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  1. drumbrake avatar

    RE: Bus form Zhangjiajie to Guilin - help appreciated

    by drumbrake 20 April 2012

    From Guilin, first get a bus to Huaihua; then catch a local one to Fenghuang. From Fenghuang, catch a bus to Jishou. Then a local one…

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    RE: Help needed on the Longsheng-Dehang-Chongqing route plan

    by sakya 29 March 2012

    Hi The link below will give you the train schedule to Huaihua from Guilin . Does arrive around midnight though There are a number of…

  3. putnik08 avatar

    Help needed on the Longsheng-Dehang-Chongqing route plan

    by putnik08 29 March 2012

    I have spent months doing research for my first time trip to China, as I only have a month, yet want to see too much. I would need help…

  4. anneo avatar

    RE: China Itinerary

    by anneo 25 March 2012

    The trick with the buses is working out which bus station to be at. Most of the places in Hunan that you will be going to have a long…

  5. drumbrake avatar

    RE: China Itinerary

    by drumbrake 20 March 2012

    I think from Dehang / Jishou / Huaihua, you would first need to get to Sanjiang, then the rice terraces, then Guilin. This might be by…

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    Re: Chongqing to Fenghuang bus/train

    by loveland 26 February 2012

    There is no direct train/bus to to Fenghuang. However, there are freq. train from Chongqing Bai (North) to Tongren & Huaihua (Huaihua…

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    Re: need help to plan to guangxi n hunan

    by anneo 24 February 2012

    We went from Guilin up the west side of Hunan last May. From Guilin we caught a bus to Sangjiang (4 hours) the went on to Chengyang where…

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    Re: From Hunan to Guangxi

    by sakya 23 February 2012

    [china trains|http://www.cnvol.com/] Hi Not sure where you will be but there is a train coming from Chengdu which passes through Huaihu…

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    Re: FENGHUANG!!

    by sakya 13 February 2012

    Hi Huaihua is like Jishou , a number of hotels around and near the station As #1 says , cheap and good is relative to your situation…

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    RE: Nature and views between Shanghai and Guilin

    by jiejie 22 January 2012

    Well, I think the waterfall is the key factor. Read up on it (and the entry fees involved), find some reviews done by other foreigners…

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    RE: Chengdu to Guangzhou/Shenzhen/HK area

    by fluffydragon 31 December 2011

    Huaihua isn't a place I'd spend any time other than transiting, but Dehang and Fenghuang are worth a stop. For me, 25 hour train rides…

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    RE: Chengdu to Guangzhou/Shenzhen/HK area

    by drumbrake 31 December 2011

    Chongqing is on the route. That's a big city! Near Huaihua is Dehang (countryside) and Fenghuang (small, touristy town on river). You…

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    Re: Chongqing - Zhangjiajie - Jishou - Dehang Transportation

    by Frieden 30 December 2011

    Thanks for the fast responses. @egjeg: Yeah I know, I read this book some weeks ago and wanted to double check with your experiences.…

  14. sakya avatar

    RE: Chongqing - Zhangjiajie - Jishou - Dehang Transportation

    by sakya 30 December 2011

    Hi Jishou is on a different train line to Huaihua so you would need to go to Huaihua to catch a train to Zhenyuan and/or Guiyang or catch…

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    RE: Chongqing - Zhangjiajie - Jishou - Dehang Transportation

    by anneo 30 December 2011

    We visited Zhangjiajie, Dehang and Fenghuang in May this year although we travelled the reverse from Guilin to Chengyang to Huaihua then…

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    Chongqing - Zhangjiajie - Jishou - Dehang Transportation

    by Frieden 30 December 2011

    Hey Folks, As I am about to finish my studies I currently work on my reward. During an internship in Beijing last year I fell in love…

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    RE: ICBMs and MTBs - G209 through southern Hunan?

    by Maarten_W 30 November 2011

    Hi Lazycyclist, A couple of days ago we found out that the G209 is still off limits for foreigners. We were stopped by the police at Hongji…

  18. sakya avatar

    Re: Xian - Hunan - Shanghai

    by sakya 21 November 2011

    Hi Nico From Xian catch a train to Huaihua , its a railway hub From Huaihua catch a bus / train to Jishou From Jishou catch a bus to…

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    RE: three weeks, too short for too much?

    by sakya 20 October 2011

    Hi Yes it is a lot Firstly you are backtracking , from Yangshou to Fenghuang and Dehang unless of course you head to Changsa and then…

  20. anneo avatar

    RE: Zhangjiajie and 3Gorges of Yangtze

    by anneo 22 September 2011

    The accommodation in Huaihua looked to be pretty cheap - it is certainly not a tourist haunt. WE stayed in the centre of the city in quite…

  21. Myspices avatar

    Re: Zhangjiajie and 3Gorges of Yangtze

    by Myspices 22 September 2011

    Thanks Drumbrake :) As long as the lodge is clean and safe, i am fine with it as it's only for a night. Any idea how early is the bus…

  22. drumbrake avatar

    RE: Zhangjiajie and 3Gorges of Yangtze

    by drumbrake 22 September 2011

    1) There are usually hotels near train stations; not great hotels, but ok for a night's sleep. I doubt if there would be onward transport…

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    Re: Zhangjiajie and 3Gorges of Yangtze

    by Myspices 21 September 2011

    Hi hi..thanks all for your feedback. Will be embarking on the trip this October. Am tying up some loose ends here and would appreciate…

  24. drumbrake avatar

    RE: Direct bus from Fenghuang to Guilin

    by drumbrake 28 August 2011

    Going via Changsha seems a long detour to me. Maybe better to get to Huaihua and then Guilin?

  25. anneo avatar

    RE: Zhangjiajie and 3Gorges of Yangtze

    by anneo 13 August 2011

    Huaihua is an unremarkable modern city - we were told that there are Nuclear power plants there. We stayed there over night only because…

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