00:00A national day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China
00:03and marks the beginning of a week-long holiday across the country.
00:07A correspondent, Bruno Fossey, has more.
00:10Greetings, comrades.
00:12From here, in Beijing, during the so-called Golden Week,
00:16China expects more than 2 billion inter-regional trips over the 7-day holiday,
00:23according to data from the Ministry of Transport.
00:27On October 1st alone, nearly 340 million trips are expected,
00:34almost twice the level of a typical day.
00:38More than 90% will be made by road,
00:41while rail savers are also increasing operations to meet high demand,
00:47with additional trains on the busiest routes.
00:51The national transportation system is operating under special arrangement throughout the holiday
00:58to facilitate the movement of millions of people across the country.
01:04Travel in high-energy vehicles, mainly electric vehicles,
01:10could increase by around 80% compared with normal levels.
01:15Millions of people are taking advantage of the holiday to travel between different regions,
01:22visit relatives and tourist destinations,
01:26making this one of the busiest period of the year for domestic mobility.
01:32From here, the capital of China, with this information,
01:36we return with you in the studios.
01:40Let's now continue with our topics.
01:42Thanks.
