The Spring Festival Travel Rush for 2022 kicks off Monday in China, lasting 40 days from Jan 17 to Feb 25. Railways remain the mainstay of the Spring Festival travel rush, with about 174,000 passengers expected to leave Shanghai for their hometowns Monday, according to ticket presale records. This year's Spring Festival travel rush will face the pressure of ensuring passenger travel safety and preventing and controlling COVID-19. (Photos: Chen Xia/GT)