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The improvement of public transportation － Bus

China to invest 1 tln yuan in transportation

China to invest 1 tln yuan in transportation

As part of its stimulus package China is planning to invest in basic infrastructure to stimulate growth in the country´s transportation sector. The Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday that it is planning to spend nearly 1 trillion yuan in fixed asset investment annually over the next 2 years.

The improvement of public transportation － Railway

China´s rail network receives boost

The Ministry of Railways says investment in railway construction in the fourth quarter of 2008 will reach 150 billion yuan -- equal to the total amount for the first three quarters of the year.

China to add more than 300 new rail lines in 2 years

Relevant authorities say upgrades are due and will involve building more than 300 new lines over the next 2 years that´s 10,000 more kilometers of tracks for every year.

Railway transportation before 1978

Railway transportation in the 1980s

The improvement of public transportation － Airway

China to invest 30 bln yuan in civil aviation

China will use most of this year´s newly added investment in civil aviation on airport projects in Kunming, Chongqing, Nanning and other locations in the west.

China to build more civil airports

China will build, renovate and expand 140 airports by the year 2010, as part of the country´s efforts to boost domestic demand amid the global economic slowdown.

The improvement of public transportation － Subway

Beijing to invest 90 billion yuan to subway network expansion

Beijing to invest 90 billion yuan to subway network expansion

Officials say the construction plan will propel consumption, and realize the potential purchasing power of residents living in towns and districts further from the center of the city.

Subway in 20th Cen.

Subway in 20th Cen

Subway in 20th Cen.

The improvement of public transportation － infrastructure

China plans more investment on rural road infrastructure

The investment aims to ensure that paved roads reach every village,town in China by the year 2010. 99 percent of villages and towns in the country are currently serviced by roads.

10 billion yuan investment in road infrastructure detailed

China plans to invest 1 trillion yuan on road infrastructure in the next year with one-fifth of the spending slated for the development of rural roads.

Evolving bridge

Nanjing changjiang bridge

3rd Nanjing changjiang river bridge

Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Bridge in the 1990s

Bridge in the 21st century