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China launches longest high-speed train service

China on Thursday launched its longest high-speed train service. The train, named "Shangri-la of the World", left Kunming at 11.05…

China launches longest high-speed train service

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China on Thursday launched its longest high-speed train service.

The train, named "Shangri-la of the World", left Kunming at 11.05 am on a 2,760-km trip to Beijing, which takes about 13 hours, Xinhua news agency reported. 

The train's name highlights the famous resort in Shangri-la of Yunnan, a name first appearing in British novelist James Hilton's "Lost Horizon".

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