The China-Laos Railway went into operation on December 3, 2021. The 1035-kilometer-long line starts from the southwest Chinese city of Kunming and goes all the way south to the Lao capital of Vientiane.
The trains run through two countries. The one running in Chinese section is named “Friendship” and painted in light green. The other running in Lao section is red, blue and white, including the colors of the national flag of Laos. Both trains run at the speed of 160 kilometers per hour. On the opening day of the railway, we got aboard the first train setting out from Kunming.
Here are some of the pictures we took from the train. The uniform of workers is an important part of the train. It is full of rich meanings. The main color of the uniform is peacock blue and the flower painted on the cloth is the camellia, which is considered as a provincial flower of Yunnan. And the flower on the coat is the peony, one of the best-known flowers in China.
【小题1】How long is the railway from Kunming to Vientiane?| A．160 km. | B．1,035 km. | C．1,053 km. | D．2,021 km. |
| A．Friendship. | B．Vientiane. | C．Camellia. | D．Peacock. |
| A．It transports flowers from China to Laos. |
| B．It shows beautiful pictures of the train workers. |
| C．It is designed with features of the two countries. |
| D．It takes more than 10 hours from Kunming to Vientiane. |
