Passengers celebrate Xiaonian Festival on train heading home

BAOTOU, Feb. 1, 2016 -- Actors perform on the train Z316, a train heading from Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to Beijing, capital of China, to celebrate the Xiaonian Festival, Feb. 1, 2016. Feb. 1 is the Xiaonian Festival in China, which marks the start of the countdown to Spring Festival. It falls on the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar and sets off the beginning of festivities. (Xinhua/Wang Zheng)