The Qinghai-Tibet railway stretched before us right across the Himalayan table-top plateau for almost 2,000km, from Xining in central China to Lhasa in Tibet.

2005-02-24 04:00:00 PDT Tuotuohe, China-- In this muddy truck stop along the Qinghai-Tibet highway, Zhao, the Chinese owner of the Lanzhou Handmade Noodle Tavern, reminisced about the good old ...

The railway, sometimes referred to as the "Sky Train" in Chinese, is projected to help double tourism revenues in Tibet by 2010 and reduce transport costs for goods by 75 percent, the official ...

Each night, the Qinghai-Tibet train leaves Beijing at 9:30. A mere 48 hours later, it rolls into Lhasa, 2,525 miles away. Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one. To support our nonprofit ...

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The Qinghai-Tibet railway, a marvel of engineering stretching almost 2,000km across the Himalayan plateau, has earned the title of the world's highest railway. From Xining in central China to ...

Dubbed a "miracle" of engineering, the so-called Sky Train climbs to an elevation of 5,702m at the "roof of the world". The Qinghai-Tibet railway stretched before us right across the Himalayan ...

The Qinghai-Tibet railway stretched before us right across the Himalayan table-top plateau for almost 2,000km, from Xining in central China to Lhasa in Tibet.