Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti captured from ISS metropolitan Jing-Jin-Ji(京津冀), China.
The metropolitan region known as “Jing-Jin-Ji” in China is composed of three administrative regions: Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province (abbreviated as “Ji”). Beijing, the capital of China, has developed as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center. Tianjin is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities under the central government of China and serves as the economic and trade hub of the North China region. Beijing and Tianjin are connected by the high-speed rail line known as “Jingjin Intercity Railway,” which has a maximum speed of 350 km/h and takes about 30 minutes.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Samantha Cristoforetti’s Tweet
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