The article explores the remarkable speed and comfort of China's high-speed rail trains, specifically the G-class Fuxing train. It highlights the contrast in travel time between a car journey and the train journey, with significant time savings noted. The author reflects on the experience of traveling at 300 kilometers per hour and how relative velocity impacts perception. Additionally, it discusses the role of the rail network in connecting even less populated areas like Rizhao to the broader national transportation system, emphasizing its efficiency over automobiles and airplanes.
"Relative velocity's a hell of a thing. It's impossible to conceptualize how fast 300 kilometers per hour is until you're on a train that fast."
"The G-class train we took a day after arriving in Beijing, a Fuxing train... made the trip in about four very comfortable hours, much of which I spent on Wikipedia."
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