First day of Spring Festival travel rush in Shenyang

A man reads a book in the waiting room at Shenyang Railway Station, Feb 1. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Panpan, a member of security staff at Shenyang North Railway Station, guides a passenger to check in with a self-service machine, Feb 1. It is the fourth Spring Festival travel rush that Li has worked at the station, and the new machine is making travel more convenient for passengers. [Photo/Xinhua]

A passenger uses a temporary identity card at a self-service machine in Shenyang North Railway Station, on Feb 1. Using facial recognition, passengers who forget their identity cards can apply for a temporary one through the machine, which only takes a matter of seconds. [Photo/Xinhua]