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đźš„The Lanxin Express connects Lanzhou to Urumqi, covering 1,736km (1,078 miles) of mostly Gobi Desert terrain in the west of China where nature has dealt a tough hand in a stretch of mountains between Gansu and Xinjiang. https://t.co/ZhsiNts3Mg 2/6
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) December 12, 2023
🛣️The enormous folds and fault structures formed by crustal movement make the geology in the mountains extremely unstable.
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) December 12, 2023
Chinese engineers have long said the best way to cross the geographically unstable terrain is through tunnels. https://t.co/ZhsiNts3Mg 4/6
🧵For the full story looking at the Lanxin Express railway’s troubles, click here: https://t.co/ZhsiNts3Mg
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) December 12, 2023
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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 12, 2023
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 12, 2023
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