Nick Inatey

The Beijinger has been scouring the streets to find out what's open and what's closed this Spring Festival.

"The exodus has begun. Many will surely have noticed an improvement in traffic that cant be attributed to the new traffic implementations. Jianbing stalls and little street trinket stalls are becoming sparse. People are on the move.

"So for those of us who will be here over spring festival, what will be open and closed over the break?"

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