AndrewJin
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I still remembered my first time of CRH(China Railway High-speed) journey back in 2008 when I traveled in Jiangnan as a newbie backpacker. The train was from Nanjing to Changzhou on the upgraded old Nanjing-Shanghai Line. At that time, I hoped CRH trains would operate in my hometown, cosy, speedy and punctual. Then, it came true with the inauguration of Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR Line in 2009. In 2010, I took a slow train from Wuhan to Guangzhou for approximately 10 hours and when I took a CRH train back, amazingly, less than 4 hours(1069km)!
In 2011, when the Wenzhou train collision happened, I was adventuring in Tibet, grieved, frustrated and in unbearable agony of mountain sickness of EBC’s 5200 metre above the sea level. Later, the speed of CRH was lowered from 250/350kph to 200/300kph in spite of the fact that this accident should be attributed mostly to poor management rather than technology itself. Later, media’s criticism, netizens’s hatred and perhaps aviation giants’ lobbies impelled the whole HSR business to be nearly on the verge of collapse. Whereas, when it came to 2014, all of a sudden, HSR in China seemed to receive its brightest afterlife.
I have been keeping an eye on CRH’s development for long no matter when it was at its lowest scenario or in its supreme glory. As for me, Taoist ideas are deeply rooted in my thoughts, a sort of juste-milieu, i.e., speaking highly of CRH while it was at its lowest point and finding something inadequate and deficient while it was highly acclaimed by the majority. Blind oppositions and maniac supports do nothing good for the country.
After my murmuring and gabbling, I’d like to tell you, I post this thread mainly to encourage anyone who has some real experiences of CRH journeys to talk about your personal story. You can just upload a photo of your own(news pictures are abundant enough here in PDF) or tell us one of your trips by CRH. Besides, you are advised to point out some shortcomings you’ve perceived during your own CRH trips and of course, modest compliments are welcomed when you truly find something worth praising.
@Yizhi @birdy @hexagonsnow @xudeen @cirr @TaiShang @Edison Chen @cnleio @sweetgrape @Keel @Tractor and many many more here who may have some stories to share.
@Nihonjin1051 Deng Xiaoping's visit to Shinkansen in1978 comes to my mind.
CRH Network by Feb. 2015
In 2011, when the Wenzhou train collision happened, I was adventuring in Tibet, grieved, frustrated and in unbearable agony of mountain sickness of EBC’s 5200 metre above the sea level. Later, the speed of CRH was lowered from 250/350kph to 200/300kph in spite of the fact that this accident should be attributed mostly to poor management rather than technology itself. Later, media’s criticism, netizens’s hatred and perhaps aviation giants’ lobbies impelled the whole HSR business to be nearly on the verge of collapse. Whereas, when it came to 2014, all of a sudden, HSR in China seemed to receive its brightest afterlife.
I have been keeping an eye on CRH’s development for long no matter when it was at its lowest scenario or in its supreme glory. As for me, Taoist ideas are deeply rooted in my thoughts, a sort of juste-milieu, i.e., speaking highly of CRH while it was at its lowest point and finding something inadequate and deficient while it was highly acclaimed by the majority. Blind oppositions and maniac supports do nothing good for the country.
After my murmuring and gabbling, I’d like to tell you, I post this thread mainly to encourage anyone who has some real experiences of CRH journeys to talk about your personal story. You can just upload a photo of your own(news pictures are abundant enough here in PDF) or tell us one of your trips by CRH. Besides, you are advised to point out some shortcomings you’ve perceived during your own CRH trips and of course, modest compliments are welcomed when you truly find something worth praising.
@Yizhi @birdy @hexagonsnow @xudeen @cirr @TaiShang @Edison Chen @cnleio @sweetgrape @Keel @Tractor and many many more here who may have some stories to share.
@Nihonjin1051 Deng Xiaoping's visit to Shinkansen in1978 comes to my mind.
CRH Network by Feb. 2015
Gonna book flights, my aim will be travelling the country side.
Just take a backpack and roam around, I'll take a sleeping bag too if don ot find place to stay will use it 
