Chinese have more ways to move about

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-11-2008 08:57

Chinese are now finding it much easier to travel than five years ago, thanks to road construction and improved railway and air services.

Railway speed was raised twice, and passenger numbers jumped. In 2007, about 1.36 billion passengers rode the trains, compared to only 970 million in 2003.

By the end of 2007, China's total mileage of expressways reached 53 thousand kilometers, up 77 percent from 2003. Total road length in 2007 was 3 and a half million kilometers, nearly double that in 2003. Railway speed was raised twice, and passenger numbers jumped. In 2007, about 1.36 billion passengers rode the trains, compared to only 970 million in 2003. Up to 190 million Chinese travelled by air in 2007, nearly double those in 2003.

Editor:Zhang Ning