The annual travel rush for China's Lunar New Year celebrations officially began on Tuesday, with many taking a mental break from their worries about the future to reunite with family or take a holiday.

STORY: China’s holiday travel rush got into full swing Tuesday. The 40-day Spring Festival saw airports and trains stations packed with travelers. After a total 8.4 billion trips last year, authorities predict 2025 will see a record 9 billion domestic journeys.

China's 2025 Spring Festival travel rush began on Tuesday, as people traveled home or went on trips for the Lunar New Year holiday. The country’s railway network is expected to transport 510 million passengers during the travel rush,

Hundreds of millions of Chinese criss-cross the country during the Lunar New Year holidays each year to reunite with families back in their hometowns or for sight-seeing during an extended festive period,

Nearly 120 million people are expected to be returning home after the holidays. Meanwhile, winter weather and storms are complicating travel. Nationwide, there were more than 7,000 delays. Kerri Corrado has more on the travel rush from Newark Liberty International Airport.