Shotlist Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of passengers at railway station 2. Various of passengers going through ticket gates, walking on platform of railway station Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of passengers walking on platform, getting on train Beijing, China - Dec 26, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of passengers at airport terminal 5. Various of airplanes at airport Beijing, China - Jan 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhao Nan, general manager, industry development department, Umetrip (starting with shot 5): "During the New Year holiday, the popularity of winter escape trips to the south increased significantly compared to previous years. On the other hand, new destinations in the south are rapidly emerging. Flight bookings to cities such as Nanning, Jieyang, Quanzhou, and Huizhou all increased by more than 70 percent year on year, becoming highlights of holiday travel growth." FILE: Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, east China - 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Ferry at wharf 8. Various of passengers boarding ferry Storyline China has seen a surge in passenger traffic on New Year's Day, the first day of its three-day New Year holiday, with significant increases in short- and medium-distance travel and strong year-on-year growth in flight bookings. Data showed that during the holiday period, short- and medium-distance travel is the main mode of travel in China's Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, and Chengdu-Chongqing regions, with trips crossing the New Year becoming a major highlight. Domestic flight bookings for the holiday increased by 28 percent year on year, and international flight bookings increased by approximately 14 percent year on year, according to data from Umetrip, a popular Chinese flight travel application. "During the New Year holiday, the popularity of winter escape trips to the south increased significantly compared to previous years. On the other hand, new destinations in the south are rapidly emerging. Flight bookings to cities such as Nanning, Jieyang, Quanzhou, and Huizhou all increased by more than 70 percent year on year, becoming highlights of holiday travel growth," said Zhao Nan, general manager of the industry development department at Umetrip. In China's coastal province of Fujian, the province's maritime administration anticipates that 143 passenger ships will be in operation during the holiday, carrying over 380,000 passengers. The Mini Three Links, which refers to small-scale trade, shipping and postal services between Fujian province, Kinmen Island and the Matsu Island group, are expected to carry over 20,000 passengers, an increase of more than 50 percent compared to the same period last year.