Liu Jinsong, a researcher at the Zhongjing Huicheng Institute of Urban-Rural Planning and Design, said the Tianjin-Qinhuangdao railway will also help integrate the economy of the Bohai Bay Economic Rim, which includes Beijing, Tianjin and areas in Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong provinces surrounding the Bohai Sea.

With the new line, China has 34 high-speed rail lines making up one-tenth of the country's total railway operation mileage, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Questions:

1. How many stops does the Tianjin-Qinhuangdao rail line have?

2. What is the maximum speed the train can travel?

3. When did construction of the new rail line begin?

Answers:

1. 9.

2. 350 km/per hour.

3. November 2008.

About the broadcaster:

Lance Crayon is a videographer and editor with China Daily. Since living in Beijing he has worked for China Radio International (CRI) and Global Times. Before moving to China he worked in the film industry in Los Angeles as a talent agent and producer. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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