Country braces for heavy travel

People are expected to make 560 million road trips in China during the National Day holiday, or Golden Week, according to the Ministry of Transport.

The holiday, which coincides this year with Mid-Autumn Festival, will run from Oct 1 to 8, one day more than usual.

As a result, traffic on the nation's highways is forecast to rise by 10 percent over last year, ministry spokesman Wu Chungeng said on Thursday.