Millions of Chinese migrant workers have returned home, enjoying their family reunions during the Spring Festival this week. But many workers are staying in their host cities for various reasons.

A Feb. 2 Xinhua feature story interviewed a half dozen of workers in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province.

At a privately owned injection molding factory, workers said the production schedule is so tight that the company only gave them three days off. Most migrant workers rely on lower-cost travel such as the train and bus, and it can take days to return to their hometowns across the vast country.

It's also extremely difficult to get train tickets around this time, and rampant ticket scalping makes the limited number of available tickets less affordable.

For some migrant workers, long distance travel can eat up a big chunk of their savings during the past year. They choose to stay in the factory and wire money home instead.

Migrant workers, especially in the service industry, also find inflated pay rates during the holiday season worthwhile, as city residents and middle class consumers willingly spend more for highly sought after service providers to maintain their usual lifestyle.