These years, big changes to city life in China have attracted the world. Among them, four stand out. They are famous as "China's four great modern inventions".
Online shopping
China has many big online shopping platforms, such as Taobao, T-mall and JD.com.
They have made online shopping a lifestyle choice for many people in China. Taobao even started "online shopping festival", the Double Eleven. It's reported that Taobao and T-mall may have more than 800 million goods. Their company Alibaba has developed into the world's largest ecommerce(电子商务) company.
Bike sharing
Bike sharing is not a new idea. But China has given it a whole new meaning. It encourages people to ride the public-sharing bike over short distances, aiming to solve the "last mile" problem in big cities. We use mobile apps or cards to unlock bikes. We can leave the shared bikes at any bike station. This makes bike sharing much easier.
Cashless payment(无现金支付)
In China, now you don't need cash or bankcards to buy things. You could just pay with your mobile phone. You can scan(扫描) a store's QR code(二维码) to pay. Even a fruit seller on the roadside has a QR code for WeChat Pay or Alipay.
High-speed trains
On September 21, China's new high-speed train Fuxing made its first run from Beijing to Shanghai. It ran at a speed of 350 km/h. This makes it the fastest train in the world.
China has the world's longest high-speed railway network. It's more than 22,000 kilometers leading the game in these areas. And they are greatly changing people's lives.
