New ID System Installed for Spring Festival Trains

Date: 2010-1-13 20:58:00 by shyoto Tags: Trains Guangzhou Chengdu Transportation

People returning home for Spring Festival can expect lengthy delays at train stations after the introduction of a new ID-based ticket booking system. The system will be effective on a trial implementation between Jan 30 and Feb 13. 

The Ministry of Railways announced that passengers would have to show their ID card or other recognized identity document when buying a train ticket at

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Shanghai Expo to Build Wetland Park to Purify Water

Date: 2009-8-30 22:59:00 by shyoto Tags: Expo Shanghai Expo Shanghai Chengdu Expo Site

Chengdu City, capital of Sichuan Province, will build a wetland park at the 2010 World Expo that uses soil and vegetation to purify rainwater.

 

The 2,680-square-meter park in the Puxi section of the Expo site will be the city's Urban Best Practices Area showcase.

 

The 20 million yuan (US$2.92 million) park can purify about 30 cubic meters of water eve

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