China schedules over 150 special tourist trains to Xinjiang
5 months, 1 week ago

China schedules over 150 special tourist trains to Xinjiang

China Daily  

China has scheduled over 150 special tourist trains bound for the country's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in 2024, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The trains are part of a program that was launched by the ministry and China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. to aid the development of Xinjiang and the Xizang Autonomous Region through railway tourism. The introduction of the Xinjiang-bound tourist trains was also a move to leverage the role tourism plays as an industry closely related to people's well-being and happiness, according to an official of the railway company. The company will continue introducing measures to enhance the integration of rail networks and tourism, connect tourist destinations with markets through tourist trains, and contribute to the high-quality development of Xinjiang's tourism industry, the official said.

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A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

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A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

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A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

Train driver Adil Turdi pilots the first high-speed train from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Oct 11, 2020. Menyuan Hui autonomous county, located 150 km from Xining, has leveraged the rail to turn local attractions such as its rapeseed flowers, snowcapped mountains and forest parks into popular tourist destinations. Residents in Menyuan county who needed …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

China schedules over 150 special tourist trains to Xinjiang
5 months, 1 week ago

China schedules over 150 special tourist trains to Xinjiang

China Daily  

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Xinjiang tourism booms ahead of summer season
1 year, 6 months ago

Xinjiang tourism booms ahead of summer season

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Xinjiang to operate 26 chartered tour trains
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Xinjiang presents raft of activities for tourists
4 years, 3 months ago

Xinjiang presents raft of activities for tourists

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Xinjiang presents raft of activities for tourists
4 years, 3 months ago

Xinjiang presents raft of activities for tourists

China Daily  

By Mao Weihua in Urumqi and Zheng Caixiong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-09-11 10:27 Snowmobiles are part of an activity in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a major tourist destination in China, will introduce 350 cultural and tourism events to further promote its tourism industry in the months ahead. The events are aimed at attracting …

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