Travel crush overwhelms transport systems in China

Thursday, January 30, 2003

BEIJING -- Carrying his belongings in two huge bundles balanced over his shoulder on a stick, a jovial Yuan Honglin pushed through the surging crowds at Beijing Railway Station, eager to get home for Chinese New Year.

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