China's first Bashu culture-themed Fuxing bullet train started running on Thursday. The carriages are decorated with images representing Bashu culture, such as pandas, Sichuan opera facial masks, and Sanxingdui masks. Bashu is the ancient name for Southwest China, which includes Sichuan province and Chongqing.

A staff member wearing a Sichuan opera costume greets passengers in front of a bullet train painted with images of local cultural elements at Chengdu East Railway Station in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Nov 25, 2021. [Photo/China News Service]

A staff member displays her Sichuan opera costume on a train painted with images of local cultural elements at Chengdu East Railway Station in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Nov 25, 2021. [Photo/China News Service]

Passengers walk past a bullet train painted with images of local cultural elements at Chengdu East Railway Station in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Nov 25, 2021. [Photo/China News Service]

A bullet train painted with images of local cultural elements stops at Chengdu East Railway Station in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Nov 25, 2021. [Photo/China News Service]