本书运用报告文学的纪实手法，采取实地采访、专家访谈、百性感受等形式，宏观与微观结合，社会与个体结合，从思想观念、城市群扩展、城市人口布局、区域经济版图、旅游经济、装备制造、精神文化、国防建设等多个方面，讲述高铁正在改变中国的故事，阐述中国速度的经济、社会内涵，见证中国道路的制度优势，挖掘中国道路背后的中国价值。全书纯文字20万，图片50幅。2021年6月底完稿。

Contents
Introduction: Poetry & Dreamland: The Power of China’s High-Speed Rail
Chapter 1 Shortened Distance
1. Train Color and Speed
2. Nostalgia Was a Train Ticket
3. The Development of the HSR Travel Circle
4. Smart Trip—a Better Choice
Chapter 2 New Landscape of HSR Economy
1. Starlit “City Clusters”
2. “Economic Belt” and Urban Scenery
3. The Rise of New Cities Catalyzed by HSR
Chapter 3 A Beautiful New Life
1. New Ideas, New Visions and New Life
2. Life Based on HSR & Big Data
3. A Happy Tale of Two Cities
4. Impulsive Travel
Chapter 4 The Most Beautiful Scenery on the Way
1. The Most Beautiful Scenery Along HSR
2. The New Lifestyle of “HSR + Tourism”
3. Joyful HSR Tourism
Chapter 5 The 3D Picture of “Integrated Traffic”
1. The Fission of the Traditional Traffic Pattern
2. Life-or-Death Battle
3. Visions & Practice of Transport System
Chapter 6 Bringing “Made in China” to New Heights
1. Top-Grade Tracks, Stations and Trains
6.2 World-Stunning Equipment Manufacturing Capability
6.3 HSR Powering “Made in China”
Chapter 7 Connecting China with the World
1. From “Chinese Standards” to “Global Standards”
2. Great Prospects of “HSR Diplomacy”
3. World Transport Needs a “Chinese Plan”
Afterword: The Progress of Trains

近几年来，随着一条条高铁的相继开通，作为中国高铁发展的见证者和参与者，作者多次深入到高铁沿线各地采访。本书采取实地调查、专家访谈、百姓感受等形式，叙述严谨，形象生动，图文并茂，语言灵动，讲述高铁改变中国的故事，讲述中国人的智慧与创新，讲述高铁时代中国老百姓的获得感、幸福感，见证中国道路凸显的制度优势，挖掘中国道路背后的中国价值，展示中国道路呈现的中国力量。