Thousands of tourists are waiting outside the long-distance bus station in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province.

The Ministry of Railways predicts that over four million person-times will travel by railway October 1, while bus passengers will top 50 million person-times.

The first peak traffic during the National Day Holidays has already come. [newsphoto]

(Xinhua News Agency October 2, 2004)