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China: Luggage Catches Fire on Airplane, Cabin Crew Puts Out Blaze

On October 18, 2025, in Zhejiang, located in eastern China, a sudden fire broke out in a piece of luggage stored inside the cabin of an airplane. Passengers shouted in alarm as smoke filled the air for a moment. A flight attendant quickly rushed over with a fire extinguisher and managed to put out the flames, preventing further danger.

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China Built World's Largest Vocational Education System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 13, 2025 - A teacher from Yantai Vocational College of Culture and Tourism in Shandong Province demonstrated cabin service skills to students in the flight attendant service simulation training cabin in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 13, 2025.

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China Built World's Largest Vocational Education System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 13, 2025 - A teacher from Yantai Vocational College of Culture and Tourism in Shandong Province demonstrated cabin service skills to students in the flight attendant service simulation training cabin in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 13, 2025.

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2025 Spring Festival Travel Rush Kicked Off

A train attendant waits for departure at Qingdao West Railway Station in East China's Shandong province, Jan 14, 2025.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant stands outside the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant puts a special wristband on a boy, indicating his compartment and parents contact number, outside the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant helps children walk along the ramp into the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant puts a special wristband on a boy, indicating his compartment and parents contact number, outside the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant sets up a playpen in the compartment in the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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Ukraines artistic gymnastics team depart for Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 18, 2024 - A train attendant checks the documents of athlete Nazar Chepurnyi (L) before boarding the train as the Ukrainian artistic gymnastics team departs for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukraines artistic gymnastics team depart for Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 18, 2024 - A train attendant checks the documents of athlete Oleh Vierniaiev (L) before boarding the train as the Ukrainian artistic gymnastics team departs for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH-RAILWAY-STAFF (CN)

(240717) -- TIANJIN, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A train attendant makes beds on a train before its departure in Tianjin, north China, July 17, 2024. The summer travel rush is usually a busy season for the country's railway system as college students return home for the summer vacation, while family visits and tourist trips also increase during the season. This year's summer travel rush lasts from July 1 to August 31. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DAXING AIRPORT INTERCITY RAILWAY-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240706) -- TIANJIN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A train attendant works on the G8844 bullet train of a railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport on July 6, 2024. The Tianjin-Beijing Daxing International Airport intercity railway has implemented a new railway operating plan since the summer travel rush. Ten additional trains have been added each day between Tianjin West Railway Station and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with the passenger transport capacity double that of regular days. The intercity railway, the fourth high-speed rail linking Beijing and Tianjin, has seen a continuous increase in passenger volume since it began operation at the end of last year, further facilitating commuting in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DAXING AIRPORT INTERCITY RAILWAY-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240706) -- TIANJIN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A train attendant works on the G8844 bullet train of a railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport on July 6, 2024. The Tianjin-Beijing Daxing International Airport intercity railway has implemented a new railway operating plan since the summer travel rush. Ten additional trains have been added each day between Tianjin West Railway Station and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with the passenger transport capacity double that of regular days. The intercity railway, the fourth high-speed rail linking Beijing and Tianjin, has seen a continuous increase in passenger volume since it began operation at the end of last year, further facilitating commuting in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

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Knife attack site in China's Suzhou

Flowers are placed at the site of a knife attack near a bus stop in Suzhou near Shanghai on July 2, 2024. Hu Youping, 54, a Chinese woman working as an attendant on a Japanese school bus died on June 26 after being seriously injured while trying to save a Japanese family from the attacker.

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Chinese woman dies after stabbing at stop for Japanese school bus

The Japanese national flag is flown at half-staff at the Japanese embassy in Beijing on June 28, 2024, to mourn the death of a Chinese woman who worked as an attendant on a Japanese school bus in Suzhou near Shanghai. Hu Youping, 54, died after sustaining severe injuries on June 24 while trying to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack at a bus stop in Suzhou.

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Chinese woman dies after stabbing at stop for Japanese school bus

The Japanese national flag is flown at half-staff at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing on June 28, 2024, to mourn the death of a Chinese woman who worked as an attendant on a Japanese school bus in Suzhou near Shanghai. Hu Youping, 54, died after sustaining severe injuries on June 24 while trying to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack at a bus stop in Suzhou.

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Chinese woman dies after stabbing at stop for Japanese school bus

The Japanese national flag is flown at half-staff at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing on June 28, 2024, to mourn the death of a Chinese woman who worked as an attendant on a Japanese school bus in Suzhou near Shanghai. Hu Youping, 54, died after sustaining severe injuries on June 24 while trying to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack at a bus stop in Suzhou.

