The Chinese high-speed railways have a quality all on its own. Tier 1(一线) c{#blank#}1{#/blank#} like Beijing have a couple hundred high-speed trains stopping at the city every day.

    China's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (科技) on building the railway is leading the rest of the world. There is no sign that any {#blank#}3{#/blank#} country could be better than China in near future. I had my {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (第一次) opportunity to ride the high-speed trains last week when I had a business meeting in Zhengzhou.

    As someone w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} grew up with a disdain (偏见) for public transportation (not sure why the US hates it so much), I was afraid {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the experience. I hoped to fly, but was told that it would be much better if I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (乘) the train.

    The train was amazing. I had traveled on a train before in the US, and hated how s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} it was and how many stops there were. Chinese high-speed trains are on a different level. The trains are clean and the seats are huge. You can't even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (感觉) how fast the train is moving. If there were no windows, I wouldn't be a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to tell when we were stopped or when we were traveling at 300 km/h—it is that smooth.

    I'm traveling again this week by train and I'm excited.