PINGZHUANG - FUXIN - SHIBANXI - SANDAOLING !! Meaningless word places to many, but to China Steam Followers they present a bit of time-defying magic. As the high speed network continues to expand - we sample this aspect also - the steamer yet had a role to play on several mostly coal railways. In addition to steam action, you will ride a unique train to - and under -the Great Wall, as well as other unique day trips by rail. Visit yet-active rebuild shops, and see the last stand of steam hauled rock trains from a mammoth open pit just weeks before the end! The railroaders themselves describe working at the tail end of their steam era, much like the early 1960s in North America.