Performers dress up as heroes in the classic Chinese novel Shuihuzhuan (Outlaws of the Marsh) on the first bullet train operating on the Qufu-Heze high-speed railway on Dec 26. Liangshan county in Jining is believed to be the origin of the novel. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A man shows off traditional Chinese figurines from Jining's Wenshang county on the first bullet train operating on the Qufu-Heze high-speed railway on Dec 26. [Photo/IC]