China currently possesses the largest and fastest high-speed railway network in the world. The speed of high-speed trains is expected to be continuously improved with more and more cities building their high-speed railway stations. High-speed railway significantly cuts back the time people spend on traveling. Compared with planes, the outstanding advantage of high-speed trains is their punctuality, for they are scarcely influenced by weather conditions or traffic control. High-speed railway has tremendously changed Chinese people’s lifestyle. Nowadays, it has become the first option of transportation mode when people are on business trips. A growing number of people also take high-speed trains to travel on holidays. What’s more, some youngsters choose to work in one city while living in a neighboring one, riding high-speed trains to commute.
