The transportation system in China
Great changes have taken place in the transportation system in China during the last 50 years. China now has developed a comprehensive system of modern transportation which includes civil aviation, railway, road traffic, and water transportation. The transportation system in China is advanced, fast, convenient and safe.
Civil aviation
Currently Chinese airports service about 1,279 regular air routes. 1,035 of these are domestic flights (including the routes to Hong Kong and Macau), while 244 are international. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou handle the majority of China's air traffic, while more than 200 Chinese airports (excluding Hong Kong and Macau), connect 127 domestic cities and 80 international cities (in 38 countries). These airports are equipped to efficiently handle the ever increasing volume of air transportation.
The four largest Chinese airlines are Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Hainan Airlines. Most airports have shuttle buses to the city. It is very easy to take taxi from the airport to the city.
Urban transportation
Urban transportation plays an important role in each city of China. With improvements in road construction, more convenient transport options are available. Public buses, taxies, bicycles are the most common to take. In some modern and developed Chinese cities, subway, light rail and even Maglev trains can all be considered as good ways for you to get around the city.
Highway
By the end of 2005, the total mileage of all highways in China had already reached 1.9305 million kilometers (1,199,557 miles); carrying a passenger volume of 16.92 billion people a year. With a total of 35,000 kilometers (21,748 miles), the overall length of the expressways in China is the second longest in the world. Almost all Chinese cities, counties and towns are accessible by highways. Now in China there are 140 million vehicles.
Railway
In 2006, the railway line has already covered a total length of some 80,000 kilometers (49,710 miles). The main railway arteries are Jinggunag trunk line (Beijing- Guangzhou), Jinghu trunk line(Beijing-Shanghai), Jingjiu(Beijing-Kowloon), Jingha trunk line(Beijing-Harbin)and Longhai trunk line(Lanzhou-Lianyungang).
International railways serve the routes to Ulan Boator (Mongolia), Moscow (Russia), Pyongyang (North Korea), Alma-ata (Kazakhstan) and Hanoi (Vietnam).
With the passenger transport capacity of about one billion a year, China's railway is always very busy; the trains and train stations are usually very crowded. In order to alleviate the congestion and improve efficiency, Steps have been taken to increase speeds, thus reducing journey times and allowing faster turn round, while ensuring high standards of safety. This means the modern trains can operate at speeds between 160 and 200 kilometers (99 ~ 124 miles) per hour.
Passenger trains are numbered by numerals with the capital Chinese phonetic letters in front. Different letters imply different trains like following:
Z - Through Train, T - High-speed Train, K - Express Train, N - Fast Train, L - Passenger Extra, Y - Tourist Train ,only four figures without any letters in front - Local Train

Waterway
By the end of 2005, the navigable inland waterways in China reached 123,300 kilometers (76,615 miles), especially in the four provinces of Jiangsu, Guangdong, Hunan and Sichuan. There are 35,242, 10 quay berths, among which 10 thousand-ton ones are distributed in the main stream and tributary of Yangtze River as well as the Pearl River water system. 207,300 ships are under normal operation, transporting 202 million passengers a year. In 2006, there were over 150 coastal harbors and 23 major inland waterway ports in China.

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