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The railway system groans under the weight of as many as four million travellers a day. Monday saw a record 3.8 million crowded on to China’s trains that chug slowly between cities as far apart as Harbin in the northeast and Kunming, about 30 hours away in the south.

Stations sell twice as many tickets as there are seats. Every space is filled. Travellers crouch on the floor, sleep in luggage racks and sit for hours in stinking lavatories. Using the toilet is out of the question.

Adult nappy sales are soaring — up by 50 per cent in some parts of southern China — as migrant workers prepare for 30-hour train journeys with no chance of a trip to the lavatory.

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And bonus "words you thought you'd never hear":

But while the poorest of China’s city residents may earn little more than £200 a year, they can probably afford an adult nappy.

They cost 20p each, to provide a little comfort and dignity on the journey.

... cos "dignity" and "adult nappy" go together...