A bullet train departs from Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Central China's Henan Province to Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on December 8, 2023, marking the launch of a new high-speed railway route linking Jinan in Shandong and Zhengzhou. The Jinan-Zhengzhou High-speed Railway cuts the fastest running time of bullet trains between the two cities by 89 minutes to 103 minutes. Photo: VCG