2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, the sixth animal on the 12-year cycle. The snake is meant to symbolize wisdom, growth and renewal. The snake has the ability to shed its skin, which shows transformation. This is said to make people with the Snake zodiac sign visionaries and good leaders.

Chinese travelers have begun to travel to their hometowns as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival draws near. The Chinese Lunar New Year for 2025, representing the year of the Snake, falls on 29 January and local officials expect 9 billion trips during the 'Chunyun',