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Tag Archives: China
Testing the MTR Urban Lines Vision Train in Mainland China
The newest trains on the MTR network as the ‘Urban Lines Vision Train’ which entered service in November 2022 on the Kwun Tong Line. However that isn’t the only place they have been spotted – they’ve also appeared on the […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged China, CRRC, Hong Kong, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, train deliveries, trains
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The return of cross-boundary freight trains to Hong Kong
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world greatly in the past few years, and in March 2022 it saw the return of something gone for a decade – freight trains between Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong Government photo The […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged China, China Railways, COVID-19 pandemic, East Rail, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, New Territories, rail operations, railway, trains
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Macau’s exclave in Mainland China
I knew Macau had a long history of land reclamation, which reached a peak when the islands of Taipa and Coloane were joined together to form the single island of Cotai. But the part of Macau I recently discovered is […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged China, driving, education, exclave, geography, Macau, mainland, on the road, tunnels, university
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Beijing’s dead end expressway
On my trip out to the Great Wall of China by train, I found something downright bizarre while staring out of the carriage window – a multi-lane expressway that terminated suddenly ended at a field of trees. So what gives? […]
Catching the train to the Great Wall of China
If you’re travelling to China then the Great Wall of China is probably on your list of must see sights. However you don’t need to sign up to a tour group to get out there, and get dragged to tourist […]
Posted in Tourism, Transport
Tagged Beijing, China, China Railways, Great Wall of China, mainland, tourist trap
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