Rural migrant workers dressed as cartoon characters protest outside China National Radio in Beijing demanding 280,000 yuan ($45,000) in salary they claim has not been paid. The five workers, representing 31 people who work at different companies in Hebei, dressed as Angry Birds, Donald Duck, Garfield and the Chinese God of Wealth in the hope of drawing attention to their cause, Jan 31, 2013. [Photo/CFP]

On board trains before the Lunar New Year are those who head home and those who travel around, Jan 31. [Ding Yong/ For China Daily]