Baotou-Yinchuan High-Speed Railway in full operation

Photo taken on Dec 23, 2025 shows a high-speed train operating on the newly opened Baotou-Yinchuan High-Speed Railway in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The launch of the Baotou-Huinong section marks the line's full operation, completing the Beijing-Lanzhou corridor within the national “eight vertical and eight horizontal” high-speed rail network and bolstering regional development. (Zhou Xupeng/Guangming Pictures)