Boom and bust on modern silk road

Updated: 2012-02-03 08:13

By Michelle Fei(HK Edition)

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Boom and bust on modern silk road

Small cities in Guangdong province have experienced a tourist boom in just over two years, since the completion of the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway. In December 2011, a new railway extended this "modern silk road" to Shenzhen. Travel agencies however question the economic advantages over what's already available. Michelle Fei reports.

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

Boom and bust on modern silk road

(HK Edition 02/03/2012 page4)