China sees rising traffic as holiday nears end

春节假期即将结束，各地现返程客流高峰！

China's transport system saw rising traffic Wednesday as millions of people started to return to work after the week-long Lunar New Year Holiday.

本周三中国交通系统开始变得繁忙起来，长达一周的春节即将结束，数百万人都开始返回工作岗位。

Some 9.7 million passenger trips were estimated on Chinese railways on Wednesday, year-on-year growth of 9 percent, as the week-long holiday draws to a close Thursday, according to China Railway Corporation.

本周四春节假期即将结束，据中国铁路总公司表示说，本周三中国铁路运输旅客预计达到了970万人，同比去年增长9%。

Traffic on expressways around major cities also increased, leading to rising congestion.

各主要城市附近高速公路交通也增加了，造成了交通拥堵。

During the New Year holiday, hundreds of millions of people go back to their hometowns to meet relatives and old friends, and as Chinese people become more affluent[富裕的;富足的] and keen to travel, pressure on the transport system is huge.

在新年假期期间，数亿中国人回到家乡和亲朋好友们见面，而随着中国人变得更加富裕和热衷旅游，交通运输系统的压力十分巨大。

Data from the China National Tourism Administration showed some 27.4 million visitor trips were made in China Wedneday, up 14.1 percent year on year.

据来自中国国家旅游管理局的数据显示，本周三中国出行人数达到了2740万人，同比去年增长14.1%。

Tourism revenue reached 34 billion yuan (about 4.96 billion U.S. dollars) on the day.

当天旅游业收入达到了340亿元人民币（约合49.6亿美元）。

原文来源:人民网&爱语吧

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