On any other track, the Chinese term for train, huo che, fire cart, would be a misnomer. But in a sleepy corner of southwestern Sichuan, coal still fires the steam engine of the only train on the lonely Bashi line. Boarding require... ...full story at China Expat
from China Expat on Tue, Sep 01 2009
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