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China's Spring Festival travel rush hit a historic high on Feb 20, with daily cross-regional passenger trips exceeding 350 million, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport on Saturday.

据交通运输部周六发布的数据显示，2 月 20 日中国春运客流创下历史新高，单日跨区域旅客出行量突破 3.5 亿人次。

On Feb 20, the 19th day of the 2026 Spring Festival travel season, cross-regional passenger traffic reached a remarkable 352.999 million trips.

2 月 20 日是 2026 年春运第 19 天，当日跨区域旅客运输量达到 3.52999 亿人次。

This figure represents a 12.3 percent increase compared to the same day in the 2025 Spring Festival travel season, setting a new record.

这一数据较 2025 年春运同期增长 12.3%，创下新纪录。

The Spring Festival, which is also known as Chinese New Year, falls on Feb 17 this year, and the official holiday lasts nine days.

今年春节（农历新年）为 2 月 17 日，法定假期共 9 天。

The annual travel rush, "chun yun," is often described as the world's largest human migration.

一年一度的春运被称为全球最大规模的人口迁徙。

It is expected to see a record 9.5 billion inter-regional passenger trips during the 40-day rush from Feb 2 to March 13 this year.

今年春运为期 40 天，时间为 2 月 2 日至 3 月 13 日，预计跨区域旅客出行量将达到创纪录的 95 亿人次。