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Editor's note: Spring Festival is the most important event in the Chinese calendar. It is a time for family reunions, when tens of millions travel home, with some covering vast distances to be with their loved ones. The 40-day travel rush, known as Chunyun, which straddles Lunar New Year, is the world's largest annual human migration. However, some people put the comfort of others before their own enjoyment by volunteering during the festive period. Below, we profile four such individuals.

Monday marked the start of chunyun, the annual 40-day travel peak that straddles Spring Festival. Tens of millions of people began heading home ahead of Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 5.