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Chinese travel for Lunar New Year despite plea to stay put

A traveler stretches out as she enjoys a sunny day near an advertisement for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing railway station in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. The Beijing Winter Olympics is coinciding with the Chinese Lunar New Year and Chinese authorities have called on the public to stay where they are instead of traveling to their hometowns for the year's most important family holiday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A traveler waits outside the Beijing railway station with her trolley bags and a gift box with the words "The taste of New Year" in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. The Beijing Winter Olympics is coinciding with the Chinese Lunar New Year and renewed Covid outbreaks prompting the Chinese authorities to call on the public to stay where they are instead of traveling to their hometowns for the year's most important family holiday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A traveler waits outside the Beijing railway station with her suitcase in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. The Beijing Winter Olympics is coinciding with the Chinese Lunar New Year and renewed Covid outbreaks prompting the Chinese authorities to call on the public to stay where they are instead of traveling to their hometowns for the year's most important family holiday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Travelers wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 line up for trains at a station in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. (Chinatopix via AP) Travelers wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 line up for trains at a station in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. (Chinatopix via AP) Travelers wearing face masks to help protect against COVID-19 wait for their trains at a station in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. (Chinatopix via AP) Travelers wearing face masks to help protect against COVID-19 wait for their trains at a station in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. (Chinatopix via AP)