11.2 million, 957 columns, 100 million pictures.
When the numbers suddenly fell, I was curled up in my rental house checking my phone. What was outside the window was the cold weather in the south. At this moment, a particularly pretentious sentence suddenly popped into my mind: Every number among these is a person walking on the road.
Flowing China and solidified nostalgia
Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shanghai, Shanghai-Kunming. These threads sew the city together and tear people and families apart.
From Guangzhou to Chongqing, from Beijing to Harbin, from Shenzhen to Wuhan. I looked at these popular areas and pictures filled my mind. At Guangzhou Railway Station there was a boy carrying a plastic bucket filled with toys for his children; at Beijing West Railway Station there was an uncle with a bulging snakeskin bag that must have been stuffed with Daoxiang Village.
Where they come from and where they are going back.
The number of train tickets sold reached 100 million, 100 million clicks occurred, 100 million heartbeats accelerated, and 100 million "got it" or "gone" situations occurred. In the background of 12306, like the thickest blood vessel in the country, data is rushing through it, carrying the Spring Festival of countless people.
The words "Plenty of remaining votes" are really reassuring to see.
From Shanghai to Nanjing, from Chengdu to Chongqing, and from Jinan to Qingdao.
These entries appeared in the announcement, like a reassurance to anxious people.
It's great that there are still votes. You don’t have to stay glued to your phone until the wee hours of the morning, or beg your friends to help you click on that endless list of links. You can make arrangements calmly and consider which day to go home and what kind of New Year goods to bring.
However, I also saw the small words on it, which said that the ticket pre-sale period for the additional night high-speed trains is uniformly 5 days before driving.
5 days.
What does this mean? That means someone has to participate in a gambling game, betting on whether the train that runs late at night will start, and whether they can successfully grab the ticket at the last critical moment. This also means that at the moment when you make the decision to go home, your heart is still in that kind of suspended and unstable state.
When the high-speed rail has the temperature
Look at those press releases. Harbin Station is carrying out the "Magic Station" activity, as well as the ice and snow check-in activity. Changbai Shanxi Station has warm changing rooms. Datong South Railway Station launched a flash mob event.
Some would say, bells and whistles.
But I don't think so.
Just imagine, in an environment of minus 20 degrees, struggling to rush into the station from the snow, plunge into the changing room with warm air, and then take off the heavy down jacket. The comfort you feel at that moment, if this is not magic, then what is it? While I was waiting for the bus with my child, the child was in a noisy state. Suddenly, a performance called "Crossing Pingcheng" came on. The child was stunned for a while. At this time, the mother was finally able to breathe. In such a situation, if this is not called temperature, what is it?
I am still a little interested in the singing, dancing, and intangible cultural heritage performances on the China-Laos Railway train called "Lancang River". Among the groups who choose to travel by international trains, there are migrant workers returning home, young people preparing to travel to Laos, and overseas people with striking appearance features of blond hair and blue eyes. When everyone participates in a performance together, they can still be immersed in the joyous atmosphere even if verbal communication is blocked. Will the unique atmosphere of the Spring Festival created thereby gradually spread?
"Take the train and go skiing"
Altay. This word sounds cold, but also sounds cool.
The conductor will introduce you to the ski resort and tell you how to take the shuttle bus after getting off the bus. The boundaries of services are disappearing. The railway is no longer a tool that transports you from point A to point B. It has become a part of your travel and a warm prelude to your "Xinjiang ski trip".
12306, and some random thoughts
Please purchase tickets through official railway channels. The notice repeatedly emphasized that the railway has never cooperated with any third-party platform.
These words sounded like a warning and a plea.
The accelerated packages I know of, as well as the so-called "VIP ticket grabbing channels", will cause you to fall into a state of anxiety and make you spend money. However, in fact, the alternative ticket purchase method provided by 12306 is the most convenient. If you check the "Accept new trains" option, when an additional train is added, the system will give priority to meet the waiting demand.
Don't trust scalpers and don't buy acceleration packages. Wouldn't it be nice to save that money and use it to buy a roast chicken and take it home?
at last
February 4th, just after the beginning of spring.
11.2 million people are on the road today.
They gathered at the junction of the carriages, leaning on their seats and taking a nap, gazing out the window at the lightning-fast fields. The power contained in the mobile phone gradually decreases, but the expectations in the heart gradually increase.
The rails are so long that they span the seasons from south to north.
The rails are so short, so short that they drift together at one end and reunite at the other.
There are still many days before the Spring Festival travel season, relevant data will continue to rise, and trains are still running more times. However, it is not just people who are in a flow situation, but also the idea that they must return no matter how far the journey is.
This thought is probably the whole meaning of the Spring Festival.
Slow down on the road, pay attention to safety, and watch your children.
Your ride will always come.
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