With the China-Laos Railway recently started operation, the city of Yuxi in 
southwest China's Yunnan Province, as an important city along the route, is 
expected to forge itself into an international logistics hub.

The China-Laos Railway runs 1,035 km, including 422 km in Laos, from the city 
of Kunming, capital city of Yunnan Province, to Lao capital Vientiane, slashing 
the travel time between the two cities to about 10 hours. The railway has five 
stops in Yuxi, including Yuxi, Yanhe, Eshan, Huanian and Yuanjiang.

As the China-Laos Railway starting operation, Yuxi will expand its logistics 
services along with other industries from the Yanhe and the South freight train 
stations. This will further promote the construction of the city as an 
international logistics port providing nationwide services with extension to 
South and Southeast Asia.

Located in the middle part of Yunnan, Yuxi is not only a crucial transport 
center, but also a home to the province's tobacco, vegetables, fruits and 
flowers production, a gathering area for the industries of cigarette, mining 
and metallurgy, equipment manufacturing and biological medicine, as well as the 
pilot zone for digital economy.

The city's continuous effort in developing modern industrial system has also 
contributed to the boost of its logistics industry. In the year 2020, Yuxi's 
freight volume reached 160 million tons, with its logistics industry making 
63.2 billion yuan in annual income.

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Source: Xinhua Silk Road