Data from delivery service provider Lalamove, known as Huolala in Chinese, revealed that from Jan. 1 to 25, 2026, orders for food and grain-and-oil products rose by more than 40 percent from the same period of 2025, while orders for clothing and fabrics increased by nearly 50 percent and orders for fresh food doubled compared with a year earlier.

　　In Luoyang, a city in central China's Henan Province with a long history of growing peonies, SF Express's local branch has assigned over 100 couriers to handle peony pickups during the holiday season and will use coordinated air, high-speed rail and cold-chain transport. More than 90 percent of orders are expected to arrive by the following day, allowing people far away to also enjoy these flowers.

　　Chunyun carries people's hopes for a better life, returns some to their places of birth and mirrors the country's forward momentum, as journeys across the country weave the vivid picture of a mobile China.■

　　Passengers prepare to board a train at a railway station in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua)

　　A staff member checks tickets for passengers at Lanzhou Railway Station in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)

　　Passengers wait to check in at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)