how long is the bullet train from beijing to shanghai
Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway The Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway (or Jinghu high-speed railway, from its name in Mandarin) is a high-speed railway 1,318 kilometres (819 mi) long that connects two major economic zones in the People's Republic of China: the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze River Delta.[3] Construction began on April 18, 2008,[4] and a ceremony to mark the completion of track laying was held on November 15, 2010.[5] The line opened to the public for commercial service on June 30, 2011.[6] It is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase.[7][8][9] It is China's most profitable high speed rail line, reporting a 6.6 billion yuan net operational profit in 2015.[1]
Imperial City, Beijing In 1399, Zhu Di launched a coup d'Ã©tat and ascended to the throne to become Yongle Emperor in 1402. In 1403, the name of Beiping was changed to Beijing (literally "the Northern Capital"), and in 1406 a plan was drafted to move the capital to Beijing.