From the jingling of bicycle bells to the high-speed rail network, we’ve witnessed the dawn of China’s ages of transportation. The roar of trains carried the dreams of industrialization; the grandeur of bridges turned natural barriers into pathways; the soaring of airplanes ushered in an era of speed.
This video, through a comparative lens, showcases the revolutionary changes in China’s transportation sector since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, taking you through a transportation revolution from land to sky.