High-speed train links Ruijin and Yan’an in 11 hours 32 minutes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
A high-speed rail line now connects Ruijin, in China’s Jiangxi province, with Yan’an, in Shaanxi, in 11 hours and 32 minutes over 1,857 kilometres. Launched to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the Long March, the link illustrates transport development and regional revitalisation, the People’s Daily reports.
A high-speed rail line now connects Ruijin, in China’s Jiangxi province, with Yan’an, in Shaanxi, in 11 hours and 32 minutes. The 1,857-kilometre journey is presented by the People’s Daily as a direct link between two cities associated with China’s revolutionary history.
The line’s opening coincides with the 90th anniversary of the end of the Long March, which was completed in 1936. The two cities were important centres of the Chinese revolution: the Red Army covered around 12,500 kilometres during its retreat across the country.
The train carries, among others, descendants of Red Army soldiers travelling to Yan’an with straw sandals and certificates commemorating martyrs. The People’s Daily also highlights economic changes in the regions served: Ruijin is developing precision manufacturing, creative toys and textiles, while apple growing has become an economic mainstay in Yan’an.
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