Abstract
This paper reviews the historical configuration process of transportation systems in China and examines the relationship between economic development and transport system at three different levels. The current status of transport infrastructure system development in China is summarized at national and regional level. The investment trends for transport infrastructure in China are also depicted. The keys issues relating to government initiatives are presented.
Highlights
Transport infrastructure contributes to the economic development of human society in industrial, agricultural or even knowledge-economy using post-industrial society
Historical construction of infrastructure such as railroads coincided with periods of rapid economic growth in Western Europe, Japan, and the United States
The transportation development may find its historic achievements through a construction of road especially for the monarch riding of carriages in Chi Dao of Qin Dynasty, the Silk Road, a corridor to Western Regions in Han Dynasty, Zhaozhou Bridge built in Sui Dynasty, Lugou Bridge constructed in Jin Dynasty, and the posthouses of Tang and Song Dynasties
Summary
Transport infrastructure contributes to the economic development of human society in industrial, agricultural or even knowledge-economy using post-industrial society. Transportation is recently more than just a tool of shortening distance and saving time It has become an indispensable part of modern society from the function as a traveling vehicle in daily life to production and circulation in economic society, from regional economic exploitation to national defense construction. It has been served as a bridge to enhance communication, open to the outside world, promote space integration, link economy and trade, and push on social progress. With the improvement of the State Council, the transport planning has been set up, and transport installations network is under all-round construction
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