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Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Xiangtang–Putian railway or Xiangpu railway (), is a Class I higher-speed rail, higher-speed railway in East China, eastern China linking Nanchang and Fuzhou, Fúzhou (福州), the provincial capitals, respectively, of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi and Fujian Province. The line is named after Xiangtang, Jiangxi, Xiangtang, a township south of Nanchang, which was originally slated to serve as a terminus, and Putian, on the coast of Fujian, at which the southern branch of the Xiangpu railway terminates. The line actually begins at the Lehua East Station, a rail junction for the Beijing–Kowloon railway, Beijing–Kowloon and Nanchang–Jiujiang intercity railway, Nanchang–Jiujiang intercity railways north of Nanchang. The line heads south to Nanchang West Railway Station and bypasses Xiangtang on its way to Fuzhou, Jiangxi, Fǔzhou (抚州). After entering Fujian, the line forks at Yongtai County, Yongtai with the northern fork heading to Fuzhou, Fúzhou (福州) and the southern fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanchang
Nanchang (, ; ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strategic location connecting the prosperous East and South China, it has become a major railway hub in Southern China in recent decades. As the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 is distinctively recognized by the ruling Communist Party as "firing the first gunshot against the evil Nationalists", the current government has therefore named the city since 1949 "the City of Heroes", "the place where the People's Liberation Army was born", and the most widely known "place where the military banner of the People's Liberation Army was first raised". Nanchang is also a major city, appearing among the top 150 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index and home to Nanchang Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
