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China's New Year travel set to double to 2bn trips after zero-COVID easing

Nation readies for first holiday in four years without limits on movements

Throngs of passengers wait at the Guangzhou South railway station on Jan. 6. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)

TAIYUAN, China -- Lunar New Year travel will nearly double to 2.095 billion trips this season, Chinese transportation authorities said Friday, after the country all but abolished zero-COVID restrictions last month.

This year's holiday will run for seven days through Jan. 27. Rail and other networks have prepared to serve the crush of travelers for a 40-day period starting Saturday.

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