View of fields in Songjiang District of Shanghai

21:43, October 31, 2020

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  Aerial view of spectacular flower fields in Jiangxi

  PhototakenonNov.1,2020showsthespectacularflowerfieldsinNanchang,EastChina'sJiangxiProvince.Sunflowers,galsangflowersandchrysanthemumsattractalargenumberoftouriststotheMalanHuahaiParkinNancang.(Photo:ChinaNewsService/LiuZhankun)

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  Busy Songjiang South Railway Station marks its 10th anniversary

  An artists rendition of the new Songjiang South Railway Station (Photo: Agencies)Songjiang South Railway Station is about to metamorphose into a railway hub from the current suburban station after serving China’s national strategy for integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region for a decade.October 26 marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of Songjiang South Railway Station. Now after the design for the new Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou Railway was finally fixed, a plan to upgrade the Songjiang station, one of the new railway’s stops, into a traffic hub with nine platforms and 23 rail lines is being implemented as part of the project.The past decade has not only seen changes in Songjiang South Railway Station, but also sums up the history of how Songjiang’s traffic facilities have improved, as the suburban district confidently weaves an integrated traffic web that consists of rail, tramcar, bus and coach systems.Back in 2010, as the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway opened to traffic, the then newly built Songjiang South Railway Station along the route started its operation and ushered Songjiang, a southwestern suburban district in Shanghai, into the age of railway transport.Roars of passing trains can be heard every a few minutes at Songjiang South Railway Station. The station, with two platforms and four lines, though compact, has a hectic operation schedule. Each day more than 300 high-speed or bullet trains pass by, with 46 of them making a stop.High-speed railroad (Photo: Agencies)The station connects Songjiang closely with other areas in China.“Time spent on trips between Songjiang and other places in the Yangtze River Delta region has been greatly reduced. People can take a round trip within a day,” said Cheng Gang, a passenger transport official of the Songjiang South Railway Station.Cheng has been working at the station since its opening a decade ago and has witnessed the convenience the development of a high-speed railroad has brought to residents of...

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  Chinese time-honored restaurant in Shanghai

  People shop at the flagship grocery store of the Chinese time-honored restaurant Sunya Cantonese Cuisine Restaurant in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 28, 2020. Founded in 1926, Sunya Cantonese Cuisine Restaurant was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritage of Huangpu District of Shanghai.