Yes. If you stay in one city only and don’t go to tourist spots, you’ll be fine.
Spring Festival Travel Rush - 2026!!!
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A staff member checks the condition of a pet through the crate at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026. With the arrival of the Spring Festival travel season, Lanzhou West Railway Station has welcomed a number of pet passengers. These pet passengers are specially monitored and looked after by train staff, traveling in dedicated pet transport cases equipped with intelligent monitoring systems.
Since Jan. 28, the railway authorities have further increased the number of high-speed railway stations with pet consignment services. Passengers can make online reservations through the 12306 app or WeChat mini-program, making pet travel more convenient during the Spring Festival period. (All photos by Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A pet cat prepares to enter a pet transport case at the pet handover area of China Railway Express at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
A pet dog enters a pet transport case at the pet handover area of China Railway Express at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
This photo shows a pet transport case at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
Pet passengers undergo security inspection at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
Staff members load a pet passenger onto the high-speed train at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
A pet dog enters a pet transport case at the pet handover area of China Railway Express at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
Staff members prepare to load pet passengers onto the high-speed train at Lanzhou West Railway Station, in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 1, 2026.
Passengers queue up at Beijing West Railway Station to enter the station and board the train on Feb 2, 2026. [Photos by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Staff at Beijing West Railway Station presents passengers with "Fu" characters and little horse toys on Feb 2, 2026. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Passengers show the character "Fu" gift received from staff at Beijing West Railway Station on Feb 2, 2026. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Passengers wait for their trains at Beijing West Railway Station on Feb 2, 2026. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Passengers on the platform get ready to board the train on Feb 2, 2026. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Passengers wait to board at Beijing Capital International Airport on Feb 2, 2026. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
Passengers check in at Beijing Capital International Airport on Feb 2, 2026. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
There is a video in the link above..however it is not working for me. Maybe it will play for other members.
The 2026 Spring Festival travel rush commenced on Monday, marking the start of a 40-day period where a massive movement of people is expected across China. Transport hubs in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, reported robust passenger flows on the first day.
Shijiazhuang's railway stations handled 151,000 passenger trips on the first day of the travel season, according to Shijiazhuang Railway Station. It's forecast that the city's 11 stations will serve around 5.75 million trips throughout the period, which will last until March 13.
To manage the surge, 74 additional pairs of trains have been scheduled at Shijiazhuang Railway Station. Major destinations include Beijing, Xi'an in Shaanxi province, and Wuhan in Hubei province.
Multiple service upgrades have been implemented to improve the travel experience. These include setting up priority channels for passengers checking in late, launching a service zone with dedicated areas for key passengers like the elderly and children, and introducing shared wheelchairs for barrier-free access throughout the station.
The busy scene at Shijiazhuang Railway Station on the first day of the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport sees passenger volume increase by 21.2 percent year-on-year on the first day of the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Another video in the link above. This one works fine for me!
China's 2026 Spring Festival travel rush, or chunyun, has already started. With the longest holiday on record, airports are fully prepared for the travel boom. Airlines, airports and air traffic controllers are in full sync — adding capacity, streamlining check-ins, and keeping hubs running smoothly. Even at bustling Beijing Capital Airport, international travelers can now glide through as easily as domestic passengers. Click the video to learn more.
Members of a maintenance squad wait as a train runs past in north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 3, 2026.
A team of maintenance technicians, most born in the 2000s, has spent the winter months shoveling and removing ice from railway tunnels deep in the mountainous terrain in Shanxi province to safeguard passengers' trips.
Embarking on the patrol journey at dawn, they trek more than nine kilometers every day to clear ice in seven railway tunnels. The arduous chipping, shoveling and transporting of large ice chucks means the technicians are totally burned out after a day of work.
