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Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Be Completed Next July
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2005-08-24 15:32:52
CRIENGLISH.com
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The world's highest railway, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway across China¡¯s western highlands, is scheduled to be completed next year.
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Published by Aug. 5
One of the nation's major projects, the Qinghai-Tibet railway construction has been going smoothly for four years despite cold weather, a lack of oxygen, and a fragile ecology.
Work on the project began on June 29th, 2001. The 2 billion US dollars railroad starts from Golmud in the north and stretches a distance of 1,142 kilometers to Lhasa in the south.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a landmark project that is part of the government's drive to develop the country's western regions. It will benefit the development of Tibet's communications and tourist industries, and promote economic and cultural exchanges between Tibet and other parts of China.
Yang Haibin, Vice Chairman of People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region, says, "The Qinghai-Tibet Railway will promote communication between Tibet and other parts of China. The human resources, goods, and abundant information brought about by such communication will lead to the development of both the economic and social conditions of Tibet."
The first Qinghai-Tibet Road built in the early 1950s was termed "the First Road toward a Happy Life". Local people have now dubbed the nearly completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway ¡°the Second Road toward a Happy Life".
When the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is completed, it will be possible to travel from Lhasa to Beijing in just 48 hours.
(Source: CCTV.com)
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