From the green train to the Fuxing bullet train, and from China’s first high-speed railway to the world's largest "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed rail network, the compression of time and space brought about by a rapid increase of speed has profoundly changed the transportation landscape and transformed people's lifestyles. An American writer, deeply curious about this phenomenon, embarks on a high-speed rail journey. He travels through China’s major urban clusters and economic zones, from west to east and from north to south, meeting high-speed train drivers, going on exciting adventures to tourist destinations on high-speed trains, exploring how high-speed rail is used to deliver packages, experiencing dual-city living made possible by the high-speed rail, and tagging along with rail enthusiasts as they "chase high-speed trains." Through these real and fascinating high-speed rail journeys, he uncovers the stories and the secrets behind the rapid development of this new era...