Filmed and edited by guardian.co.uk staff photographer Dan Chung.
A first attempt at a proper TV style news video shot entirely on an Eos5DmkII and Nikon lenses. It initially ran on the front of the Guardian website.
Guardian China correspondent Tania Branigan reports on the millions of migrant workers returning to the countryside for Chinese new year holiday, some with little prospect on a job in the capital when they return.
See guardian.co.uk/world/china for more China coverage by the Guardian.