Overview

• The jam unfolded at the Wuzhuang toll station in Anhui on the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway as travelers returned from the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn break.
• Drone footage shows 36 approach lanes compressing into four toll gates, a configuration that produced a near-24-hour standstill.
• Reports said traffic stretched through the day and night, with accounts putting the day’s flow at roughly 120,000 vehicles.
• China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism reported 888 million domestic trips during the extended holiday, up from 765 million a year earlier.
• Viral clips and social media comments highlighted concerns over toll-plaza design and basic needs for stranded motorists, with coverage recalling China’s notorious 2010 gridlock.