During the Chinese New Year, the team will stay on duty to ensure the safe operation of train services. Through their efforts, thousands more who have been working far from their hometowns for almost a year will be able to ride the train and return home safe and sound. (All photos by Xinhua/Cao Yang)
An attendant performs at an "in-train fair" in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2026. Train K7103, the host of Heilongjiang's first "in-train fair" of 2026, departed from Harbin and headed for Jiagedaqi on Wednesday. The fair features agricultural specialties of the province, railway-themed creative cultural products, and handicrafts listed as intangible cultural heritage. Items purchased at the "fair" would be delivered to buyer-designated addresses via courier service.
China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. has successively launched a number of themed tourist trains in recent years. At the same time, the company tries its best to enable unique and warm experience for its passengers amid the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush. (All photos by Xinhua/Wang Song)
Attendants in folk costumes showcase frozen fruit at an "in-train fair" in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2026.
A attendant in folk costume presents pancakes to passengers at an "in-train fair" in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2026.
An attendant writes Chinese character "Fu" (meaning "fortune") at an "in-train fair" in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2026.
This photo taken on Feb. 4, 2026 shows the local specialties for sale at an "in-train fair" in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
A merchant (L) introduces a local specialty to a tourist at an "in-train fair" in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2026.
Passengers wave goodbye to their relative at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2026. China ushered in its largest annual population migration on Monday, 15 days ahead of the 2026 Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year.
In China, the 40-day travel surge will witness hundreds of millions of people return to their hometowns for family reunions. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A woman interacts with a child aboard a train at Kunshan South Railway Station in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)
Passengers are pictured at the departure hall of Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
Passengers wait for trains at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
A woman poses for a photo in front of an installation at the departure hall of Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2026.(Xinhua/Li Yibo)
A woman takes care of an infant on a train at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A girl plays with a plush doll aboard a train at Lanzhou West Railway Station in northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)
A man holding an infant is pictured at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2026.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Li Qiwei works at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance depot in north China's Tianjin Municipality, on Feb. 1, 2026. Several EMU trains are neatly lined up for "health checkups" inside a maintenance depot in Tianjin at the night of Feb. 1, right before the start of Spring Festival travel rush, the annual homeward journey in China, and also the world's largest human migration. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Li Qiwei (L) works with his colleagues at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance depot in north China's Tianjin Municipality, on Feb. 2, 2026.
(Xinhua/Li Ran)
Li Qiwei checks the wiper blades of the train at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance depot in north China's Tianjin Municipality, on Feb. 2, 2026.
(Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Li Qiwei works at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance depot in north China's Tianjin Municipality, on Feb. 2, 2026.(Xinhua/Li Ran/Zhao Zishuo)
Yang Jun (L) and Li Yanzheng (R) pose for a photo in Chongqing, on Feb 5, 2026. [Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Every year during the Spring Festival travel season, there are always some who must remain at their posts so that others can reunite with family. For railway workers ensuring the safety of the railway system, a peaceful and joyous Spring Festival carries significant responsibility.
Li Yanzheng is a ground service mechanic at the Chongqing North EMU Depot under the China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. Her husband Yang Jun is a passenger train inspector at the same depot. This "couple team" has worked side by side on the front lines of the Spring Festival travel rush for five consecutive years.
During the busy travel period, Li and Yang stick to their respective posts, ensuring the safe operation of passenger trains at the station.
Li Yanzheng inspects a train carriage in Chongqing, on Feb 5. [Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Li Yanzheng performs maintenance inspection on the external features of a high-speed train in Chongqing, on Feb 5. [Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Li Yanzheng conducts maintenance on the undercarriage of a high-speed train, on Feb 5.[Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Li Yanzheng explains the principles of mark-free inspection to colleagues at the Mark-Free Inspection Studio in Chongqing, on Feb 5. [Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Yang Jun inspects the right-side door of a conventional-speed train in Chongqing, on Feb 5. [Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Yang Jun conducts maintenance on the wheel sets of a conventional-speed train on Feb 5 in Chongqing. [Photo by Su Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]