China's annual rail pilgrimage
As millions of Chinese make travel plans in anticipation of the Chinese New Year, Globe and Mail photographer John Lehmann catches some of the traffic at the Xi'an train station
Passengers arriving in Xi'an look up at the information board, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Passengers make their way into the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
A view of the Xi’an train station, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
A self-portrait at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
People wait for arriving friends and family members at the Xi'an train station, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Train passengers wait for their boarding calls at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
A passengers wrestles with his luggage at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Passengers make their way to the platform inside the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Passengers make their way to the train platform in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Passengers prepare to board at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Passengers take a smoke break while waiting to board their train at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
A traveller makes a phone call aboard a train at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Passengers make their way to their train at the station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
An attendant waits for passengers at the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Travellers read the information board inside the train station in Xi'an, January 28, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail