It’s a hassle to buy tickets home before Spring Festival. It’s also a hassle to purchase tickets to return to work. In China, the Spring Festival ticket buyers are called “Gou Piao Da Jun”(Giant Ticket Buying Army/Ë¥≠Á•®Â§ßÂÜõ). China Daily published a photo series of the Gou Piao Da Jun; more from the Sina.com:
Long queue outside Taiyuan train station(Top)
Crowds inside of Xi’an train station(Bottom)