China witnesses worst traffic jam ever

BEIJING (Web Desk) – You might never complain about the morning rush hour again in your life after you see how thousands of cars in China were brought to an absolute halt at a toll booth in an epic traffic jam.

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As many as 50-lane highway resembled a huge car park when almost half of China’s 1.3 billion people returned to work after the National Day holiday, reports 9news.com.au.

Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam near a toll station as people return home at the end of a week-long national day holiday, in Beijing, China, October 6, 2015. Picture taken October 6, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

After the long weekend away, this incredible bottleneck hit the residents hard as a checkpoint reduced the 50-lane freeway to just 20 lanes.

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Not only Beijing, but cities like Shanghai and Nanjing also witnessed horrific traffic jams.

According to China’s National Tourism Administration estimates, between October 1 and 7 more than 750 million Chinese were on the move.

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