Across the Silk Road: Exploring Xining airport's new terminal

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A new terminal at Xining airport, the largest transportation hub on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in northwest China, opened to the public on Thursday. In this video, Adel, a Kyrgyz student at Tsinghua University, tours the state-of-the-art facility, discovering what surprises travelers can expect inside this megaproject.

Along the way, Adel meets with project leaders and staff who share firsthand accounts of the challenges they faced, from building at high altitude to designing the terminal's intricate 54-meter roof. Join her and take a closer look!