The Beijing-shanghai High Speed Has Been Put Into Operation

On May 30, 2011, the high speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai has been put into operation. The Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway begins at the South Railway Station of Beijing and ends at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai. It goes through seven provinces and cities such as Beijing, Tinajing, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai and links the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze Delta. Both of these two areas are viewed as the most active and potential economic zones. The long history of human development has proved that the railway shoulders the function as aorta for developing the economy.
With the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway is operating, the time spent on the journey from Beingjing to Shanghai will be reduced from eight hours to three hours and thirty-nine minutes if no other accidental factors exist. Passengers can reach the twenty-one cities along the 1318 kilometers within the same day.
The high speed railway will promote a shift in tourism industry.
A tourist from Changzhou, a city in Jiangsu Province, said that she is in favor of scenic spots like the Great Wall, the Forbidden city and the Summar Palace in Beijing as well as the local snacks. She visited Beijing every a few years. The operation of the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway excites her a lot. I can set off my journey to Beijing on Friday and stay there for the weekends. Its rather convenient and free. This is a typical tourist that tourism body hopes to entertain. The operation of the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway will definitely promote the development of tourism in the cities along the railway. Both the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze Delta are important tourism destinations and rich in tourists traveling elsewhere. As the high-speed railway has been operated, the time spent on the road will be reduced greatly and tourists will have more time to enjoy their touring. Therefore, more people will be encouraged to begin their journey outside.
The high speed railway will promote the development of economy.
Experts universally hold the opinion that with the operation of the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway, the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze Delta may cooperate more closely in economic development. The more profound and more important influence that the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway may have on the economy development is that the producing factors may flow more efficiently and different industries will be combined more tightly. The resources like human intelligence, capitals, technologies etc will be combined and reconstructed to improve the working efficiency. In this way, the operation of the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway will have great influence on both the macro economy and the micro ordinary tour.