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Stewardesses perform folk dance for passengers on a high-speed train departing from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday with the first passenger train departing from Kunming to Vientiane.
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Stewardesses welcome passengers on the platform at Kunming South Station, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
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Passengers pose for photos on a high-speed train that is going to depart Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
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A stewardess offers special gifts to passengers aboard a high-speed train departing from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
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Stewardesses perform folk dance for passengers on a high-speed train departing from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
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Stewardesses perform folk dance for passengers on a high-speed train departing from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
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Passengers board a high-speed train in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)