Finding ways out of a rail problem
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-20 07:44
Li Zhuoyao (center), carried by his grandfather, gets ready for his train journey at the main railway station in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, on Sunday. Li Tao |
For three days in the past month, Lu Lianggui woke up before the crack of dawn to wait in line throughout the working hours at Beijing's train station ticket booth. His aim - to get a place on the express train leaving the capital for his hometown of Chaohu in Anhui province, in time to celebrate Spring Festival.
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