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College students of the Tibetan ethnic group chat on a train running from Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, to Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on the Qinghai-Tibet Raiwlay, July 3, 2006. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the highest railroad in the world, was put into use on July 1.
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| What are the tangible benefits for locals? |
| At 8.55 pm on July 3rd, the T27, the first ever passenger train from Beijing, pulled into Lhasa Station. History shows the construction of a railway line often changes the economic and social life of a region. In what way will the full operation of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway alter and influence the daily life of local people?
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| Tibet's economy welcomes new railway era |
| In Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, commodity prices have been very high due to lack of transportation with inland. After the Qinghai-Tibet railway went into operation, the transportation cost was expected to be reduced by half. Tourism and special local products will face new opportunities.
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Trains carry over 2,500 people to Tibet in three days (15:18, July 04, 2006)
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First train entering Tibet arrives in Lhasa (10:43, July 03, 2006)
President Hu visits Qinghai-Tibet railway (08:10, July 03, 2006)
President Hu expects Qinghai-Tibet Railway to prosper China's west (07:44, July 03, 2006)
President Hu hails 'miracle railway' (07:45, July 03, 2006)
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Commentary: People should have a more worldly eye on Tibet railway (09:58, July 02, 2006)
Chinese president attends
launching ceremony of Qinghai-Tibet railway (09:51, July 02, 2006)
China opens miracle railway with first trains
traveling across "roof of the world" (10:21, July 02, 2006)
First train enters "unsurmountable" Kunlun Mountains (10:06, July 02, 2006)
Backgrounder: Key facts about Qinghai-Tibet Railway (10:09, July 02, 2006)
China's maiden altiplano train run receives cheers (09:52, July 02, 2006)
First train from Chinese capital leaves for Tibet (09:30, July 02, 2006)
China Exclusive: Passenger train to Lhasa ends maiden run (09:32, July 02, 2006)
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Special Report |
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The same railways, but different psychologies (10:42, July 14, 2006)
What are the tangible benefits for locals? (11:26, July 08, 2006)
Interview: Tibetan legislator calls railway "road to heaven" for
Tibetans (07:46, July 07, 2006)
First train from Beijing arrives in Lhasa (09:18, July 04, 2006)
Listening to entirely new sirening of highland trains (14:15, July 03, 2006)
Advanced technology (07:45, July 03, 2006)
Key facts about rail on 'roof of the world' (07:46, July 03, 2006)
Passengers prepare for journey of a lifetime (07:46, July 03, 2006)
Nature reserve relieved as antelopes adapt (07:47, July 03, 2006)
Railway makes room for Tibetan culture: experts (10:21, July 02, 2006)
Train passes topnotch of world's railways (10:15, July 02, 2006)
Qinghai-Tibet railway not just a big deal for
Chinese (10:10, July 02, 2006)
Train enters "forbidden zone for lives" on Qinghai-Tibet
route (10:09, July 02, 2006)
China overcomes three major obstacles to
build most elevated railway (10:09, July 02, 2006)
China Exclusive: Train leaves Chengdu for Lhasa (09:28, July 02, 2006)
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Economic Benefits |
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Tibet's economy welcomes new railway era (11:25, July 08, 2006)
China issues souvenirs marking opening of Qinghai-Tibet Railway (08:30, July 03, 2006)
Travel agents hope for sales boom (07:45, July 03, 2006)
Train enters "forbidden zone for lives" on Qinghai-Tibet
route (16:54, July 01, 2006)
Air companies increase flights to Tibet competing with new railway (09:33, July 02, 2006)
Tibet bound train drives into China's largest uninhabited
land but home to Tibetan antelopes (16:52, July 01, 2006)
Qinghai-Tibet Railway to boost boarder trade in Tibet (08:32, June 22, 2006)
Qinghai-Tibet railway facilitates local tourism (08:47, June 14, 2006)
Qinghai-Tibet railway to transport additional 4,000 tourists to
Tibet each day (08:17, May 22, 2006)
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Ecological Protection |
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Train to Tibet passes China's largest
uninhabited land, home to Tibetan antelopes (10:08, July 02, 2006)
Qinghai-Tibet Railway builds harmonious link between wildlife,
human (09:30, July 02, 2006)
'Tibetans should hold on to yak dung' (08:16, June 30, 2006)
Garbage train to run on Qinghai-Tibet railway (11:00, June 17, 2006)
38.7 bln yuan put in Tibet Plateau ecological protection (16:31, June 06, 2006)
China's Qinghai-Tibet railway to boost tourism in Tibet (17:06, May 03, 2006)
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Riding on an environmentally friendly railway (16:14, July 05, 2006)
Tibetan students first come home by train (14:42, July 05, 2006)
First train from Chongqing to Lhasa (08:14, July 03, 2006)
Chinese president opens Qinghai-Tibet Railway (12:56, July 02, 2006)
Views of Qinghai-Tibet Railway (11:34, July 01, 2006)
Lhasa River Railway Bridge (09:00, June 23, 2006)
Stations along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (16:56, June 20, 2006)
Focusing on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (17:04, June 16, 2006)
Qinghai-Tibet Railway nears completion (08:35, April 29, 2006)
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