China initiates cargo service between Tibet and Nepal
The new rail and road cargo service, linking Guangdong, Tibet and Nepal, aims to boost trade with the South Asian neighbor as China pushes forward its Belt and Road Initiative, reported the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
According to the news agency, a train carrying eight carriages and 14 boxcars full of products, including shoes, clothes, hats, furniture, appliances, electronics and building materials, covered the 5,200-km distance between Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, and Xigaze in Tibet. The trucks are responsible for the remaining 870 km of the journey, carrying goods to Gyirong and then to the final stop in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.
In May, China opened a rail and road cargo service between Lanzhou in northwest China and Kathmandu.
Image: China Xinhua News
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