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RE: Henan or Sichuan

by Giora 27 May 2012

Henan's an interesting part of China, and sees fewer foreign tourists than Sichuan, though the main sites in the province are very commercia…
RE: China Visa Extension thread

by Giora 26 May 2012

What direction are you planning on heading to from Wuhan? If you're heading north, then both Luoyang and Kaifeng (in Henan) are decent…
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…
Re: Silk Road I Shao Lin to JiaYuGuan

by AirportInfo 24 May 2012

New Link Silk Road 1 [Shao Lin to Luoyang|http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDAxNDg1Njc2.html] Silk Road 2 [Xian to JiaYuGuan|http://v.you…
RE: a week's trip out of Beijing? Help me choose!

by manchurianexile 15 May 2012

I'm not a great fan of Hangzhou either. I'd support a Shanxi/Henan trip as well given that it is both close to Beijing and offers you…
RE: a week's trip out of Beijing? Help me choose!

by egjeg 14 May 2012

Are those close to Beijing? Wulingyuan is 1500km away. I'm not a big fan of Hangzhou, but Wulingyuan and Huangshan are nice if you're…
RE: Shanghai and Beijing in 8 days?

by egjeg 12 May 2012

In my opinion, a trip to China that only includes Beijing and Shanghai is a mistake. There are probably 10 places in China that I'd recommen…
RE: China's Hidden Gems

by pratyeka 09 May 2012

Shandong has some cool stuff most people miss. Don't miss the old capital Qingzhou - it has some of the oldest mosques in the country,…
RE: Trip Bejing Xian Shanghai

by egjeg 09 May 2012

Beijing to Xi'an you can go through Shanxi and visit Datong and Pingyao, or you could go south (faster trains) through Henan and visit…
RE: Itinerary dilemmas

by pknielsen 08 May 2012

Personnally I would go all the way to Yangshou, just to see the stunning landscape. If you go to Xi'an (I agree with Egjeg, it is interestin…
RE: Itinerary dilemmas

by Giora 08 May 2012

I wouldn't go all the way to Yangshuo just to see the Chinese countryside: I'm sure you can find rural areas to visit along your route,…
RE: Dotang or Longmen or Pingyao or what?

by manchurianexile 07 May 2012

As #1 says, Longmen is almost on Xi'an's doorstep (Not to mention the High-Speed Train Station also being virtually next to Longmen Shiku).…
RE: Dotang or Longmen or Pingyao or what?

by drumbrake 06 May 2012

Datong and Luoyang is the spelling. See one of them only. Luoyang is easier from Xi'an because of the high speed train. Then go to Pingy…
RE: Dotang or Longmen or Pingyao or what?

by 889 06 May 2012

It's fair to say the Yungang Shiku near Datong is somewhat more impressive than Longmen, but Longmen's nice enough and -- more importantly…
RE: Medieval chinese towns. Pingyao vs Lijiang

by 889 02 May 2012

You seem insistent on wanting to come home with a souvenir, though generally you can get Chinese crafts cheaper on ebay than you can in…
RE: Xian vs Hong Kong - How to allocate seven travel days?

by drumbrake 01 May 2012

June is wetter than other months in Hong Kong (See http://www.hko.gov.hk/cis/climahk_e.htm ), but you might be lucky and have dry days.…
RE: Hotels is China in August

by Maggah 29 April 2012

try hostelworld.com & hostelbookers.com They have accommodation for most budgets. I've also used agoda.com, as #2 recommends, without…
Hotels is China in August

by lfb49 29 April 2012

Hello fellow travelers! My neice and I are traveling mid-August in China. I have the LP guide but booking with the Chinese websites is…
RE: One week in one City China. Where?

by caoguangzhao 27 April 2012

Wuyuan , Lhasa , Luoyang , Guiling ,Xiamen , Sanya .
RE: Ningxia

by manchurianexile 27 April 2012

It's going to take me a day to get to Beijing and then the best part of another day to get from there to Yinchuan so that's 4 days travel…
RE: China Visa Extension thread

by Giora 26 April 2012

I don't know anything about visa extensions in Xi'an, but Lanzhou is only a day's train ride away, and is a very easy place to get a visa…
RE: China with kids aged 7 and 9

by manchurianexile 16 April 2012

Xi'an may not have a great deal more than the Terracota Warriors but Tianjin hasn't even got them. Tianjin challenges Nanning for the…
RE: Western bar in Quanzhou

by aqsaqal 16 April 2012

Quanzhou has [several museums|http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museums_in_Quanzhou]. 1) As of the late February, Quanzhou Museu…
RE: China in August

by JoJo24 07 April 2012

Wow. Thanks Jiejie for the awesome info. I'll probably skip Datong and visit Pingyao or Luoyang instead.
Re: China in August

by jiejie 06 April 2012

August will be busy and definitely on the international train. Answers: 1) Datong-Beijing-Xi'an would be the best order, due to geograp…