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Performers pose for a photo in front of the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, at Harbin West Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
The first high-speed train with the theme of the Harbin Ice-Snow World began service from Harbin West Station in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, heading for Wuhan City in central China’s Hubei Province.
Featuring unique interior and exterior decorations of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, the themed high-speed train serves as a mobile emblem to boost the ice and snow economy.
This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2026 shows the unveiling ceremony of the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, at Harbin West Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2026 shows an interior view of the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Performers dance outside the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, at Harbin West Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Performers dance outside the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, at Harbin West Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Passengers put luggage in place on the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Passengers pose for a group photo on the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, Jan. 4, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)The bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, departs from Harbin West Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2026. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
