Running along the highly elevated Tibetan Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the one of the major transportation system connecting Tibet to the rest of China, and the highest railway in the world. Nonetheless, what is behind the greatness of this railway is the intelligence of engineers in overcoming the harsh environmental challenge on the plateau. In this essay, the construction progress of this engineering wonder and its contribution to the society is explored.
Being one of the major project in the Great West Development Scheme, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway runs between Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and Xining, just next to the Tibetan Plateau in the Qinghai province. The railway is 960-km long and most of its part is situated 4000-m above sea level. It has also set various world record in the railway industry including the highest railway in the world, longest plateau railway in the world and the world’s longest railway of Qingshuihe Bridge, which is about 11.7 km long⑴.
Alongside with the above achievement, the rail link has accomplish various economic and social goals. For instance, the Qinghai-Tibet railway has help reduce the cost of cargo transportation to and from Lhasa by about 70%⑵. With about 2.1 million tons of cargo, including the once expensive coal, being carried between Tibet and the rest of China, the living standard of Tibetans is expected to be improved. Overall, the GDP of Tibet Autonomous Region had increased by 10% since the operation of the railway. The above shows that it is plausible the Qinghai-Tibet would bring prominent economic and social benefits to the region.
Yet, the above benefits have not come easily. The biggest challenge faced by the engineers is the unfavorable land formation of the Tibet...
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...t difficulties of success and the tremendous benefits behind it, it is plausible to say that the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a modern engineering wonder for both China and the world.
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