Highways witness traffic surge (5/6)

Drivers and passengers get out of vehicles as their cars are stranded on the Chengdu-Ya'an Highway in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 1, 2013. Highways witnessed a surge in traffic as the Chinese government scrapped the expressway tolls for cars with seven seats or fewer during the seven-day national holidays. (Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)