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Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou Railway
The Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway is a standard-gauge railway in Yunnan Province of China, linking the provincial capital Kunming with the town of Hekou on the Vietnamese border. Constructed in several stages between 1989 and 2014, the Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway has largely replaced the Chinese section of the old metre-gauge Kunming–Haiphong railway for normal passenger and cargo transportation. The line is electrified, but single-tracked over most of its length. The line consists of three segments: * Kunming–Yuxi railway, length , opened in December 1993, upgraded in 2016; * Yuxi–Mengzi railway, length , opened in February 23, 2013; * Mengzi–Hekou railway, length , opened in December 1, 2014. Route Although the new line roughly parallels the Kunming–Hekou section of the old narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong railway, the two lines' routes are significantly different. The new rail line, passing through Tonghai and Jianshui, is about west of the old metre-gauge ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianshui County
Jianshui County (; Hani: ''Jeifsyu'') is a city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan province, China. and remains an important transportation crossroad. Previously, it has been known as Lin'an () or Huili (); today, the name Lin'an Town is retained by Jianshui's county seat. Geography To the east lies Jijie, to the west Shiping, to the southeast Gejiu and Yuanyang, to the north Tonghai. Administrative divisions Jianshui County has 8 towns and 6 townships. ;8 towns ;6 townships Climate Tourist attractions *''Chao Yang Lou'' (Old East City Gate), Formerly known as Yinghuimen, Located at the eastern end of Lin'an Road, southeast of the county town. Built in the 22nd year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1389). *''Hutong''s or 'old neighbourhoods' with cobbled streets and stone wells. *Temple of Confucius, Jianshui - one of the largest Confucian temples in China, after that of Qufu, Shandong, Confucius' home town. *Shuanglong Bridge (pinyin 'shuang long qiao'), commonly known as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan, Yunnan
Mohan (simplified Chinese: 磨憨; Tai Lue: ''Bo Han'') is a border town in the south of Mengla County, Yunnan, China, directly on the border of Laos and China. Administrative divisions Mohan is divided into 2 communities and 6 villages: * Kouan Community * Shangyong Community * Shangyong Village * Shanggang Village * Manzhuang Village * Molong Village * Longmen Village * Longgan Village Transport Mohan lies at the southern end (2,827 km) of China National Highway 213. It will be the interchange of two railway lines, the Yuxi–Mohan railway to China, and the Vientiane–Boten Railway to Laos, when both open in 2021. Biodiversity The surrounding area has 3890 plant species, and 756 animal species. Climate References {{reflist Township-level divisions of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture China-Laos border crossings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuxi
Yuxi () is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately south of Kunming. Geography Yuxi is located in the center of Yunnan province, about south of Kunming, the provincial capital. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The area is and the population is approximately 2.5 million. Near Yuxi city is Fuxian Lake, the second-deepest freshwater lake in China, where there have been discovered ancient fossils that are now in the possession of the Yuxi museum. There also are three other lakes around the city. They are Xingyun Lake, Qilu Lake, Yangzong Lake. Climate Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Yuxi has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen ''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and plains to the east. Key geographic features in the region include the Hengduan Mountains in the west, the Sichuan Basin in the northeast, and the karstic Yungui Plateau in the east. The majority of the region is drained by the Yangtze River which forms the Three Gorges in the northeast of the region. The narrowest concept of Southwest China consists of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guizhou, while wider definitions often include Guangxi and western portions of Hunan. The official government definition of Southwest China includes the core provinces of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guizhou, in addition to the Tibet Autonomous Region. History Portions of Southwest China were incorporated in the 3nd century BCE into the Qin dynast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiyuan, Yunnan
Kaiyuan () is a county-level city within the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. Geography The maximum sea level of Kaiyuan is 2,775.6 meters and the minimum is 950 meters. The annual average temperature is 19.9 degrees Celsius. Administrative divisions At present, Kaiyuan City has 2 subdistricts, 2 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;2 subdistricts * Lebaidao () * Lingquan () ;2 towns * Zhongheying () * Xiaolongtan () ;2 townships * Yangjie () * Beige () ;1 ethnic township * Dazhuang Hui Dàzhuāng (大庄) could refer to the following locations in China: * Dazhuang, Yinan County, in Yinan County, Shandong * Dazhuang Township, Minhe County, in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai * Dazhuang Township, Gangu County, in Ga ... () Demography It has a population of 299,000, of whom 156,000 belong to ethnic minorities, including Yi, Zhuang, Miao, and Hui. Ethnic groups The ''Kaiyuan City Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiliang County, Kunming
Yiliang County () is a county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions *Kuangyuan Town (匡远镇) * Beigucheng Town (北古城镇) *Tangchi Town (汤池镇) * Goujie Town (狗街镇) * Gengjiaying Yi Nationality & Miao Nationality Village (耿家营彝族苗族乡) *Jiuxiang Yi Nationality & Hui Nationality Village (九乡彝族回族乡) * Majie Village (马街乡) *Zhushan Village Zhushan () is a village in Zhusha urban village of Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It is also the home of the Xue clan in Kinmen. See also * Village (Taiwan) Villages are the basic level administrative su ... (竹山乡) Climate References Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province External links Yiliang County, Kunming Official Website County-level divisions of Kunming {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metre-gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although many still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were established in some cities, and in other cities, metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia. Examples of metre-gauge See also * Italian metre gauge * Narrow-gauge railways A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonghai County
Tonghai County () is located in Yuxi Prefecture-level City, Yunnan Province, China. Geography Tonghai County occupies the fertile valley of Qilu Lake, surrounded on all sides by mountains. The county seat is located on the south side of the lake, separated from the lake by a mile-wide strip of farmland. The county's southernmost part, including the Dagao Dai and Yi Ethnic Township and Lishan Yi Ethnic Township, is separated from the rest of the county by mountains; it is outside of the Qilu Lake basin, and is drained into the Qu River instead. In 1970, a powerful earthquake struck the area. History The area around Qilu Lake has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic period. In the Tang dynasty it was the base of a general. For many centuries it was the political, economic and military center of southern Yunnan. Soon after the formation of PRC, the area of today's Tonghai County was organized as two counties: Tonghai and Hexi (in the western part of today's Tonghai Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunming–Haiphong Railway
The Yunnan–Haiphong railway (; ; french: Chemins de Fer de L'Indo-Chine et du Yunnan, links=no, "Indo-China–Yunnan Railroad") is an railway built by France during 1904–1910, connecting Haiphong, Vietnam, with Kunming, Yunnan province, China. The section within China from Kunming to Hekou is known as the Kunming–Hekou railway (), and is 466 km long. The section within Vietnam is long, and is known as the Hanoi–Lào Cai railway (). The railway was built with gauge due to the mountainous terrain along the route. Currently it is the only main line in China using . History In the 19th century, the French colonial administration worked to develop regular trading networks and an efficient transport infrastructure between Indochina and south-west China. The primary motivation for such an effort was to facilitate export of European goods to China. A railway would also give France access to Yunnan's natural resources, mineral resources and opium, and open up the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
