Summary：The G1376/1 high-speed train departed from Kunming South Railway Station on Jan 24, passing through six provinces...

The G1376/1 high-speed train departed from Kunming South Railway Station on Jan 24, passing through six provinces and cities on its way to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. This marked the official opening of the “Lijiang” Shanghai-Kunming Cultural Tourism Train.

 

The launch ceremony for the "Lijiang" Shanghai-Kunming Cultural Tourism Train. [Photo/yunnan.cn]

 

The "Lijiang" Shanghai-Kunming Cultural Tourism Train is filled with depictions of natural and cultural landscapes from the Lijiang area, including the Old Town of Lijiang, Yulong Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake and Laojun Mountain.

A promotional film about Lijiang is played on the train, and train attendants wearing Naxi costumes greet passengers with smiles.

The Shanghai-Kunming Cultural Tourism Train serves as an innovative marketing strategy for Lijiang to attract more tourists.

 

Train attendants wearing Naxi costumes pose for a photo. [Photo/yunnan.cn]

 

The "Lijiang" Shanghai-Kunming Cultural Tourism Train has the longest high-speed east-west railway route in China.

Starting from Kunming South Railway Station and passing through six cities including Kunming, Guiyang, Changsha, Nanchang, Hangzhou and Shanghai, the route is 2,252 kilometers long and the journey takes 12 hours 19 minutes (one-way).

The cultural tourism train will likely become a new platform for spreading Lijiang culture and attracting tourists to the city.

 

The interior of the "Lijiang" Shanghai-Kunming Cultural Tourism Train. [Photo/yunnan.cn]