Qinghai-xizang railway connects communities, protects environment
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Chinese engineers completed the Qinghai-Xizang Railway, a line running through challenging permafrost terrain in a high-altitude region of China.
Building the railway required innovative solutions to stabilize the ground, including burying tens of thousands of heat-conducting pipes to keep the permafrost frozen. Engineers also constructed 33 wildlife passageways to maintain animal migration routes, with the Wudaoliang Bridge alone accommodating over 5,000 Tibetan antelopes annually. The railway improved life for people in remote areas of the plateau.
Students now have better access to education, and herders can more easily transport goods to market. Over the past two decades, the Qinghai-Xizang Railway has carried more than 100 million tons of freight. The project balanced economic development with ecological conservation, creating vital transport infrastructure for local communities. China Matters produced a video detailing the construction of the railway.
