铁道部素有“倒煤部”之称,煤炭运输位居铁路货运量的首位,约占年货运量的40%以上。我国工业主要集中于东南沿海。对外开放十几年,沿海地区得风气之先,经济发展尤为迅猛。遗憾的是这些经济上富足的地区恰恰是资源上的贫弱地区。以煤炭来说,主要产 The Ministry of Railways is known as the “Coal Ministry,” said coal transportation ranking first in the volume of railway freight, accounting for more than 40% of annual cargo traffic. China’s industry is mainly concentrated in the southeast coast. More than a decade after opening to the outside world, the coastal areas have got precedent and the economic development is especially rapid. Unfortunately, these economically affluent areas are precisely the resource-poor areas. In terms of coal, the main production