Spring Festival traffic rush in Shenyang, China (1/4)

Passengers wait to have their tickets checked at the Shenyang North Railway Station in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan 22, 2014. China has kicked off its annual lunar New Year travel rush period, with more than 3.62 billion trips expected to be made on roads, and via trains, planes and ships around the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan 31 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)