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Magnificent scenery along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The 1,956-kilometer-long railway, which began service in July 2006, is the world's highest and longest plateau railroad and also the first railway connecting the Xizang Autonomous Region with other parts of China.

Magnificent scenery along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Magnificent scenery along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Magnificent scenery along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Magnificent scenery along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Magnificent scenery along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)