Longing for Home

By English Edition Staff
Published: 2008-02-12

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Longing for Home

Chinese Spring Festival is a time for family reunion when the exodus of migrant workers from cities to rural areas occurred. This year, however, the rare prolonged snow storm in southern China had caused many to abandon such annual routine. In addition more than 5.8 million migrant workers were kept waiting for hours and even days at railway stations and bus terminals due to the natural disaster.