Railway Linking "fairylands" on Earth Being under Construction

Date: 2009-6-17 1:25:00 by haphine Tags: Lijiang---Shangri-la Railway

A construction kick-off meeting was held on June 10th, 2009 for Lijiang---Shangri-la Railway. And this railway will be put into operation after 3 years.

 

The construction will start from Lijiang, go by Tiger Leaping Gorge and Xiaozhongdian Village, and then reach Shangri-la. It is the first-class railway which adopts electronic engines and with a speed of 120 kilometers/ h

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Lijiang: Dream garden away from modern cities

Date: 2008-11-3 19:18:00 by orchid Tags: Lijiang Travel

This photo taken on Oct. 23, 2008 shows tourists reflected by mirrors in ancient Lijiang city, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The ancient city of Lijiang, listed by the UNESCO in 1997 as a world cultural heritage site, is a dreaming garden for people longing for a haven of peace different from today's modern cities. The 800-year-old city, located on the northwestern tip of Yunnan, is f

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