What kind of railway is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway?

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway runs from Xining City, Qinghai Province to Lhasa City, Xizang Autonomous Region, with a total length of 1956 km. It is the plateau railway with the highest altitude and the longest route in the world.

The highest point of the railway crossing Tanggula Mountain is 5072 meters above sea level, 960 kilometers above sea level and more than 550 kilometers in frozen soil area. The geology along the line is complex, and landslides, mudslides, earthquakes, lightning strikes and other disasters are serious. Frozen soil, cold and lack of oxygen and ecological fragility are the "three major problems" in the construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Qinghai-Tibet Railway is listed as one of the four landmark projects in the Tenth Five-Year Plan, ranking first among the key projects of western development 12. Foreign media commented that the Qinghai-Tibet Railway "is the most difficult railway project in history" and "it will become one of the most spectacular railways in the world".

With the successful track laying of this "Heavenly Road" from Golmud to Lhasa1142km, the history of railway construction in the world, the development history of China as a unified multi-ethnic country and the life history of people in Qinghai and Tibet provinces have all turned a new page.

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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was born and opened to the world, and the ancient Qinghai-Tibet land will sail to modern civilization on the steel dragon.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway will not only promote the rapid development of Tibet's tertiary, secondary and primary industries, but also provide sustained impetus for Tibet to enhance its self-hematopoietic function and the people to move towards a well-off life. Moreover, it will further strengthen the flesh-and-blood ties between Tibet and various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, enhance mutual understanding and unity between Tibetans and brotherly peoples, and build a platform for modern society to display, protect, carry forward and develop the natural scenery of the plateau and the ancient civilization in snowy areas.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a landmark project for the development of western China, and it is also a popular project to end the long history of no trains in Tibet.

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