China's annual rail pilgrimage

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As millions of Chinese make travel plans in anticipation of the Chinese New Year, Globe and Mail photographer John Lehmann catches some of the traffic at the Xi'an train station

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  Passengers arriving in Xi'an look up at the information board, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Passengers make their way into the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  A view of the Xi?an train station, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  A self-portrait at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  People wait for arriving friends and family members at the Xi'an train station, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Train passengers wait for their boarding calls at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  A passengers wrestles with his luggage at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Passengers make their way to the platform inside the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Passengers make their way to the train platform in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Passengers prepare to board at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Passengers take a smoke break while waiting to board their train at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  A traveller makes a phone call aboard a train at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Passengers make their way to their train at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  An attendant waits for passengers at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

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  Travellers read the information board inside the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.
  (John Lehmann /The Globe and Mail)

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-china-diaries/chinas-annual-rail-pilgrimage/article7997930/?cmpid=rss1

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