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  1. Garrufatus avatar

    RE: Where in August? Guilin/Yangshuo or Chengdu/Sichuan?

    by Garrufatus 19 March 2012

    Thanks again, Shijiazhuang airport is a no-no then. Didn't know that it rains around Guilin in August. In this case my best bet would…

  2. jiejie avatar

    Re: Where in August? Guilin/Yangshuo or Chengdu/Sichuan?

    by jiejie 19 March 2012

    Your best bet is to head for higher elevation. Jiuzhaigou is a good recommendation, and you can get there by flight from Xi'an or overland.…

  3. fluffydragon avatar

    RE: Where in August? Guilin/Yangshuo or Chengdu/Sichuan?

    by fluffydragon 19 March 2012

    Sometimes the regular airlines give pretty deep discounts on sites like ctrip, elong, or travelzen. It is a pain to go to Shijiazhuang…

  4. fluffydragon avatar

    RE: Beijing and around in 3 weeks

    by fluffydragon 20 February 2012

    Shijiazhuang. . . eek. Don't recommend you to go there. I personally don't find Tianjin all that interesting though I suppose it depends…

  5. nymier avatar

    RE: Shijiazhuang Airport

    by nymier 30 October 2011

    I have been to this airport several times for business trip. It is really poor and located far from the downtown Shijiazhuang City. The…

  6. 889 avatar

    Re: Shijiazhuang Airport

    by 889 30 October 2011

    There is a website, but it's hidden under a "hebei airport" address: http://www.hebeiairport.cn/Serverce.asp?ID=925 Note that there…

  7. egjeg avatar

    RE: Shijiazhuang Airport

    by egjeg 30 October 2011

    You're right. My mistake. Looks like it's also known as Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport. If it were me, I'd still probably take the D train…

  8. Raki_Man avatar

    RE: Shijiazhuang Airport

    by Raki_Man 30 October 2011

    #1- I think the airport a couple of km from Shijiazhuang North is a military airport. Look on Google Earth and its full of military jets!!…

  9. manchurianexile avatar

    RE: Shijiazhuang Airport

    by manchurianexile 30 October 2011

    +Seeing I'll be in Shijiazhuang is there anything there worth seeing, or is it just another huge modern high-rise Chinese city?+ I have…

  10. egjeg avatar

    RE: Shijiazhuang Airport

    by egjeg 30 October 2011

    What about D train from Beijing West to Shijiazhuang North station? From Shijiazhuang North station, it looks like about about 3.5km to…

  11. Raki_Man avatar

    Shijiazhuang Airport

    by Raki_Man 30 October 2011

    How easy is it to get to Shijiazhuang Airport from Beijing? Spring Airlines have cheap flights ($31 + $29 taxes) to Chongquin from there…

  12. sqingy avatar

    Re: Overland journey Xian to Beijing

    by sqingy 25 July 2011

    1、One hour by plane; By train, then 11-12 hours; If the car was 16 hours 2、By train from Luoyang to Taiyuan about 12 hours 3、F…

  13. chinapacktrip avatar

    Re: Overland journey Xian to Beijing

    by chinapacktrip 25 July 2011

    Hi, Jennifer & Mary 1.You can take the train 1166 from Luoyang (8:00pm) to Pingyao (6:15am in the next day), just sleep on the train…

  14. jiejie avatar

    RE: Sights Taiyuan-Hohhot-Haerbin?

    by jiejie 18 May 2011

    If you want to train, your choices would be to 1) go east then north--the K546 heads for Shijiazhuang then Tianjin, Shanhaiguan, Shenyan…

  15. yaohua2000 avatar

    Re: Need a Train Travel

    by yaohua2000 16 May 2011

    Yes. It is true. The price has dropped a bit since January 11, 2011 because of the open of the new Taizhongyin Railway result of shorter…

  16. enginchina avatar

    Shijiazhuang and the Great Wall

    by enginchina 15 May 2011

    I will be in Shijiazhuang, about two hours, by train, southwest of Beijing for two months this summer. Does anyone have any suggestions…

  17. hiyaks avatar

    Re: Lhasa-Beijing/stops

    by hiyaks 29 April 2011

    Hi All, instead of starting a new thread, i would like to ask the same question here. Does anybody else have other suggestions on where…

  18. dzung avatar

    Re: Getting to Yujiacun from Shijiazhuang?

    by dzung 17 April 2011

    In my opinion, it is still worth going there. Even though it has become touristy, usually tourists go where the tour guide takes them.…

  19. dhfr avatar

    Re: Getting to Yujiacun from Shijiazhuang?

    by dhfr 17 April 2011

    Thanks for your help - I didn't realize it had become so touristy. Is it still worth going to if there are so many people there? I speak…

  20. dzung avatar

    Re: Getting to Yujiacun from Shijiazhuang?

    by dzung 16 April 2011

    Hi, I think you can take a taxi to Yujiacun. Sorry, I don't know how much you are supposed to pay because I arrived there with two buses…

  21. dhfr avatar

    Getting to Yujiacun from Shijiazhuang?

    by dhfr 13 April 2011

    What is the fastest way to get to Yujiacun? I will be taking a bullet train from Beijing to Shijiazhuang... but then do I need to take…

  22. PauGasol44 avatar

    Re: Classical Route: Beijing - Xian - Shanghai

    by PauGasol44 06 April 2011

    Hi again, Maybe it's good enough to only visit the caves of Luoyang and skip Datong, because they seem to be quite similar. There's…

  23. canfindtom avatar

    Sept Travel

    by canfindtom 13 March 2011

    Hello all, I apologize in advance for my very open ended scattered question(s). I have booked a flight to China arriving in Beijing…

  24. 889 avatar

    RE: Visa extension in Shijiazhuang - how long?

    by 889 08 December 2010

    Remember that when you extend your visa you have to stay in a hotel that does the proper PSB registration, not some hole-in-the-wall place.…

  25. John555 avatar

    RE: Visa extension in Shijiazhuang - how long?

    by John555 08 December 2010

    You won't get a cheap hotel either(300Y maybe) nor will any internet bar let you in. I was there again only 6 weeks ago.

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