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In February 1911, an official of the Qing Dynasty made a journey from Beijing to the neighboring regions, shortly after the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was inaugurated, enabling train travel from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. Departing from Xizhimen at 8:40 a.m., the official reached Zhangjiakou by 5:20 p.m. Staying in a comfortable inn and reminiscing about the journey’s scenic views, including rolling hills and the Great Wall, he reflected on his predecessor, Zhang Penghe—a renowned minister from the Kangxi era who had traveled the same route to Russia, a trip that took six days. The arduous journey was fraught with ’hunger, thirst, wind, and sand.’ Yet, traveling by train, he faced ’no hardship’ despite the ’rain and snow’, feeling a stark contrast to the past.

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High-Speed Railway Racing: A Hundred Years of Dramatic Changes in China’s Railways

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    2025年

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  • Fu Zhihuan

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In February 1911, an official of the Qing Dynasty made a journey from Beijing to the neighboring regions, shortly after the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was inaugurated, enabling train travel from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. Departing from Xizhimen at 8:40 a.m., the official reached Zhangjiakou by 5:20 p.m. Staying in a comfortable inn and reminiscing about the journey’s scenic views, including rolling hills and the Great Wall, he reflected on his predecessor, Zhang Penghe—a renowned minister from the Kangxi era who had traveled the same route to Russia, a trip that took six days. The arduous journey was fraught with ’hunger, thirst, wind, and sand.’ Yet, traveling by train, he faced ’no hardship’ despite the ’rain and snow’, feeling a stark contrast to the past.