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Beer shipped from coast to Tibet by train

Xinhua, January 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

A cargo train loaded with more than 1,000 tonnes of beer departed the east China coastal city of Qingdao for Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Friday night, the Ji'nan Railway Bureau said Saturday.

The train will spend seven days traveling more than 4,000 km, said Xing Fangmin, head of the Jiaozhou Railway Station, where the train started its journey.

Traffic on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway has been suspended due to snow, making the railroad a good way to transport goods to the plateau region.

It is also the first special cargo train to transport beer from Qingdao to Tibet, Xing said.

The beer shipment is intended to fulfill demand during the Spring Festival in Tibet. All of the packages and bottles are printed in Tibetan characters, according to sources with the Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., the manufacturer of the beer. Endi