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CHINA-BEIJING-GUANGZHOU HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- WUHAN, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A train attendant checks the luggage rack onboard G875 bullet train bound for Shenzhen on June 15, 2024. The Fuxing bullet trains on the Wuhan-Guangzhou section of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway started operating at a speed of 350 km/h on Saturday. As the backbone of the high-speed rail network in China, the 2,298-km Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway started normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h for Fuxing bullet trains on the whole line. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-BEIJING-GUANGZHOU HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- WUHAN, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant checks the luggage rack onboard G875 bullet train bound for Shenzhen on June 15, 2024. The Fuxing bullet trains on the Wuhan-Guangzhou section of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway started operating at a speed of 350 km/h on Saturday. As the backbone of the high-speed rail network in China, the 2,298-km Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway started normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h for Fuxing bullet trains on the whole line. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant checks passengers' tickets in the cabin in Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-GUIYANG-LAOS-PANDA TRAIN (CN)

(240508) -- GUIYANG, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An attendant guides a passenger to board a "Panda Train" at Guiyang railway station in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 8, 2024. A tourist train, decorated with images, paintings and mascots of the panda and named as "Panda Train", linking Guiyang, Xishuangbanna and Laos, departed from Guiyang on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240508) -- BEIJING, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant prepares a "Panda Train" in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2024. A tourist train, decorated with images, paintings and mascots of the panda and named as "Panda Train", linking Guiyang, Xishuangbanna and Laos, will depart from Guiyang on May 8. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIYANG-LAOS-PANDA TRAIN (CN)

(240507) -- GUIYANG, May 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant prepares a "Panda Train" in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2024. A tourist train, decorated with images, paintings and mascots of the panda and named as "Panda Train", linking Guiyang, Xishuangbanna and Laos, will depart from Guiyang on May 8. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIYANG-LAOS-PANDA TRAIN (CN)

(240507) -- GUIYANG, May 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant prepares a "Panda Train" in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2024. A tourist train, decorated with images, paintings and mascots of the panda and named as "Panda Train", linking Guiyang, Xishuangbanna and Laos, will depart from Guiyang on May 8. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIYANG-LAOS-PANDA TRAIN (CN)

(240507) -- GUIYANG, May 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant prepares a "Panda Train" in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2024. A tourist train, decorated with images, paintings and mascots of the panda and named as "Panda Train", linking Guiyang, Xishuangbanna and Laos, will depart from Guiyang on May 8. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIYANG-LAOS-PANDA TRAIN (CN)

(240507) -- GUIYANG, May 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant prepares a "Panda Train" in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2024. A tourist train, decorated with images, paintings and mascots of the panda and named as "Panda Train", linking Guiyang, Xishuangbanna and Laos, will depart from Guiyang on May 8. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st R) talks with passengers on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, sh

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (L) tells a passenger about tourism on the Pamir Plateau on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her fou

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Airkir Duliki (4th L, back) posing for a group photo with colleagues on April 22, 2024 (above), and Airkir Duliki (7th L, front) posing for a group photo with family members on March 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Auton

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, sh

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki meets with her grandfather (L) at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st L, back) and her family members sing at home at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China'

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (L) helps her mother carry water at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Provinc

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (R) helps passengers board a train from Chengdu to Kashgar at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Prov

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at a railway station in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 18, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at night at a railway station in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at a railway station in Jinchang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, she

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st L) helps passengers board a train from Chengdu to Kashgar at a railway station in Guangyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichua

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki helps herd sheep at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout he

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki's father dances when Airkir Duliki comes back home at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki and folk artists perform dance for passengers on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (C) and her parents pose for a photo at home at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sic

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works on a train at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an at

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (L) talks with a boy at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Through

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 18, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, she has consistently demon

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on March 23, 2024 shows the village where Airkir Duliki lives at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest

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International Workers' Day

NANJING, CHINA - MAY 1, 2024 - A train attendant No. C3127 stands guard to greet passengers at Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, May 1, 2024.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L PASSENGER SERVICE-TRAINS ADDING (CN)

(240413) -- XISHUANGBANNA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant serves a passenger a cup of coffee onboard a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos, April 13, 2024. Chinese and Lao railway authorities on Saturday launched one more pair of trains for the China-Laos Railway's international passenger service. The pair of trains run between Xishuangbanna of China and Luang Prabang of Laos, two popular tourist destinations, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. TO GO WITH China-Laos Railway adds one pair of trains for int'l passenger service (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)

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Passenger Aircraft Service Support in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2024 - An airport attendant checks the baggage compartment of an incoming passenger plane in Chongqing, China, Feb. 16, 2024.