China Daily website reporter Wang Yujie boards the China-Laos Railway Thursday morning and offer you a first-hand experience of the roughly 10-hour trip.

　　The railway, departing from Kunming, capital city of Southwest China's Yunnan province, with its destination being Laos capital Vientiane, is a flagship project under the Belt and Road initiative.

　　The railway started operation in Dec 2021, only open to cargo and within-border passenger service.

　　Starting from April 13, cross-border passenger transport will be available.

　　From 8 am (Beijing time), our reporter will go live for the whole journey to Vientiane.

　　Tune in to take a virtual tour with us.