Seamstress patches up Hohhot trains
By Zhao Xiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2017-03-08
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Liu Xiaohong darns ripped fabric on a berth in Hohhot on Mar 7. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Liu, a 28-year-old woman, has gone through nearly 600 rolls of cotton thread over the past six years. The skin on her hands has even started to harden from all the work she has done.
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Liu’s daily tools for sewing and mending. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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Liu walks through a train carriage to check for broken patches on chairs and berths on Mar 7. [Photo/Xinhua] |
High-speed train debuts in Inner Mongolia
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
