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Passengers display their commemorative train tickets at the Shangri-la railway station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

The Lijiang-Shangri-La railway, connecting two well-know tourist cities in Yunnan opened to traffic on Sunday, cutting the travel time to 1 hour and 18 minutes.

Passengers celebrate onboard the first train from Shangri-La to Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang) The Lijiang-Shangri-La railway, connecting two well-know tourist cities in Yunnan opened to traffic on Sunday, cutting the travel time to 1 hour and 18 minutes.

Train attendants make preparations on the first train from Shangri-La to Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Passengers celebrate onboard the first train from Shangri-La to Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Passengers celebrate onboard the first train from Shangri-La to Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

A passenger takes photos of scenery outside the first train from Shangri-La to Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

People dance at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway at the Shangri-la railway station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

People dance at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway at the Shangri-la railway station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

A man takes photos in front of the first train from Shangri-La to Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)