Transportation

Aviation 航空

Since 1978, China’s air network has witnessed an improvement year by year. It now has more than 147 airports. According to the statistics of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), by the end of 2003, a total of 1,176 domestic and international airlines were operated in China. According to a landmark pact signed by between China and the United States on June 18,2004, the number of weekly flights between the two countries will increase nearly five times from the current limit of 54 weekly round trip flights to 249 within six years. The more open the market, the more advantaged the stronger power becomes.

Highway 公路

Wealth comes from building roads. 要想富先修路.

By the end of 2004, China had 1.85 million kilometers of highways, of which 34,000 kilometres were expressways, and the length of China’s expressways ranks second after the USA in the world. All China’s tourism cities have good transportation and communication facilities. Apart from the public bus, there is the tourist coach, mini-bus, and taxi.

Railway 铁路

By the end of 2004, China had 73,000 kilometres of railways, among them 15,000 kilometres were electrified. As railway is safe, punctual, and of low cost, and unaffected by weather, overseas tourists usually take soft seats or berth for short distance trips. By 2004, China had more than 2,000 pairs of regular passenger trains. The fifth massive speed-up of China’s railways started on April 18,2004, and a sixth massive acceleration of railways will be carried out in 2005 to improve the railway’s transport efficiency, when trains on some major trunk lines will be running at the speed of 200 kilometres per hour.

By the end of 2020, the total railways in China available for transport will be increased to 100,000 kilometres from the current 73,000 kilometres.

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