 and lasts until Feb 21.

People eager to get home for the upcoming Chinese New Year queue up at the Qingdao Railway Station for check in. [Photo by Xue Hun/news.dailyqd.com]

Passengers aboard a Qingdao train bound for Yinchuan wave goodbye at the station platform. [Photo by Xue Hun/news.dailyqd.com]