Experiencing the opening of China's very first high-speed railway

By Bruce Connolly | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-11-17 09:01
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Train from Moscow descending Badaling Pass towards Beijing in 1987.[Photo by Bruce Connolly/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Experiencing the opening of China's very first high-speed railway in 2008

The year of 2008, a special period in time for China. Beijing would host the 2008 Olympics while the country would launch its initial high-speed rail line. A project that would grow from a relatively short track into the world's largest network reaching by August 2020 of 36,000 kilometres. I was there right from the start experiencing many aspects of its evolution.

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