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   RE: Air reservations within China?

   by utahjo 27 May 2012

   You guys are wonderful! I was not intending to book tours, and the advice struck me as odd. In the US we have to find someone to get…

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   Re: Clean Air?

   by jeanieh 27 May 2012

   Hi, If you particularly want to visit China, Yangshuo ( Guilin county town) in Guangxi province would be an excellent choice. Many years…

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   RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by Chinatraveling 26 May 2012

   Lijiang and the surrounding areas are very good. If you want to get away from the tourists it's not very hard. I would probably recommend…

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   Re: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by nomadchina 26 May 2012

   I agree with #2. Lijiang is Disneyland. If you don't want to see fake culture and Chinese tourist masses, choose something else.

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   RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by bengbubob 26 May 2012

   My choice is LiJiang and stay at the Blossom Hill hotel. Much more to do there and my favorite town in all of China. The Blossom Hill…

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   RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by John555 25 May 2012

   Maybe you like love.

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   RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by kunmingirl 25 May 2012

   like #2's ideas, but it is hard for us to know how easily you get bored...i could spend a long time in any of the places mentioned and…

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   RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by John555 25 May 2012

   Lijiang at those prices out of the question.

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   RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

   by tigerstu 25 May 2012

   Keifeng and Luoyang are my choices. Or stay close and go to Fujian... start in Xiamen and then get out to the smaller places, Yong Ding…

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    RE: 4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

    by pknielsen 25 May 2012

    The cities you are mentioning are not exactly small, nor traditional.. Can't you fly to Kunming, and then take the train to Lijiang. …

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    4 days in Lijiang or Guilin? or maybe another city? what to see? help!

    by elkibi 25 May 2012

    Hi guys! I hope you can help me with this one... I will be in China in early november for work, and I want to extend my stay and see…

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    Re: Hi guys, needed some trip planning avise

    by jiejie 25 May 2012

    #7's itinerary sounds like a tout's--a package group tour. It makes absolutely no sense to put these 4 locations (Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin,…

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    RE: Travel buddy needed for short trips: Chengdu, Guilin, Huangshan

    by Twinklebelle 25 May 2012

    Ok so planning to go to Huangshan 17th-20th June (bus) and Yangshuo, Guilin 24th-27th (flight are dirt cheap at this time) So these are…

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    RE: Extensions on Multiple Entry Tourist Visa

    by jiejie 24 May 2012

    Yes, you should not forfeit that nice multi L with 90 day durations. Probably just leave earlier. Alternatively, get a bus to Guangzhou…

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    Re: Beijing-Yangshuo-Chengdu in 2 weeks in August

    by jiejie 24 May 2012

    It is doable if you are willing to spend the money to fly internally within China. Fine tuning: On 25th, get the first morning flight…

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    Re: Extensions on Multiple Entry Tourist Visa

    by taraaj 24 May 2012

    I'm on an L visa. Visiting friends in Guilin. I was hoping the extension would not void my L multiple entry visa, but it looks like that…

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    southern China late June to July 10, Southeast Asia Oct-Dec 2012

    by rabbitpaw 23 May 2012

    Hey guys, I'm 24 from Canada (Montreal/Toronto), female traveling solo for about a year in Asia: June to early Oct in China, 3 months…

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    RE: Hi guys, needed some trip planning avise

    by tparker 23 May 2012

    Xi'an to Huangshan as a journey might be logistically time consuming - no direct train, but going via Hefei (in Anhui Province) for example…

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    RE: Booking train tickets

    by John555 23 May 2012

    Should be easy enough as you go given a day or 2. Guilin was always awkward though the agencies seem never short of tickets.

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    Re: Hi guys, needed some trip planning avise

    by wahdat 23 May 2012

    Hi sorry yeah I should have put that. I definitely will be taking the trains when ever possible I meant Huangshan sorry, and yeah Xi'an…

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    RE: circuit

    by drumbrake 23 May 2012

    Assuming unlimited time: Beijing, (train) Shanghai, (train) Suzhou, (train) Nanjing, (train) Hangzhou, (train or bus) )Huangshan, (fly)…

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    RE: Booking train tickets

    by drumbrake 23 May 2012

    The one place in Hong Kong that I'm aware of is the 'China train shop' on the concourse level of Hung Hom Station. They can get tickets…

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    RE: Hi guys, needed some trip planning avise

    by jiejie 22 May 2012

    Hang Shan? Do you mean Hua Shan (near Xi'an) or Huang Shan (closer to Hangzhou in Anhui province)? Gilian? = Guilin? The order of…

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    RE: Tourist Visa - renewing before '7 days from expiry' or in Beijing?

    by Sapphire_85 22 May 2012

    Thank you, Leshan sounds like a good bet. This is our current itinerary - we will be stopping at a few places on the way to Beijing but…

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    Re: few spare days to fill/suggestions

    by johnlau 22 May 2012

    Maybe you can focus on your present listed destinations or their neighbourhood area since the new long-distance destination transit usully…