Railway anniversary: New fortune in China-Laos villages

Editor’s note：
The Lancang-Mekong River nourishes the neighboring countries China and Laos, while the China-Laos Railway carries on the same dream of connectivity fromthe cloud province of Yunnanto the moon city ofVientiane.

December 3, 2022 marked the first anniversary of the opening of the China-Laos Railway. On this occasion, we interviewed representatives of five walks of life in the two countries, namely factory presidents, village heads, customs officers, school principals and train conductors. And they shared with us views on the development of the railway.

Since the opening of China-Laos Railway last December, great changes have taken place in the villages along the railway. The villagers' life gets more prosperous and exciting.

Zhang Honglei, head of the Nakeli Village in Yunnan’sNinger Hani and Yi Autonomous County and ThamaniTangmafeng, deputy head of Tapalangsai Village in Xishatana County of Vientiane were interviewed. Theysaid the railway has provided the newpossibilities for their villages over the year.

Produced by Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia (YICC); Trans-editing by Mo Yingyi