Train from Xinjiang to Tibet
According to Xinhua news agency, a new railway line will link Xinjiang and Tibet via a city called Golmud, in Qinhai province. The new Golmud-Korla project will be the first direct rail link between Xinjiang the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The new line will cut the train journey between Urumqi and Lhasa by more than 1,000 km. The line is planned to open before 2015. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/06/c_13764216.htm Currently,...
July 16th, 2011 by kashgar