Imlek, 2.32 billion of China's home village

Some 2.32 billion people of China will mudik to celebrate Imlek or Chinese New Year in 2009 for 40 days, so the local government revealed.

"The number of registered increased 3.5 percent compared to same period the previous year," said an official report submitted by eight Chinese government departments, such as the China Daily quoted, in Beijing, Saturday.

Eight ministries including the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Public Security, the Commission and the National Development and Reform (NDRC).

Liu Tienan, Deputy Head of NDRC, said, officials must ensure the security-related travel and prepare for all possible emergencies. Rain and snow in the snow that occurred several days have been a number of difficult areas in the southern part of China. Local government has been urged to take steps, or treatment efforts to ensure a number of roads safe and clean.

Early 2008, the number of areas in southern China experienced waves of freezing snow and severe enough so that the number of road and rail, and prevent millions of people travel to be able to meet at the Chinese New Year.

The Chinese government estimates there are 188 million people will use the train in Holiday Imlek, or 8 percent increase compared to same period the previous year.

The train in a number of cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hanzhou and has provided 319 additional passenger trains to anticipate pemudik of the hikes.

In a busy period will be held starting January 11-February 19, the number of passengers using air transportation will increase 12 percent year to year to be 23.2 million passengers.

Meanwhile, passengers who use buses and ships, this year each will reach 2.07 billion and 31 million passengers, up 3 percent and 8 percent compared to the previous year.

Chinese New Year or Imlek is also called "The Spring Festival" in 2009 will fall on January 26.

MSH
Source: Ant