Slideshow: Guangzhou Train Station During Spring Festival

Guangzhou has perhaps the largest migrant worker population (over ten million) of any city in China. When Chinese New Year arrives, the vast majority of these workers leave en mass to return home, making the Guangzhou train station akin to a military base evacuating troops and refugees in the wake of defeat. Photos from Daqi.com.


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