On the morning of May 1, the maglev train T01 departed from the Fenghuang Ancient Town Station. This marked the Fenghuang Maglev Sightseeing Express officially started its trial operation. According to the Hunan Maglev Group on May 1, this project pioneers the "Maglev + Culture + Tourism" mode in China. The project is designated to be a comprehensive tourism brand that integrates "maglev transportation, tourism and leisure, cultural exhibitions and performances, and science popularization tours". It will help improve the landscape axis, ecological corridor and cultural corridor in Fenghuang County.

The project has six new highlights of tourism experience, including:
- Transform forest form and plant flowers along the maglev line to build a seasonal flower sea corridor;
- Empower the maglev train with cultural and tourism attributes, and integrate sci-tech elements into the exterior and folk culture with the interior decorations of the carriages;
- Showcase four different themes of "Impression of Fenghuang Ancient Town", "Memory of Tuojiang River", "Eye of Fenghuang Ancient Town", and "Charm of the Miao Family";
- Display a sound and light performance in the tunnels along the route to bring a special audio-visual experience to passengers;
- Build the “Auspicious Fenghuang” project next to the Fenghuang Waiting Station, which has three business patterns: entertainment and performance, cultural tourism business, and maglev theme boutique hotels; and,
- Develop a nationally-known destination for maglev themed science popularization tours and tourism.

The maglev line connects with the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua High-speed Railway. The first phase of the project is 9.121 kilometers long. It starts at the Fenghuang Ancient Town Station of the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua High-speed Railway, passes through the Tourist Service Center in the north of the town, and finally reaches the tunnel entrance of the Folk Park in the direction of the Ring Road 209. 

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
 
Translator: Xiao Juan
 
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn