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  1. Johnny avatar

    RE: Taxi drivers.

    by Johnny 20 May 2012

    In China the taxi drivers are all Chinese, although in Guangdong they tend to come from a different province. The conversation usually…

  2. aqsaqal avatar

    RE: Biking Trips in China

    by aqsaqal 26 April 2012

    Western Hubei was quite nice, even in the mid-summer, when Wuhan or Chongqing would have been intolerably hot. The idea was to go from…

  3. jiejie avatar

    Re: Off the beaten track in central China

    by jiejie 17 April 2012

    Southwest Hubei province: Enshi, Lichuan, and surrounding area. You'll find very little information out there and particularly not…

  4. jiejie avatar

    RE: Overnight trains in China

    by jiejie 17 April 2012

    I was just in Wuhan, Yichang, 3 Gorges Dam/Yangtze area last month, and I'm here to tell you: don't bother, especially with your routing…

  5. jimmyinChina avatar

    RE: Train travel safe in China?

    by jimmyinChina 13 April 2012

    Yea I dig, I'm not trying to do any shady dealings here. Fact is, the success- or failure- of Ctrip's bottom line has no real bearing…

  6. jimmyinChina avatar

    RE: Train travel safe in China?

    by jimmyinChina 12 April 2012

    I do work for Ctrip, and I didn't mean to mislead anyone otherwise (I directly stated it in a response to a Tibet permit situation thread…

  7. 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…

  8. jimmyinChina avatar

    Train travel safe in China?

    by jimmyinChina 11 April 2012

    Hey ya'll, Last month, I heard about the section of [high-speed railroad that collapsed in Hubei province|http://blog.chinatravel.net/plan…

  9. Freshfarang avatar

    Xi'an to Jiuzhaigou to Gansu

    by Freshfarang 10 April 2012

    Hello, I'm traveling to China for about a month in a few days and will be traveling from Shanghai over to Xi'an making a few stops on…

  10. LaoSichuan avatar

    Re: Wuhan , what to do here for 2 weeks?

    by LaoSichuan 15 March 2012

    if you like to see some unspoiled nature and hiking in Hubei province, Shennongjia is a good place to go. Its off the beaten track, very…

  11. aqsaqal avatar

    Re: Wuhan , what to do here for 2 weeks?

    by aqsaqal 14 March 2012

    Wuhan may not have "world-famous" sites like Beijing or Xi'an do, but it has lots of little (and not so little) corners where you can…

  12. jiejie avatar

    RE: Itinerary advice

    by jiejie 07 March 2012

    Datong and Pingyao don't sound like they are congruent with your other stated wants (no other big cities, few tourists). You could add…

  13. jiejie avatar

    Hubei-Enshi

    by jiejie 07 March 2012

    Anybody with any experience in the Enshi region of Hubei province? I'm specifically interested in the Mufu Canyon, Tangya Tusi Palace,…

  14. dfw2012 avatar

    China has many wildplace you not known exactly,I m angency or be ur guide

    by dfw2012 02 February 2012

    Hi friends: I came back from US 2009 and had my own outdoor club in Hubei Province Wuhan city China! Our club can work for you book…

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    Re: Wudang Shan or Song Shan with kids?

    by OldDoggy 31 January 2012

    Hi! Wudang Wushu and Shaolin Martial Art are two famous Martial arts in China. Wudang Mountain is a taoriam mountain in Hubei Province.…

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    RE: Martial Arts

    by OldDoggy 30 January 2012

    Hello There are 3 famous places you can learn Kongfu. 1: Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. There are sevaral Martial art school there…

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    RE: Rex Jackson - Australian missing in China

    by AlBeamer 19 January 2012

    There were some threads linking to Zhanjiang right here in this branch. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1853266…

  18. chrisj avatar

    Re: Ten days around Beijing

    by chrisj 08 January 2012

    Thanks again 889. Found this in an attempt to find South Shanghai Bus Station. There are 9 major bus stations & 40 all up in Shanghai.…

  19. aqsaqal avatar

    RE: China in July/August

    by aqsaqal 06 January 2012

    Well, Gansu is not all that far east of Xinjiang and Tibet, but when I was there in late July 2009 (mostly Lanzhou and Linxia, and [points…

  20. jwhale avatar

    Should I study mandarin in Beijing, Wudan, or Guilin?

    by jwhale 13 December 2011

    Hi all, I'm currently finishing up my bachelors degree in science, but I took some first year courses in Mandarin and I really want to…

  21. chrisj avatar

    RE: train china new year

    by chrisj 07 December 2011

    I've never been to Urumqi. Is it worth seeing? Have always used buses instead of trains when no seats available, in most other provinces…

  22. johnlau avatar

    RE: China Itinerary Suggestions

    by johnlau 28 November 2011

    Hi, Wudangshan is famous for its Taoism culture in Hubei province, and not conveniently connected to other cities you mentioned. In order…

  23. Asiatraveller1710 avatar

    RE: Yellow River (middlecourse) & Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan conditions-in winter

    by Asiatraveller1710 16 September 2011

    Snow is quite rare in Hunan, and even the major roads are not cleared. I happened to be in Changsha in februari, when they had the worst…

  24. Ann_Huang avatar

    Re: Yellow River (middlecourse) & Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan conditions-in winter

    by Ann_Huang 13 September 2011

    Hi, I am a newcomer ,from Hunan,now in Shanxi Xi'an.I am not sure I get all of your meaning,hope I could give you a little help. In…

  25. roblilwall avatar

    Yellow River (middlecourse) & Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan conditions-in winter

    by roblilwall 13 September 2011

    Yellow River (middlecourse) & Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan conditions-in winter? This winter I'm going on a walking/kayaking expedition throu…

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