Containers 82 6,200 miles (9978 kilometers) and 21 days. It is what has been enough to launch a new trade route that united the city of Yiwu in China, and Madrid, in what is now known as the 'new Silk Road'.
It was not until December when the historic journey comes to an end in the Madrid city becoming the longest route taken by a freight train, which will allow the Chinese market continue to expand into new markets in Europe.
This rail route (Yiwu-Madrid) would pass through the area occiental Chinese Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Moscow and cross Europe to reach the Spanish capital.
Yiwu, the largest market for wholesale world. With an area of 4.7 million square meters, more than 70,000 stores and 210,000 shoppers a day; therefore, the Yiwu-Madrid line reveals Beijing's efforts to revitalize trade in intercontinental land.
