New options open for journeying to the West

The new high-speed train, which was launched on July 9, slashes the travel time between northwestern China's Gansu province and eastern China

Many summer vacationers are taking the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed trains to explore what western China has to offer.

The new high-speed train, which was launched on July 9, slashes the travel time between northwestern China's Gansu province and eastern China. The travel time from Shanghai to Gansu's capital Lanzhou has been halved to less than 11 hours.