China's 1st train from Beijing to Lhasa completes 4,000-km journey

President Hu Jintao called the railway a "miracle" of engineering, but it has drawn criticism from advocates of Tibetan autonomy who say the train will bring tourists and migrants who threaten Tibet's cultural integrity.

China's first train from Beijing to Lhasa completed its 4,000-km (2,500-mile) journey on Monday (July 3) evening - capping three days of official propaganda about the rail link binding isolated Tibet to the rest of China.

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