High-speed railway line linking Beijing and Xiamen starts operation (1/3)

An attendant stands next to a bullet train leaving for Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province, at the Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2014. The new high-speed railway line linking Beijing and Xiamen started operation on Tuesday, cutting the travel time between the two cities to less than 13 hours. (Xinhua/Li He)