China opens first section of railway to Myanmar

The Dali to Baoshan railway passes through the Hengduan mountains with 21 tunnels which have a combined length of 116 km  (Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0)

CHINA: The first phase of a 330 km line linking Dali with Ruili on the border with Myanmar has opened.

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