The length of China's railway network soared from 49,900 km in 1980 to 91,000 km by the end of 2010, making it the world's second longest. Its passenger and cargo transport facilities have also ranked among the top. Despite the railway's growth, its role in the nation's economic development is trailing off compared to other transport means.
My first trip to Beijing was to work at China Daily, and it started with a bus. My hometown, Nantong city in eastern Jiangsu province, had no rail connection.
1981: First Automobile Works ends a two-decade program in which it makes 1,510 Red Flag cars used for government officials.
One family with 26 members from five ethnic groups - that's the family Nur has seen grow in the village of Bazbokda, Tacheng, in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
The Old City in Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was a trading center on the old Silk Road, but its buildings have begun to show their years.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), also known as Bingtuan, is a unique economic and semi-military governmental organization in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. It has vowed to realize "leapfrog development" in the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015) by pushing forward urban construction, industrial development and modern agriculture.
The XPCC performs two duties entrusted by the Central government since its establishment in 1954: farm reclamation and guarding China's frontiers.
Most restaurants that specialize in Ningbo cuisine put seafood at the top of the menu, as this is a staple favorite of those living in the Yangtze River region.
Sunrise on the Bund, a recently opened hotel in Hongkou district, offers sweeping views of the city's showpiece waterfront and tells tales of Shanghai's rich past and promising future.
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