On the morning of Jan 4, a freight train left Guoyuan Port in Chongqing carrying a full load of goods to Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region for shipment to Myanmar and India.
Niu Xiandan, president of the port s international logistics company, said, Thanks to the accelerated construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, our port is well connected to railways, roads and waterways to better play its role as an international logistics hub.
The corridor, part of the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity, was launched in September 2017 by western provinces in China and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Land-sea trade corridor helps spice up Chongqing hotpot with Indian chili China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-30 09:04 Share The Indian chilies. [Photo/Xinhua]
CHONGQING－Indian farmer Prakash Nopo, 47, is busy organizing his fellow farmworkers as they pick chilies on his farm in India s southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
After cleaning, drying and packing, the chilies will be shipped from the port of Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to Qinzhou Port in South China s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. And then, the chilies will be sent by rail to Southwest China s Chongqing Municipality.
Chongqing is one of the birthplaces of the dish known as hotpot , which is widely popular for its spicy flavor. The China Cuisine Association credited Chongqing as China s hotpot capital. Indian chilies help improve the spiciness of Chongqing hotpot while keeping costs low.