
Beijing to Shanghai in 5 hours
Photo taken in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, Feb 8, 2014. [Photo by Chen Xiaodong/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Thirty-eight bullet trains are averaging 300 km/h to travel from the capital to the country's commercial and financial hub.
Leaving from Hangzhou, the Hangzhou–Shenzhen High Speed Line heads south and links the Yangtze River Delta and southeastern coastal areas with the Pearl River Delta, which are China's major economic powerhouses.
A line linking Xinjiang's Urumqi with Lanzhou in Gansu province opened up a fast track to prosperity for the country's vast underdeveloped northwest areas.
The effects of transport-induced clustering upon business productivity have been fully captured in China, said a new World Bank report.
![]() | ![]() |
PLA soldiers operating vehicle-mounted guns in drill
Beauties dancing on the rings
Blind carpenter in E China's Jiangxi
Top 10 highest-paid sports teams in the world
In photos: China's WZ-10 armed helicopters
UFO spotted in several places in China
Certificates of land title of Qing Dynasty and Republic of China
Cute young Taoist priest in Beijing
New film brings Doraemon's life story to China in 3D
China-S.Korea FTA sets positive precedent
Ferry carrying 458 people sinks in Yangtze River
Mecca of Marxism
Bring them homeDay|Week