My English study task, read an English essay every day.
Today I read an article about "What do foreigners say about China's high-speed trains". Here I will share excellent comment to you.
I hope you will become more fond of China.
Comment from Quora user 1:
I had my first opportunity to ride the high-speed trains last week when I had a business meeting in Zhengzhou.
As someone who grew up with a disdain for public transportation (not sure why the US hates it so much), I was dreading the experience. I pushed hard to fly, but was told that it would be much better if I took the train.
The train was amazing. I had traveled on an Amtrak train before in the US, and hated how slow it was and how many stops there were. Chinese high-speed trains are on a different level.
First, when I say they are high-speed, I mean they are high-speed.
The trains are clean and the seats are huge. There are ample power outlets and you can’t even feel how fast the train is moving. If there were no windows, I wouldn’t be able to tell when we were stopped or when we were traveling at 300 km/h—it is thatsmooth.
The trains are very advanced and the stations are new. The terminal in Zhengzhou looked like you could fit a million people in it even though it isn’t a Tier-1 city. It had shops and a food court and the trains would silently pull in and out of the station perfectly on schedule.
I’m traveling again this week by train and I’m excited.
The high-speed trains are incredible.
Comment from Quora user 2:
The Chinese high-speed rails have a quality all on its own, because it’s so massive.
There are more than twice as many high-speed trains in China as the rest of the world combined.
Tier 1 cities like Beijing have a couple hundred high-speed trains stopping at the city every day.
And the Chinese Spring Festival is just a mad house - an estimated 3 billion trips take place within a 2-week window. It would be the equivalent of every American taking 10 trips during Christmas, or every European taking 5 trips during Christmas. All the train tickets are gone within like 10 seconds after they become available.