China's New Year Holiday Travel Includes Passing Pop Quiz

Bloomberg News

A couple says goodbye before leaving to visit respective families for the Spring Festival in Beijing. More than 2.9 billion passenger trips, including 332 million on the country’s rail networks, are expected by China’s Ministry of Transportation to be made over the New Year period.

 Photographer: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

In China, getting a ticket home for the Lunar New Year can feel a bit like winning the lottery. First, there’s competition for plane, train and other passenger seats for almost 3 billion voyages. Then there’s the quiz to prove you’re not a Web robot.

To continue reading this article you must be a Bloomberg Professional Service Subscriber.

Read this article on the Terminal Request a demo to learn more

You might like:
  1. A L'Oreal Heiress Is Now the World's Richest Woman
  2. Ivanka Trump Faces Courtroom Showdown Over $785 Sandals
  3. How Electric Cars Can Create the Biggest Disruption Since the iPhone
  4. Uber Losing Battle in London After Regulator Revokes License
  5. A Storm's Never Destroyed a Grid Like Maria Ruined Puerto Rico's