The Picture Album of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway [Chinese-English]. ISBN: 9787113041274

English Title: Jingzhang Railway - The Picture Album of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway [Chinese-English]
Chinese Title: 京张铁路
ISBN-10: 7-11-304127-2, 7113041272
ISBN-13: 978-7-11-304127-4, 9787113041274
Binding: softcover
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight: 1430g
Size: 210mm x 284mm
Language: simplified Chinese, English
Year of Publication: 2001
Publisher: China Railway Publishing House (中国铁路出版社)

Picture album on the Jingzhang (Beijing-Zhangjiakou) railway. This is the first major railway line developed, built, and operated by Chinese, and therefore marks a milestone in modern Chinese history. The China Railway Publishing House published this rare illustrated book in 200. Five entertaining chapters tell about the construction of the line, the history, the people who contributed to the railway line, the exchange and the scenery in many rare historical b / w photographs and color photographs of the older and newer history of the line. The captions of the pictures are completely in simplified Chinese and English translation, the main text of the book is also in both simplified Chinese and English translation.