High-speed railway links major west China cities

 

Tourists pose beside the first high-speed train from northwest China's Xi'an to southwest China's Chengdu at the Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, Dec. 6. 2017. High-speed rail line linking Xi'an and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, went into operation Wednesday, slashing the travel time between the two cities from about 11 hours to just 4. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)