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 In Facebook Xi's Moments (this media is controlled by the state of China), it is indicated, that #Manzhouli, China's largest land port, handled 5,001 #China-#Europe freight train trips in 2023, up 3 percent compared to the year 2022.  This was the first time that the figure exceeded 5,000 within one year. Both the volume of China-Europe freight train trips through Manzhouli and the amount of goods transported have achieved continuous growth for 10 consecutive years. #ChinaEconomy #BRI Manzhouli City is located in the west of the Hulunbuir Prairie in Inner Mongolia. This small frontier city borders Russia in the north and Mongolia in the west. It has a history of 100 years. It is the largest land port city in China and enjoys the reputation of "the window of East Asia". Simplified flight route from London to Manchuria, Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Simplified flight route from Warsaw (Poland) to Manchuria, Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Simplified walking route...

Peking duck is one of the world’s great dishes and as much an emblem of Beijing as the Forbidden City or the old hutong lanes. Both Beijing and Peking actually refer to the same two characters in Chinese, that is, 北京. Their different spellings are a result of them being products of different romanisation systems. Beijing, the newer of the two, is based on Hanyu Pinyin, which is the current standard romanisation system for Mandarin Chinese. Peking duck (Chinese: 北京烤鴨 Běijīng kǎo yā) is one of the most famous dishes of Chinese cuisine. In China, the duck is considered a symbol of happiness and the male beginning of Yang. The recipe for Peking duck became widely known during the reign of the Yuan Dynasty, when in 1330 the physician and nutritionist responsible for the emperor's diet, Hu Xihui, published it in his seminal work "The Most Important Principles of Nutrition." This recipe is believed to have originated in Shandong Province. The dish was popular at the Yuan Court i...