CR Express Opens a New Pattern from Shanxi province to the Outside World

December 16 is the "the Belt and Road" International Day. At Zhongding Logistics Park, Yuci District, Jinzhong City, the "New Steel Silk Road" is opening up a new pattern of Shanxi's opening up.
On February 15, 2017, the first China Europe train in Shanxi Province departed from Zhongding Logistics Park and arrived in Lesothibirsk, Russia, via Manchuria. Before that, Shanxi's export goods could only be transported by sea, or transported to Chongqing, Chengdu and Zhengzhou by vehicles, and then transferred to the Central Europe (Central Asia) train. Since 2017, the number of China Europe (Central Asia.
The export goods are gradually enriched from the original mechanical and electrical products, ceramics, steel products and other industrial products to solar photovoltaic products, glassware, tableware, food, furniture, medical supplies, etc. This structural adjustment allows more products with Shanxi characteristics to travel abroad by China Europe (Central Asia) train. In the return train, goods such as wood and pulp from Russia, logs from the Czech Republic, electrolytic copper and cotton yarn from Uzbekistan, and refined gold powder from Kazakhstan come to Shanxi continuously. The products of various countries carried by the return train open the door to the Chinese market for countries along the line.
After more than five years of development, Shanxi has successively opened up three international logistics channels in the east, middle and west through four border ports, namely Manzhouli, Erenhot, Alashankou and Khorgos, and opened up 10 stable international routes directly to Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and other countries, It provides a fast logistics channel for promoting the high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road".
According to the statistics of Taiyuan Customs, since the "the Belt and Road" initiative was put forward, Shanxi's import and export volume to countries along the "the Belt and Road" has reached 288.2 billion yuan, accounting for 22.6% of Shanxi's total foreign trade value. Up to now, the China Europe (Central Asia) Express from Zhongding Logistics Park has covered 26 cities in 11 countries along the "the Belt and Road", and the export goods mainly include mechanical and electrical products, daily necessities, decoration materials, and medical equipment. Taiyuan Customs has supervised 22640 containers, 334000 tons of freight and 453 batches of various goods.