Chinese travelers and officials from the Chinese and Lao sides take a group picture on the train's arrival in Vientiane. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Grand Lao dances and music performance greeted more than 70 Chinese travelers and crew members on board the StarExpress, a cross-border tourism train, that reached Vientiane, Laos, on its maiden voyage on Thursday.
The train kicked off its journey on Tuesday from Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province.