Research on High-Speed Railway and Urbanization of Ethnic Areas:A Case Study of Rongjiang High-Speed Railway Station in Guizhou
With the construction and operation of China's"eight vertical and eight horizontal"high-speed railway network,high-speed railways have become a booster for urbanization development.This article analyzes the impact of the Guizhou-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway construction on the urban development of Rongjiang County through fieldwork.The study finds that the construction of the high-speed railway has created an innovative model for urban development,expanded the scale of the urban economy,and promoted the aggregation of the population from rural areas to cities.High-speed railways have a multi-faceted and multi-level promotional relationship with urban development.However,high-speed railway stations have an important"node effect,"while areas along the line without stations mostly face a"pass-through effect"and do not benefit from it.How to avoid the negative effects brought by the construction of high-speed railways and promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas are issues that need to be explored in depth.
High-speed railwayUrbanizationAnthropology of roadUrban space