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Top 10 Scenic Train Rides in China

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In a modern society like this, people are obsessed with speed and efficiency. The journey to a travel destination can be endlessly boring unless you take one of the top ten scenic train rides listed below. Over the past decades, China has built 124,000 km of railways, including 250,00km of high-speed rails. Therefore, the train can take you anywhere in China. Let’s buckle up and enjoy the top ten most beautiful train rides! No. 1: Qinghai - Tibet Railway The Qinghai - Tibet Railway has been eye-catching since its construction. It must pass the areas with the highest elevation and the longest frozen route in the world. With a journey of nearly 2,000km, the Qinghai - Tibet railway passes the depopulated zone, snow-capped Kunlun Mountain, clear and picturesque Qinghai Lake, and endless grasslands with Tibetan antelopes and yaks grazing leisurely. Not to mention the vast clear and blue skies. It’s a pure enjoyment riding the train. Major cities on the way: Xining , Golmud, Naqu, Dangxiong...