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  1. akula avatar

    RE: Update on Guizhou, November 2011

    by akula 01 February 2012

    Hey, just want to say that Jinyang is completely right, actually. I've caught the bus from Jinyang to Kaili probably 6 times or more.…

  2. bai3feng1 avatar

    What to do in Guiyang at 6 a.m. (贵州贵阳)

    by bai3feng1 17 August 2011

    Heading to Guizhou this weekend for a week or two (from Kunming.) More convenient trains to Guiyang were sold out or only had 硬座 (hard…

  3. lq425 avatar

    Re: Zūnyì, Guìzhōu – Is it any good?

    by lq425 28 April 2011

    I have lived in Zunyi for 4 weeks in the summers of 2002 and 2008. It is off the beaten path. It is a delightful town with lots of street…

  4. hoyicn avatar

    RE: Motorcycling in South China

    by hoyicn 07 April 2011

    i'm a chinese,i answer your questions: A)"G" type highways in chinese means:National Highways, "s" type highways in chinese means:provinc…

  5. ZHET avatar

    Chongqing

    by ZHET 06 July 2009

    Hi all, it's been a long while since I've been on the TT! I moved to a new job in February, and apparently the university's Internet system…

  6. Bethverde avatar

    Notes on Chishui, Guizhou Province

    by Bethverde 03 June 2009

    Just got back from a quick trip to Chishui, in Guizhou Province. Couldn't find much about it online or in my LP China Southwest, so thought…

  7. dharmacub avatar

    Yunnan vs Guizhou and Guangxi Province (1 Week)

    by dharmacub 16 April 2008

    So I'm Planning a trip to souther China with an emphasis to see amazing scenery and culture before startin a conference in Beijing. I'll…

  8. channamasala avatar

    RE: What are your views on the Olympic Games 2008....

    by channamasala 18 March 2008

    FireArm - the fact that they black out news about Tibet means that there is a news blackout. Besides BBC, when I lived in China in 2002…

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    travel in other parts of guizhou? help!

    by channamasala 10 November 2007

    Yes, there definitely is. The villages aren't mostly minorities as they are in the south, though there are still some. There are lots…

  10. channamasala avatar

    travel in other parts of guizhou? help!

    by channamasala 09 November 2007

    I used to live in Zunyi in the north. I have tons of info for travel around that area, though posts above did a better job of discussing…

  11. channamasala avatar

    Guizhou Updates

    by channamasala 08 November 2007

    Shiyou means petroleum, as ellyse pointed out. So actually that makes perfect sense. They are probably one and the same hotel. As for…

  12. jasonwongphoto avatar

    Guizhou Updates

    by jasonwongphoto 08 November 2007

    I JUST finished my time in Guizhou and found so many outdated LP notes that I felt obliged to pass on the info.

    Guiyang- the buget…

  13. channamasala avatar

    Guizhou during the October holiday

    by channamasala 27 October 2007

    There are plenty of exciting things to see aside from markets!

    There are beautiful landscapes and hiking opportunities.
    There…

  14. channamasala avatar

    Chishui in Guizhou province

    by channamasala 07 September 2007

    plump maybe, but I'm about as Indian as you are! Blue eyes, white skin, fair-ish hair, I could probably be a poster girl for "Visit…

  15. ellyse avatar

    Chishui in Guizhou province

    by ellyse 06 September 2007

    Looking up the stuff on Ctrip, Chongqing -- Chishui buses are 4.5h, Luzhou -- Chishui 2.5h and Chongqing -- Luzhou 2.5h. :) All just part…

  16. channamasala avatar

    Chishui in Guizhou province

    by channamasala 06 September 2007

    Hey,

    you're a native Chinese speaker?! Really? I always pictured a tall brunette British girl behind your handle.

    Anyway,…

  17. ellyse avatar

    Chishui in Guizhou province

    by ellyse 06 September 2007

    Does anyone have anything to say about Chishui in Guizhou province? There's a dearth of information about that place: I've searched ThornTre…

  18. channamasala avatar

    "Rivertown" -- did you find it interesting for a traveler?

    by channamasala 24 August 2007

    I liked the book because, having taught English not long after the 90s (2002) in a rural Chinese city, most of it resonated very, very…

  19. danjo avatar

    Remarks on Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan

    by danjo 22 August 2007

    I've just finished a few weeks of traveling, and I thought I'd make a few comments about some of the places I visited, especially the…

  20. channamasala avatar

    Living in China on 1000 Y/mo

    by channamasala 10 August 2007

    yes there will.

    even a backwater like Zunyi had a KFC. No McDonald's, that's how rural it was. And a Dicos which is like KFC…

  21. channamasala avatar

    Things you never hear Chinese people say

    by channamasala 08 August 2007

    I'm talking more about extra fees for, say, any sort of paperwork, ever. Or anaesthesia at the hospital for a dental procedure. Although…

  22. channamasala avatar

    SARS

    by channamasala 14 July 2007

    I was in Zunyi, Guizhou.

    I was on a plane - actually mid-flight - from Zunyi to Urumqi when the government finally admitted that…

  23. channamasala avatar

    Yunnan Guizhou Yunnan

    by channamasala 07 June 2007

    I was unimpressed with Dali. Lijiang was "OK" but not anything to jump up and down about.

    I do recommend setting aside…

  24. sanddog avatar

    around guiyang

    by sanddog 21 May 2007

    Anshun, Kaili not of great interest in themselves (unless you want to find the best dog restaurant), and Zunyi mostly for history buffs.…

  25. eilaw avatar

    Hainan -> Guizhou -> Guangxi????

    by eilaw 08 February 2007

    I'll be in Sanya for a conference in mid-March, and afterwards considering doing some very low budget travelling. I'm considering going…

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