Wheels up in Beijing Sep 30, 2019

Wheels up in Beijing

Last Wednesday, September 25, China officially opened the world’s largest airplane terminal, Beijing Daxing International Airport. Constructed to alleviate pressure on the city"s existing airport, Beijing Capital International, the bright orange starfish look-alike took more than four years to construct. And travelers, hold on to your hats, because Daxing International will connect to China"s capital city—about 30 miles away—with a high-speed train that travels at top speeds of more than 200 mph.

© Xinhua/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Sep 30, 2018Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
Sep 30, 2020All eyes on moths
Sep 30, 2021Global commerce in motion
Sep 30, 2022Southern right whale
Sep 30, 2023Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Sep 30, 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Sep 30, 2025Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 2, 2018North Cascades National Park at 50
Mar 10, 2022Bobbio, Italy
Sep 29, 2018Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
Aug 10, 2019Seville celebrates first world tour
Dec 23, 2018Make your list and check it twice
Dec 4, 2018A viewer with a view
Dec 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Feb 2, 2021Did it see its shadow?
Mar 6, 2025Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Sep 15, 2022Hispanic Heritage Month
Nov 3, 2021World Jellyfish Day
Jan 22, 2021Cold? What cold?
Sep 18, 2020Homeward bound
May 1, 2023Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Mar 9, 2019Let the harvest begin
Sep 25, 2025Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
Feb 15, 2020Whales in winter
Jun 7, 2025National Trails Day
Jul 11, 2022World Population Day
Jul 30, 2024San Gimignano, Siena Tuscany, Italy
Mar 1, 2019Forward-thinking women of history
Jun 3, 2020For the love of bikes
Dec 28, 2025Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
Feb 25, 2019High above the reef
Sep 7, 2020Take a break! It s Labor Day!
May 10, 2021An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
Apr 11, 2018Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China
Oct 5, 2018Is that a smile?
Jul 30, 2022Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
May 17, 2018Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day