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Tourism railway line attracts visitors in Honghe, SW China

(Xinhua) 08:41, June 05, 2023

People take pictures at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang) 

Once an important transportation line for local tin industry, the Gejiu-Bisezhai-Lin'an-Shiping Railway in Honghe is now a major tourist attraction for visitors. Since 2015, the Jianshui County (Lin'an as the old name) and Shiping County have been exploring this historical railway and injecting new life into their tourism industry. Now enjoying a sightseeing train ride along this tourism railway line is a must-do for visitors who come here.

This photo taken on June 3, 2023 shows a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

A sightseeing train is about to pull out of Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

People take pictures at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People board a sightseeing train at Shuanglongqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People enjoy a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People enjoy a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People take pictures at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People take pictures at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People enjoy a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

This photo taken on June 3, 2023 shows an old-fashioned locomotive at a railway museum in Shiping County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Visitors are seen at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People take pictures when having a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People enjoy a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People enjoy a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhou Dixiao)

People take pictures at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People take pictures when having a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Visitors are seen at Xianghuiqiao station along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People enjoy a sightseeing train ride along a tourism railway line in Jianshui County of Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

(Web editor: Zhang Kaiwei, Wu Chaolan)

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