Barrelling through: China's focus on high-speed rail is on display at Wuhan's station, located in Hubei province. One of the main stations on the Beijing-Guangzhou line, it has 11 platforms and 20 tracks. - Photo from China Railway Tunnelling Equipment (Inset) Li Jianbin has seen China's tunnelling industry grow from being a mere importer of foreign equipment to an exporter of services.
China leads the way in the longest, largest and fastest transportation systems.
EVERYONE knows about the Great Wall of China, widely considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Age. Snaking for several thousands of kilometres when it was finally joined together over hundreds of years, the wall came to symbolise a united China, especially during the reign of Qin Shihuang (260BCE–210BCE), the first emperor, and onwards.
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