QUANZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A cargo train loaded with containers of daily necessities pulled out of Quanzhou East Railway Station on May 14, 2022. It is the first outbound China-Europe freight train from Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian Province to Europe via Horgos in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
A freight train bound for Europe pulls out of Quanzhou East Railway Station in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
The train will promote economic cooperation between China and Europe and help ensure the supply chain of global trade in face of the continuing ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workers make clothes to be exported to Europe at a clothing company in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
A staff member samples a diaper on the production line of a diaper company in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Employees work on a production line of an aquatic product company in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Located on narrow plains along the coastline of Fujian, Quanzhou was one of the world's largest ports along the historic Maritime Silk Road, as well as the road's important starting point. Quanzhou's trade volume with countries and regions along the Maritime Silk Road surpassed 100 billion yuan (about 14.72 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021.
Employees work at the workshop of a solar lamp company in Licheng District of Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
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