A man wipes the tears of his partner as they prepare to take trains back to their homes as it snows outside an entrance of the Beijing West Railway Station Feb 3, 2013. According to an official with the Ministry of Railways, railway authorities arranged 358 more passenger trains to start handling the estimated 5.2 million daily trips over the next 40-day travel rush period due to the Spring Festival, Xinhua News Agency reported. The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, will begin on Feb 10 this year and usher in the Year of the Snake. [Photo/Agencies]

A little boy helps his mother carry a luggage bag at Nanning train station in Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous egion, Feb 3, 2013. Many children travel with their families during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush which started on Jan 26. The Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 10 this year, is traditionally the most important holiday of the Chinese people.Public transportation is expected to accommodate about 3.41 billion travelers nationwide during the holiday, including 225 million railway passengers. [Photo/Xinhua]