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BEYOND THE OLYMPICS

Well before the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which are just about three months away, Feng Yinong, a girl from Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province, has already enjoyed its benefits.

A high-speed railway built to link the competition zones across Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the two host cities, has shortened the journey back to her hometown.

In 2015, when China won the bid for the Beijing 2022 Games, Feng was a student in Beijing. Back then, she had to spend three to four hours traveling home to visit her parents. There was a dire need for speed.

That need has been met since December 30, 2019, when the most important transportation

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