Neither blizzards, freezing winds, nor blinding fog could stop determined Chinese New Year travelers this year on their way home in the world’s largest annual holiday migration.
The winter weather temporarily slowed travel as a storm front moved into Eastern China from the north on Feb., 4, with fog and driving snow closing 17 freeways in Liaoning, Jilin, and Shandong Provinces for over three days. Dense fog closed highways in the Chengdu area and temporarily shut down 15 highways in Hebei, Henan, and Shanxi Provinces, while a cold front brought temperatures down 12° Celsius in some areas of Eastern China on Feb. 6, according to the Oriental Daily News. However, traffic was flowing normally again by Feb. 8.
