China’s High-Speed Railway (HSR), epitomizing the most significant achievements in high technology, has impressed the world with its innovative development. China’s HSR has witnessed tremendous advances by combining original innovation with secondary innovation based on foreign technologies, blazing a trail for scientific and technological innovation with Chinese characteristics.

For people who are curious about the mysteries behind the stories of China’s HSR, this book will take you on a journey to explore the marvels of scientific and technological innovation and achievements made with Chinese wisdom. The book offers readers a popular perspective on HSR with professional interpretation, lively language, and beautiful pictures. You will have an insight into China’s HSR progress, which embodies Chinese people’s wisdom, will, mindset, and spirit.

The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway was China’s first HSR with a maximum speed of 350 km/h. After rapid development over the past decade, China has become an HSR powerhouse, making the significant transition from straggler to pacesetter. Its railway technology is at the global forefront for low construction cost and high speed. China’s HSR ranks first in operating route length, operating network accessibility, operating speed in commercial service, and quantity of high-speed trains.

China is the only country in the world with commercially-operated HSR trains that travel at 350 km/h. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou and Beijing-Xiong’an HSR lines have inaugurated a new area for intelligent railway systems. The Fuxing intelligent EMU was the first to achieve an autonomous driving speed of 350 km/h, setting a benchmark for HSR technology and displaying the “Chinese wisdom” to the world.

The HSR has become one of China’s several industries that leads the world as a whole and has won widespread recognition and praise from the international community, becoming the “iconic business card” of China’s high-end manufacturing industry. With successful practices spreading abroad, China’s HSR is making great strides towards a global presence.