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  1. pknielsen avatar

    RE: Getting from Jinan to Taiyuan

    by pknielsen 21 May 2012

    Actually, there appears to be a couple of more direct options, K882 & K372 http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/display.asp?tp=1&to…

  2. eastman avatar

    Re: Getting from Jinan to Taiyuan

    by eastman 21 May 2012

    Thanks for your reply. I was actually hoping to get to Taiyuan from Jinan not Beijing.

  3. pknielsen avatar

    RE: Getting from Jinan to Taiyuan

    by pknielsen 21 May 2012

    Both cities kan be reached by high speed trains from Beijing. Taiyuan is 3 hours 21 minutes, Jinan something similar. If you consider…

  4. eastman avatar

    Getting from Jinan to Taiyuan

    by eastman 21 May 2012

    Hi Wondering if anyone knows if it's quicker to take the bus or the train from Jinan to Taiyuan and how long each would take approximately?…

  5. njoy avatar

    Shanghai>Nanjing>Qufu>Yangshou>Miranmar route

    by njoy 18 May 2012

    We (my husband and I, both over 65) will arrive in Shanghai early in November 2012, then on to Nanjing and Qufu, then Yangshuo. We want…

  6. chrisj avatar

    RE: Suggestions on what to see

    by chrisj 20 April 2012

    They have a cable car to the summit at Seoraksan and it's on the opposite side of the valley to Ulsan Bawi. Call me lazy, but I've been…

  7. manchurianexile avatar

    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…

  8. ShawshankBlake avatar

    RE: 4 Weeks @ china - august 2012

    by ShawshankBlake 05 April 2012

    I would replace Taipei by Guilin(Yangshuo), where really worth visit. And there is another way to travel, From Kaifeng to Hangzhou, inst…

  9. ruby98103 avatar

    Jinann train stations

    by ruby98103 01 April 2012

    We will be taking the train to Qingdao. We arrive in the Jinan West train station and need to leave from the Jinan East station. It looks…

  10. anneke64 avatar

    Itinerary

    by anneke64 26 March 2012

    Can someone take a look at my itinerary? I will have 5 weeks to stay in China and will arrive and leave from Qingdao. I thought of travel…

  11. jiejie avatar

    Re: Booking train ticket

    by jiejie 26 March 2012

    You should be OK to get a seat, traveling on March 30. For a single direct train between the two cities, there are only 3 choices, all…

  12. beret12345 avatar

    I have a plan to travel around China

    by beret12345 21 December 2011

    Hi I have a plan to travel around China after Chinese New Year holidays. I’m still planning my route now, it will be a big circle star…

  13. GrogBlossom avatar

    RE: women's football

    by GrogBlossom 05 September 2011

    yes, my bad, the game was in Jinan, a qualifying match for London Olympics. your explanation makes sense. nevertheless, it was rather…

  14. modernleifeng avatar

    Re: women's football

    by modernleifeng 05 September 2011

    I'm guessing you're referring to the women's olympic qualifying currently taking place in Jinan. Because much like anywhere in the world,…

  15. chinapacktrip avatar

    Re: Huangshan to Beijin

    by chinapacktrip 24 July 2011

    Hi, there's only one train (K46) from Huangshan to Beijing directly, and here's the time table, hope to help you station arrive…

  16. picom123 avatar

    Jeonju Makgeolri

    by picom123 04 July 2011

    Last Friday and Saturday, went to Maisan (Horse Ears Mt. in Jinan) and Byeonsan bando national park. From ilsan, took a bus to Jeonju,…

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    RE: 20 Day China Itinerary

    by xjmfl 28 June 2011

    Shanghai (2-3 days)------WaiTan(the Bund,better at night), SH museum,Yuyuan Garden Suzhou (1 day)------Zhouzhuang water town Hangzhou…

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    RE: Korea itinerary check - one week in spring, lots of q's

    by joyeeta 24 June 2011

    Didn't get replies on this, but in case anyone was looking into doing any of these things, had some updates after getting back several…

  19. aqsaqal avatar

    RE: JINAN-what do you recommend there?

    by aqsaqal 15 March 2011

    Well, take a look at photos at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jinan , and the Wikipedia articles on Jinan linked to from…

  20. benjaminrider avatar

    JINAN-what do you recommend there?

    by benjaminrider 15 March 2011

    Hi everyone! Im lucky enough to be spending almost 3 weeks in Jinan doing the Study China Program. I havent found any books on the place…

  21. penfold389 avatar

    RE: Tianjin-Datong-Pingyao-Luoyang-Zengzhou-Jinan-Tianjin Part 2

    by penfold389 11 March 2011

    #4, thanks, I am back from my Tianjin-Datong-Pingyao-Luoyang-Qufu-Taishan-Tianjin trip. I took a bus from Luoyang to Qufu. I was dropped…

  22. 889 avatar

    RE: Tianjin-Datong-Pingyao-Luoyang-Zengzhou-Jinan-Tianjin Part 2

    by 889 09 March 2011

    No need for that complicated transfer at Xuzhou. There are 5 trains daily from Luoyang to Yanzhou, where you catch a bus for Qufu. Among…

  23. iceage avatar

    RE: Tianjin-Datong-Pingyao-Luoyang-Zengzhou-Jinan-Tianjin Part 2

    by iceage 09 March 2011

    @penfold389 , Tai'an railway station was renamed Taishan railway station in 2000, so you only enter Taishan :)

  24. joyeeta avatar

    Korea itinerary check - one week in spring, lots of q's

    by joyeeta 26 February 2011

    Hi! I'm doing a one week trip to Korea. Spending half the time travelling solo, and the other half with friends currently living in…

  25. penfold389 avatar

    RE: Chinese Visa Sticky

    by penfold389 21 February 2011

    #2285, tt is quite easy to get the "One Year Multiple Entry L visa". L = Tourist Visa. The standard "stay per entry" is 30 day stay…

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