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  1. WITUSTS avatar

    Re: Travelling in China

    by WITUSTS 12 May 2012

    Welcome to travelling in China! If you want to buy railway ticket,you can buy it online.The website is www.12306.cn. But it only…

  2. manchurianexile avatar

    RE: Working Visa With TEFL Certificate

    by manchurianexile 08 May 2012

    I think you'll find that the school is playing you along here. A TEFL/CELTA certificate is more than enough to teach in China. It is…

  3. ben100100100509 avatar

    RE: Overnight trains in China

    by ben100100100509 12 April 2012

    Thanks for the tremendously helpful responses everyone. ShawshankBlake, I may well take you up on your kind offer closer to the time.…

  4. jiejie avatar

    RE: Overnight trains in China

    by jiejie 12 April 2012

    You can buy tickets in Beijing for anywhere to anywhere if it's within the 10 day sales window. And also do the same in other sizeable…

  5. marriot avatar

    Re: China itinerary - train advice needed :)

    by marriot 09 April 2012

    You can take a direct interprovincial bus from Emei Shan to Chongqing, it will take you 5 hours from Emei to Chongqing, 2 buses every…

  6. Giora avatar

    RE: shanghai, xi'an, beijing

    by Giora 06 April 2012

    I wouldn't even dream of trying to visit Shaolin Temple as a day-trip out of Xi'an, though it might theoretically be possible to get there…

  7. Sayoub318 avatar

    shanghai, xi'an, beijing

    by Sayoub318 05 April 2012

    Hello everyone my name is sa'ad and im from los angeles, i will be in china for 2 weeks on a solo journey. i will be in shanghai April…

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    Re: Question about toilets at tourist areas

    by tireatwork1 02 April 2012

    Hi All, The below is my initeray of the tour and where I would be visiting: hopefully the toilets at those places won't be too nasty…

  9. manchurianexile avatar

    RE: Question about toilets at tourist areas

    by manchurianexile 02 April 2012

    Been to all of them but wasn't paying a deal of attention when it came to the toilets. I'm sure the Terracota Warrior site had perfectly…

  10. longway avatar

    RE: Question about toilets at tourist areas

    by longway 02 April 2012

    Hi, haven't been only to Kai Feng among the four, I don't remember anything remarkable about the public toilets in the other three cities;…

  11. johnlau avatar

    RE: Sights in Henan??

    by johnlau 21 March 2012

    Shaolin temple is about 2-hour drive from Zhengzhou. It has become too touristy and is not so advised. Now mosts people tend to skip Shaolin…

  12. alex_chan avatar

    Re: Around Zhengzhou: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin & Kaifeng

    by alex_chan 20 March 2012

    Thanks Giora. I will consider doing this. Alternatively I will stay an extra day in the area and cut short my stay in Beijing (the finishi…

  13. jeanctc avatar

    RE: Sights in Henan??

    by jeanctc 20 March 2012

    Thanks!! Dave,the only reason I wanted to go to Kaifeng was basically to visit the Jewish quarter!!Is it worth a visit now??!!What are…

  14. LaoSichuan avatar

    RE: Sights in Henan??

    by LaoSichuan 20 March 2012

    If you are interested in Wushu, Shaolin close to Zhengzhou is a must. Frequent buses from the Zhengzhou railway station. In the north…

  15. Giora avatar

    RE: Around Zhengzhou: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin & Kaifeng

    by Giora 20 March 2012

    Hi, Why don't you consider avoiding a night in Zhengzhou completely? Head straight from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng (there's a Youth Hostel…

  16. alex_chan avatar

    Around Zhengzhou: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin & Kaifeng

    by alex_chan 20 March 2012

    I will be travelling through China and will have 3 full days (4 nights) to spend in the Zhengzhou area. I was thinking of having three…

  17. reyre2000 avatar

    RE: Guangzhou/Shenzhen Visa run

    by reyre2000 12 March 2012

    gnaij, the train between Zhengzhou and Xiamen is about 26hrs and i think 22hrs to Fuzhou. its an idea to head that way. im yet to spend…

  18. reyre2000 avatar

    Guangzhou/Shenzhen Visa run

    by reyre2000 12 March 2012

    Hey guys Its that time, i yet again have to take another multi L visa run out of China to service my visa. i currently live in Henan…

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    Re: 3 wks in China frm 17 Mar (Beijing,Tianjin,Shanghai)-travel buddy shout out

    by FrostyRua 27 February 2012

    Hi graceybear, since there are not any other responses, let me leave my useless message here. I'm travelling to Beijing on the 9th of…

  20. jiejie avatar

    Re: Buy train ticket in Beijing but depart down the line,

    by jiejie 05 February 2012

    If you are supposed to depart from Beijing but you are a no-show, then yes, it's possible (probable) your sleeper will be given away before…

  21. jiejie avatar

    Re: Train Tickets January 2012 - Beijing to Datong & Xian to Shanghai

    by jiejie 05 January 2012

    Sorry to break it to you, but you are unlikely to get train tickets at this time for either of these segments. There's simply no magic…

  22. manchurianexile avatar

    RE: Destination Ideas from Shenyang to Guilin/Guangzhou

    by manchurianexile 26 December 2011

    If you go to Guilin, you'll be in a position where it will be possible to say "F**k this! I'm off" when you get bored (And you _*WILL*_…

  23. manchurianexile avatar

    RE: Preliminary Research

    by manchurianexile 18 December 2011

    Your main Kung Fu port of call is Henan (Dengfeng - Shaolin) which you may want to squeeze in after the Xi'an bit above. Henan is an OK…

  24. jiejie avatar

    RE: train china new year

    by jiejie 07 December 2011

    I think using bus as a viable option depends on what the "long distance" route is that the OP is talking about. I'd sure hate to have…

  25. manchurianexile avatar

    RE: chinese visa with criminal records

    by manchurianexile 01 December 2011

    I'm a NZ Citizen that has been living in China for the last 8 years (Near enough). I have one or two little driving infringements but,…

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