A woman applies makeup while waiting outside Guangzhou Railway Station for train back home in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on January 4, 2009. Guangzhou Railway Station has seen a sharp rise in the number of travellers since the New Year holiday started on January 1. An early travel rush with travellers mainly migrant workers and college students returning home arrives for Spring Festival holiday. [Xinhua]

Travellers queue up to board a train heading for Tibet at Xining Railway Station in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province on January 4, 2009. An early travel rush with travellers mainly migrant workers and college students returning home arrives for Spring Festival holiday. [Xinhua]