A combo photo of Shichahai, a usually bustling tourist attraction in Beijing famous for its bar street and lake view, on Oct 4, and the same area on Feb 4. With many who work in the city leaving to get back home for the Spring Festival, the capital seems to become an "empty city". The Spring Festival falls on Feb 8 this year. [Photo/IC]

A combo photo of Beijing's Ciqikou railway station, a usually busy transfer station with heavy traffic, on Dec 8, 2015, and the same station pictured on Feb 4. [Photo/IC and China Daily]

A combo photo of passengers crowding into a bus in Changping district of Beijing on Nov 14, 2015, and an almost empty bus in the city pictured on Feb 4. [Photo/IC]Source: China Daily