Video. Walking at Qianmen street. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYx5aI8r8FE
On Jan 5, 5:51 pm, "Xi Ling" <[email protected]> wrote: > This continues part 1. > > http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread/browse_thread/thread/cc8b... > > My comment: I cannot wait to see the whole Qianmen district is refurbished > in a > few years. > > Trams already at work ! > > Videos: > > http://v.cctv.com/html/media/ChinaToday/2009/01/ChinaToday_300_200901... > Qianmen street before > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PMhwZvXVSE > > Trams at Qianmen Street bring visitors back > > http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/04/content_10599291.htm > > BEIJING, Jan. 4 -- Due to the advent of more modern transport options, trams > have disappeared from Beijing more than forty years ago. So when two trams > turned up at the renovated Qianmen Street, crowds of people arrived out of > sheer curiosity. But this time around, the carriages have been put to use as > sightseeing cars. > > A passenger said, "I took the tram back in my childhood. It's fun, like > going back in time. " > > The two trams started their maiden journey at nine a.m. on January 1st. > Nearby residents were the first passengers to ride on them. > > Trams were first introduced to Beijing in 1924, running from Qianmen in the > city centre to Xizhimen, in the city's west. In 1966, they were officially > abandoned as an outdated means of public transportation. > > The two new trams have been designed and produced based on old pictures. > From the exterior to the interior decoration, the trams have been strictly > replicated. Mainly serving visitors along Qianmen's pedestrian street, each > can accommodate up to eighty passengers. > > For those not living nearby there are of course other options. And, > elsewhere in Beijing, there's good news for senior citizens. From the start > of the year, passengers over 65 years of age can take the bus for free. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > 1231121100635_1231121100635_r.jpg > 23KViewDownload > > 1231121286164_1231121286164_r.jpg > 24KViewDownload > > 1231121332561_1231121332561_r.jpg > 22KViewDownload > > xin_5120106040836625077963.jpg > 35KViewDownload > > xin_51201060408367501794564.jpg > 41KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
