Waiting for the train

In this photo from 1982, people wait for a “green train” (绿皮火车 lǜpí huǒchē) at a railroad station in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. The slower, old-style trains of the 1980s and ’90s are no longer common in China because of the country’s growing high-speed rail network. It currently covers 15,500 miles and has high-speed trains running through almost every large city and tourist destination. Watch this video to learn more about China’s fast-developing railroad network.