London Mayor impressed by Beijing subway  

倫敦市長體驗北京地鐵感嘆：真便宜只是人多(圖)

在一座難求的北京地鐵1號線上，誰會對一個空位說No呢？倫敦市長鮑里斯·約翰遜是其中一個。鮑里斯在英國政壇以率性隨和出名。15日15:35，攜經貿團來中國訪問的鮑里斯，來到地鐵西單站，親自體驗了一下地鐵1號線。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- London Mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday traveled from Xidan station to Gongzhufen station on Beijing's subway Line 1, according to the Beijing News.

Johnson entered the metro station in the afternoon accompanied by subway officials, and praised the station for it cleanliness.

He also commended the price of riding the subway, which is only two yuan (0.3 US dollars).

"I have long looked forward to experiencing the subway in Beijing. I have been to this city twice, but I didn't have a chance to ride the subway," he said.

Johnson said he was also impressed by the huge travel volume handled by the metro.

Riding Beijing's subway is one part of Johnson's six-day trip in China. His aim is to attract more investment for London and boost Chinese tourism to the city.