 | Tibetan women put the final touches to their traditional dress before the opening ceremony of the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Golmud. China has opened the world's highest railway, linking the remote Himalayan region of Tibet with the rest of the country in a symbol of power that President Hu Jintao hailed a "miracle". click to open  |
 | A passenger poses beside the first Beijing-to-Lhasa train moments before it leaves the Beijing railway station July 1, 2006. click to open |
 | Passengers sit on board the first Beijing-to-Lhasa train moments before it leaves the Beijing railway station July 1, 2006. click to open |
 | Railway officers wait for passengers to board moments before the first Beijing-to-Lhasa train leaves the station in Beijing July 1, 2006. click to open |
 | Passengers chat on board the first Beijing-to-Lhasa train moments before it leaves the Beijing railway station July 1, 2006. click to open |
 | Passengers chat inside their compartment on board the first Beijing-to-Lhasa train moments before it leaves the Beijing railway station July 1, 2006. click to open |
 | A man is seen in his cabin working on a computer minutes before the departure of the 1st Beijing-Lhasa train at Beijing's West Station in China Saturday July 1, 2006. China on Saturday opened the first train service to Tibet on the world's highest railway, a controversial engineering marvel meant to tie the restive Himalayan region to China. click to open |
 | Chinese railway workers who worked on the Qinghai-Tibet railway get ready for the official opening ceremony in Golmud in China's northwest Qinghai province. The first train on the world's highest railway arrived in Tibet early Sunday, linking the remote Himalayan region with the rest of China in a symbol of power that President Hu Jintao hailed as a "miracle." click to open |
 | Tibetans in their traditional dress arrive for the official opening ceremony of the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Golmud in China's northwest Qinghai province. The first train on the world's highest railway arrived in Tibet early Sunday, linking the remote Himalayan region with the rest of China in a symbol of power that President Hu Jintao hailed as a "miracle." click to open |
 | A general view shows the finished Lhasa Railway Station in Lhasa, Tibet, June 30, 2006. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway will begin trial operations on July 1. click to open |
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