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China Relaunches World’s Fastest Bullet Train

September 21， Nanjing， Jiangsu Province： A Fuxing bullet train （left） runs on the Beijing-Shanghai highspeed railway. China increased the maximum speed of bullet trains on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway to 350 kilometers per hour， six years after it was reduced to 300 kilometers per hour， making the line the world’s fastest train service.

The acceleration cut the Beijing-Shanghai journey to four hours and 28 minutes. Connecting the Chinese capital to the country’s major financial and trade hub， the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is one of the busiest in the country， carrying more than 100 million passengers a year.

China operates the world’s longest high-speed rail network， with 22，000 kilometers running so far.

China Claims 2017 FIVB Cup

September 10， Nagoya， Japan： The Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team celebrates at the awards ceremony for FIVB Women’s Grand Champions Cup 2017 at Nippon Gaishi Hall.

China clinched its second title at the FIVB Women’s World Grand Champions Cup with a 3-1 victory over host Japan. Set scores were 25-22， 24-26， 25-18， 25-16. This was the fifth straight win for China during this year’s tournament after beating the United States 3-1， Brazil 3-2， and South Korea and Russia in straight sets.

China also won the FIVB Women’s World Grand Champions Cup title in 2001.

China’s Tai Chi Wows Times Square

September 10， New York， USA： Performing the traditional Chinese martial arts， a group of Chinese kung fu champions wowed visitors to Times Square.

A wide variety of tai chi styles and forms were performed during the demonstration， including tai chi fan dancing， Chen-family style， and double and solo tai chi performances. More than 25 masters seen in the performance hold international and Asian kung fu championship titles. As part of the 2017 Chinese Wushu Performance and Exhibition in the United States， the performance was organized by the General Administration of Sports of China and International Wushu Federation. Cultural exchange plays a significant role in China-U.S. relations， and kung fu as a sport has been a crucial part of it for decades.

Lighting Up Mid-Autumn Festival

September 18， Kunshan City， Jiangsu Province： Umbrella-shaped lanterns are displayed at the 2017 Cross-Straits （Kunshan） Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in the ancient town of Zhouzhuang to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival happens on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar， and falls on October 4 this year， symbolizing togetherness and reunion in Chinese culture.

The lantern festival is scheduled to last 30 days. With “Kunshan Impression，” “Island Style，” “Zhouzhuang Story” and “Blessing China” as the respective themes of its four major zones， the event demonstrates Mid-Autumn Festival folk traditions and integrates water-town elements and Mazu culture while promoting people-to-people exchange as well as common development across the Taiwan Straits.