国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Moving China: The Spring Festival train journey now and then
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 2-- <span word="Veteran">Veteran</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, 54, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> -- <span word="from">from</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="locomotives">locomotives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festivals">Festivals</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 31<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frenetic">frenetic</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hometowns">hometowns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="sixfold">sixfold</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 131,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="network">network</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> 413 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="archived">archived</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 31 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> 1957, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="number">number</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exerted">exerted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1959 <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p>
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