An ethnic Tibetan child plays with a Tibetan mastiff beside the tracks of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in Datong County, Haixi Prefecture, west China's Qinghai province, June 15, 2006. The much-anticipated fares and schedules for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway were unveiled Monday. The service begins on July 1 and it will take 48 hours and a minimum of 389 yuan (US$49) by hard seat to get to Lhasa from Beijing. [Reuters]