Hello, I'm Alice Su, the Economist Senior China correspondent based in Taipei.
I'm here with my co-host David Rennie, the Economist Beijing Bureau Chief.
China is in holiday mode.
It's the start of the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, the biggest day in the Chinese calendar.
Hundreds of millions of Chinese travel back to their hometowns and villages to celebrate with loved ones.
It's the world's largest human migration.
China's transport ministry predicts that 2.1 billion journeys will be taken from now until February 15th.
I caught the train from a giant industrial city on China's south coast to its rural heartland.
I asked passengers about the joys and challenges of heading home, both economic and emotional.
This is Drum Tower. From The Economist.
David, hello.
Why thank you.
But Happy New Year.
Tell me about Spring Festival. Is this reviving all kinds of childhood memories?
How are you about to spend the holiday?
For me right now, I've just been working very hard trying to meet deadlines before Spring Festival.
And the big thing for me really has been that my parents are here
and we're preparing to cook together with them.
Also my dog, who I left behind in Beijing more than a year ago, has finally just arrived in Taipei.
So I'm very, very excited about that. Even though he's not a human, but he's part of our family.