Economy Rises Along The Qinghai-Tibet Railway

DOILUNGDEQEN COUNTY, CHINA - DECEMBER 18: (CHINA OUT) A man from Sichuan Province fishes in the Brahmaputra River, by the crossing of the Caihong Railway Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet railway, in the Liuwu Village where the Lhasa Railway Station, a terminal of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, is located on December 18, 2008 in Doilungdeqen County of Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The 1,956km Qinghai-Tibet railway crosses high altitudes to link Xining in Qinghai Province to Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Employment and wages have been boosted in construction, tourism and service industries in previously remote areas, with decreased transportation costs reducing prices of daily necessities and consumer durables in Tibet. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)