This region is dotted with villages populated by the Dong minority. A new high-speed electric train will cut through this area, relocating locals. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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Tunnel construction for the new Guiyang-Guangzhou railroad. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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Signs for construction for the new railroad dot the Guizhou mountains. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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The currently operating train line near Sanjiang in Guangxi province. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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Construction for the new Guiyang-Guangzhou railroad and highways. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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A farmer takes a break near Sanjiang in Guangxi. A new high-speed electric train will cut through this area, relocating locals. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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A Dong woman weaves cloth in her home. Life in the Dong villages along the route of the new Guiyang-Guangzhou railroad construction remains traditional and largely untouched by modernization and development. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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Dong villagers cross a river by boat on market day. Life in the Dong villages along the route of the new Guiyang-Guangzhou railroad remains traditional and largely untouched by modernization and development. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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The waiting room in a station of the currently operating train line near Sanjiang in Guangxi province. A new high-speed electric train will cut travel from Guiyang to Guangzhou from a 24- to a five-hour journey. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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Passengers aboard the currently operating train line near Sanjiang in Guangxi province. A new high-speed electric train will cut travel from Guiyang to Guangzhou from a 24- to a five-hour journey. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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Passengers aboard the currently operating train line near Sanjiang in Guangxi province. A new high-speed electric train will cut travel from Guiyang to Guangzhou from a 24- to a five-hour journey. (Sharron Lovell/GlobalPost)
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