Entering ChinaThe Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation. No matter where you are, people will try their best to return to the place called “home”. The annual Spring Festival travel rush is like a large-scale human migration, and all kinds of transportation are crowded with travelers eager to return home. The Spring Festival travel rush came even earlier this year, with many factories closing early and returning troops flooding the roads early. As an important passageway connecting east and west, the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway has also ushered in its busiest time.
This year, however, the journey home was not smooth. On January 16, the big congestion on the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway made the first batch of people returning home experience a “lost journey”. The dense line of vehicles stretched as far as the eye could see. Many people had been stuck in traffic for five hours, their vehicles barely budging. Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan sections of the road have been congested, many people simply stopped the train to rest, relieve back pain.
One of the reasons for the congestion is the expansion of the highway in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, which has only two lanes in one direction from east to west, exacerbating the congestion. Officials suggested that small partners in Yunguichuan and other places try to detour the Shanghai-Kunming expressway Quzhou and Shangrao, Jiangxi, but many people do not understand the road conditions or hold a lucky mind, the result is blocked on the road.
In addition to construction and the increase in vehicles, car accidents are also an important cause of congestion. On the same day, a tragic pile-up occurred on the Shanghai-Kunming expressway. A big red truck suspected of driving because of fatigue, directly hit the front of the white box goods, resulting in serious damage to a number of vehicles. Although the official did not report casualties, but from the scene of the picture, the situation is not optimistic. The accident took a lot of time to deal with, further aggravating the congestion.
Returning home every year will encounter a variety of accidents caused by congestion, too many vehicles, novice drivers tortoise speed, bad weather and so on are factors that can not be ignored. Some netizens shared the experience of driving only 30 kilometers in traffic jams for an hour, which is really exhausting. Some netizens joked: “This is the first batch of personnel to return home, and there are large troops behind it!”
There were moments of warmth and humor amid the congestion. Some netizens released the congestion situation of the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed from the perspective of an airplane, lighting up the long tail lights like a bright galaxy. Despite the traffic jam, everyone remained optimistic, joking with each other and sharing food and water. Some even said: “This is not going home, it is just to attend a big party!”
Although the congestion of the Spring Festival travel brings inconvenience and annoyance to people, it also bears witness to people’s deep attachment to and desire for home. Everyone is the protagonist of their own story, with the yearning for home and the vision of the future, set foot on this road full of unknown and challenges. The huge jam on the Shanghai-Kunming expressway became an unforgettable chapter in their story.
We should learn a lesson from this, plan the route in advance, understand the road conditions, obey the traffic rules, drive safely, and make the road back home smoother and safer. After all, home is the warmest harbor in everyone’s heart, and getting home safely is the ultimate goal. Let us take this expectation and blessing, continue to move forward!
