Location:
GOLMUD, , CHINA
Post Date:
Jul 1, 2018 7:04 AM
TAG ID:
xnaphotos896267
(RM)
Credit:
Hou Deqiang / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom
Format:
4256 x 2832 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Hou Deqiang
Keywords:
ce
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
(180701) -- GOLMUD, July 1, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Workers reinforce tracks in the rain near the Tanggula Station of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 30, 2018. Maintenance workers stick to their posts everyday to guarantee the operation of the Qinghai-Tibet railway at the Tanggula Station with an altitude of 5,072 meters above sea level. The 1,956-kilometer-long railway, which began service in July 2006, is the world's highest plateau railroad connecting Xining in Qinghai and Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hou Deqiang) (mp)