Maintenance workers paint signs on the road in Chamdo. KUANG LINHUA/CHINA DAILY Members of the People's Armed Police Force spend their working lives repairing dangerous roads and safeguarding travelers. Zhang Yangfei reports from Nyingchi, Tibet autonomous region. Editor's note: This is the third in a series of stories about the Tibet autonomous region, focusing on the area's history, the cultural and business sectors and poverty alleviation measures. Imagine driving along a narrow mountain road where one side is a wall of rocks that could tumble down at any minute and the other is a steep drop into a deep, fast-flowing river. The unfenced road, rugged, mud-slicked and about 2,000 meters above sea level, only allows one car to pass at a time and when drivers tackle hairpin bends, they cannot see any ground, just a broad expanse of sky. This is not an imaginary scenario; until relatively recently, it was the terrifying reality along a 20-kilometer section of road linking Bomi county and Bayi township in Nyingchi city in the southeast of the Tibet autonomous region, often known as the roof of the world. rubber band bracelets pictureswhere can you buy wristbandscustom wristbandrubber bracelet meaningsbob marley rubber bracelet
China's fifth-generation 160 km/h maglev train prototype is in a test run. [Photo/PLA Daily] SHIJIAZHUANG -- China's fifth-generation 160 km/h maglev train prototype has completed a successful test run, CRRC's Tangshan branch said Wednesday. Compared with the medium and low speed maglev trains that have entered operation, the traction efficiency of the new train has been improved by 10 percent, and energy consumption reduced by over 20 percent. The prototype had two carriages with a maximum capacity of 318 passengers. The train, with a flexible assembly of two to six carriages, is suitable for operation between cities, central and satellite cities, and within a city. The successful test run laid the foundation for the sixth generation maglev train with a designed speed of 200 km per hour.
