Wondrous Xinjiang: Port city takes on growing role in cross-border trade

URUMQI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Workers opened the valve of a special train carriage, allowing wheat to slide to the belt conveyor at a logistics center in the port city of Alashankou, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

In less than six hours, over 3,000 tonnes of imported grains were unloaded. "This bespoke train connecting China and Kazakhstan can unload a large amount of grains in a short period," said Zhang Faqi, the manager of the center. "It reduces manual labor and saves transportation fees."