Country readies for surge in Spring Festival journeys

China optimized its epidemic control management recently, and epidemic measures for travel were also optimized last month.

Travelers no longer need negative nucleic acid test results or health codes, are not required to undergo nucleic acid testing or health inspection upon arrival, and will not have their temperatures checked.

A Beijing office worker surnamed Peng plans to visit her family in Hunan province during the holiday.

"It'll be the first time to celebrate the Spring Festival with my family in three years. I really miss the feeling of getting together with them," she said.

Wang Yiting took a train from Beijing to Datong, Shanxi province, on Friday.

"It is much easier to travel without a health code and all other requirements, and there is no more lining up at the entrance to scan the QR code," she said.

Wang returned home one day ahead of the travel rush to avoid the crowds.