According to the Chinese railway company, China first freight train to London on Sunday opening.
Buchan Chinese from the eastern province of Zhejiang Yiwu west railway station to London the train running time for 18 days, travel for 7400 miles.
The train arrived in London before Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and france. Britain is the eighth country to join the train service in Central Europe, London is the fifteenth city.
According to the October formulation of the "central freight railway development plan", the railway is a major strategic development of the implementation of response President Xi Jinping proposed the billions of dollars worth of "The Belt and Road" strategy.
The strategy was launched in 2013, is a network infrastructure and trade, the three continents of Africa and Europe along the Silk Road of the old trade routes linking.
There are 39 routes connecting the 16 Chinese cities and the other 12 European cities.
As of June 2016, 1881 trains from China to Europe, 502 trains have been returned from europe.
The train was loaded with German meat, Russian timber and French wine.
The train to London will strengthen ties between China and Western Europe and improve Sino British trade relations, China Railway said.
China's exports in 2015 amounted to $2 trillion and 270 billion, compared with $2 trillion and 340 billion in 2014 slowed.
China's economic growth rate fell from 7.3% in 2014 to $6.9% in 2015, the lowest level in 25 years.
"Belt and Road Initiative" strategy is to promote a part of trade and economic growth efforts.
