Off the Rails

Rescuers try to move a derailed passenger train carriage in Liuzhou, in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous     

Riding the Rails

My seat was in the full, upright position as one of the attendants came by. I showed her my ticket,to which she smiled and said, "Enjoy your trip." The seat was spacious and comfortable.     

Rockets on the Rails

ON November 11, Chinese railway authorities once again modified the national train network - the third time in 2009.The purpose of such large-scale adjustmerits, covering vehicle modes, schedules and mutes, was to make way for the introduction of 57 multiple unit trains of the latest model - the China Railway High-speed 3 （CRH3）- by the end ofthe year.     

Close Calls on the Rails

TRAIN K165 on route from Xi＇an to Kunming on August 19, 2010, was speeding towards unknown danger in the form of the Shiting River Bridge in central Sichuan Province, at 88 kmph amidst a heavy rainstorm. The piers, damaged by the flood that accompa- nied the rains, had weakened and the bridge had tilted. In jeopardy were the lives of 1,318 passengers and 47 crew members. Two cars plunged into the river during the incident.     

Rails Rolling Out

China-Europe freight trains provide a reliable choice in global logistics, thanks to their safety, stability and efficiency Thirteen containers of semi-finished LED televisions produced by Admiral Overseas Corporation’s factory in Xiamen, Fujian Province, got trapped in the logjam of the Suez Canal in late March.     

Rails of Hope

Railway lines are the arteries of economic development and in a country as vast as China, form the main part of the transport system.     

Green Rails Over the World’s Roof

<正>The Qinghai-Tibet Railway sets a model for environment-friendly development In summer the vast wildness of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in west China teems with life. And while the plateau is home to a stunning range of wildlife, the annual     

Better Rails, Better Life

The China Railway Pavilion showcases the development and future of China’s impressive railway network At the ongoing World Expo in Shanghai, the China Railway Pavilion is one of the technological masterpieces stunning the visitors.     

The Silk Road On Rails

正The Belt and Road Initiative boosts cargo train services between China and EuropeChinese products can now reach France directly by train and vice versa.On April6,the first direct cargo train linking China to France left the Wujiashan Railway Central Station in Wuhan,capital of central China’s Hubei Province.According to a press release from the     

The Rhythm of The Rails

正Slow trains connecting towns in China's remote areas are more than a means of transportation Convenient, cheap, many stops—slow trains, with these merits, still chug their way across China in the era of the highspeed railway. The train is like a small society. Many locals take it to attend regular fairs in nearby towns.     

Beyond the Blackboard

正A village teacher has been devoted to bettering the lives of students living deep in the mountains Having been a primary school teacher for two decades, Zhang Yugun, 41, still remembers the moment that he decided to give up the chance to work in a city and return to his hometown to teach.     

Beyond the City Limits

正College graduates-turned-village officials explore opportunities in the vast countryside While most fresh university graduates in China aim to find jobs in the cities, more and more welleducated young people are starting to look for career opportunities in rural areas.     

Beyond the Terracotta Warriors

The clay statures are great,but there are other brilliant sites to see in Xi’an.Here are three places you must visit     

Housing Prices Beyond the Pale

Owning a home is the main priority of young people planning to marry.Just a few years ago, couples flocked to China's impressive urban commercial housing projects,intent on buying brand new apartments in which to commence married life.Reality,however,has effectively dampened this ambition.Most are now content to buy either an owner-occupied apartment or one within an economical government housing project.Another alternative is renting a home within a government-subsidized housing project.     

Stories Beyond the Red Wall

Painter Wang Tao, 46, studied at the Central Academy of Arts and Design (now part of Tsinghua University) in the 1980s. After graduating he took more specialized courses in oil painting. It was during Wang’s boyhood that he began to fantasize about what lay behind the mottled red walls that he passed on his way to school each day. This childish fancy gave birth to a series of paintings with a wall motif. As all aspects of society, art included, inexorably change, Wang Tao uses hi…     

Beyond Borders

<正>Chinese honored for promoting ecological conservation in Kenya Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki hon-ored Chinese citizen Luo Hong forhis efforts to promote conservation in Kenya.The prize-giving ceremony was held on November 29,2011 at the president’s Harambee House Office in Nairobi,the capital of Kenya.President Mwai Kibaki     

Beyond Borders

Asian nations seek cooperation in the face of the financial crisis As the global financial crisis continues to spread worldwide, its impact on the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Plus Three countries-China, Japan and South Korea-is deepening, according to a semi-annual report recently released by the East Asian Economic News of the World Bank Faced with slumping exports and other challenges, Asian countries have come up with huge bailout packages in an ef...     

Beyond Publishing

正The largest cooperative publishing project between China and theUnited States aims to promote mutual understanding Aseething mass of bicycles flooding the streets left the biggest impression on Joseph Verner     

Beyond Europe

<正>Facing the EU debt crisis, the SCO pushes for regionalfinancial security Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s pro- posals at a recent meeting of the Shanghai Cooperatio     

Beyond Talks

Despite disagreements, China and the United States keep talking toward smooth trade ties When Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and a delegation of around 100 officials traveled to Washington on December14 for trade talks, the situation was not in their favor.