Hop on the K3/4 international train 🚆 — a legendary rail link between the Chinese mainland and Russia that’s been uniting people for decades. From frost-covered tracks in Siberia to the neon-lit platforms of Harbin, each ride weaves a living tapestry of memories and cultural exchanges.
Meet Conductor Wang 🎩 — he’s been patrolling these carriages since the late ’90s. He still remembers his first whistle at the Harbin station: the nervous excitement, the chatter in three languages, and the sense that this iron dragon wasn’t just carrying cargo, but also hope for deeper connections.
Inside each carriage, stories unfold like postcards. You’ll find tech-savvy mainland developers chatting AI updates with their Russian counterparts, food bloggers in Southeast Asia swapping street-snack hacks, and backpackers from Kathmandu bonding over a shared thermos of chai. It’s the little moments — a nod at customs, a borrowed charger, a spontaneous karaoke session — that turn a long journey into a lifetime memory.
CGTN reporter Guo Yan traveled this route to capture how every whistle and every border crossing stitches communities closer. For young adventurers and early professionals balancing fast-paced lives, the K3/4 is more than rail: it’s a moving classroom where cultural curiosity meets real-world friendship.
Whether you’re on a gap year in Ulaanbaatar or hustling between Shanghai and Moscow, let the K3/4 train remind you that connections know no distance — just steel tracks and open hearts. ❤️🌏
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Across time and borders: The enduring journey of the K3/4 train
cgtn.com
