Hey there, young explorers! Have you ever wondered how toys, gadgets, and other cool stuff travel between countries? 🤔 Let me tell you an exciting story about a special train that connects the Chinese mainland and Europe!
On a sunny Tuesday morning, the 110,000th China-Europe freight train departed from a city called Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province. That’s a lot of trains—imagine counting all the way to 110,000! 😮
This train is loaded with 55 big containers filled with home appliances like TVs and refrigerators. These are worth nearly 20 million yuan (about $2.78 million)! That’s like thousands of video games or smartphones! 🎮📱
The train will travel through the Erenhot Port in Inner Mongolia, which is the largest land port on the border between China and Mongolia. After a journey of 17 days, it will arrive in Europe, bringing all those goods to people there. 🌍
Mr. Gao Yitian, an official from the Jinan Railway Logistics Center, says that over the past ten years, these trains have been super busy. Not only have they carried more stuff, but they’ve also reached more places, carried different kinds of goods, and become faster! 🚀
Did you know? These trains don’t just carry things from the Chinese mainland. They also transport goods from places like Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian countries. It’s like a giant network connecting many parts of the world! 🗺️
Mr. Gao believes that these trains will keep delivering more awesome products while helping countries that are part of something called the Belt and Road Initiative. This means better services and happier people all around! 😊
So far, 128 Chinese cities have launched these freight train services. They reach 229 cities in 26 European countries and over 100 cities in 11 Asian countries. That’s a huge connection of places, making it easier for everyone to share and trade. 🤝
The next time you use a cool gadget or play with a new toy, it might have traveled on one of these amazing trains! Isn’t that neat? 😃
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110,000 trips: China-Europe freight train service marks new milestone
cgtn.com
