Constructors of the Western Ring Railway farewell a train at the Haikou Railway Station in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)
Family members watch a tour guide map of Hainan on the first high-speed train circling the Hainan island, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
This combination photo taken on Dec. 30, 2015 shows the scenery seen from the first high-speed train circling the Hainan island from Haikou to Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Passengers in traditional costumes of Li ethnic group take a train running the new high-speed railway in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Passengers take photos of a train running the new high-speed railway in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
College students show their tickets for the new high-speed railway on a train in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Steward dispatch drinks and fruit to passengers on a train running the new high-speed railway in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Constructors of the Western Ring Railway farewell a train at the Haikou Railway Station in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 30, 2015. The 345-km Western Ring Railway in Hainan was put into operation on Wednesday, completing the world's first high-speed train line circling an island. The western stretch, with a designed speed of 200 km per hour, has 16 stops in six cities and counties, linking provincial capital Haikou with Sanya, a tropical tourist spot. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)
