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  1. egjeg avatar

    RE: Places rich people like?

    by egjeg 03 May 2012

    Bora bora - vacation Wenzhou China - the epicenter of China's entrepreneurs. lots of sketchy business loans. Macau China Belle Meade,…

  2. nikos_k avatar

    Trip report from backpacking east China

    by nikos_k 29 April 2012

    Hi there! After a month-long trip in April to eastern China I write this (subjective!) report, hoping to help some future traveler. Star…

  3. Giora avatar

    RE: Train travel safe in China?

    by Giora 24 April 2012

    Well, if I remember correctly, the accident happened in the evening, at something like 8PM; I'd gone through Wenzhou in mid-afternoon,…

  4. Giora avatar

    RE: Train travel safe in China?

    by Giora 20 April 2012

    I was travelling on the high-speed line through Wenzhou on the day of the accident last summer, and only missed it by a few hours. That…

  5. chrisj avatar

    RE: How do I get off the beaten path?

    by chrisj 13 April 2012

    jiejie has given some good advice, & I would also recommend you skip Beijing. Save it & Xian for another trip. From HK you could stop…

  6. 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…

  7. jeff1090 avatar

    Looking for Travel Partner to China 28th March to 4th of May

    by jeff1090 04 March 2012

    Hello I'm a solo traveler here, guess that it'll be cool if i find someone to tag along here since all my friends are too busy with their…

  8. woolf135 avatar

    RE: Suggestions for culture - nature in east+south China ?

    by woolf135 04 March 2012

    You can take the D-train between Shanghai and Xiamen, and it has stops at a few good mountains in southeast zhejiang -- Taimushan, Yandangsh…

  9. AlBeamer avatar

    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…

  10. chrisj avatar

    Re: Xiamen-Shenzhen-Hong Kong this month

    by chrisj 07 January 2012

    +There's now direct daytime train service between Hangzhou and Xiamen (7.5 hours), so it's not necessary to take the bus, or fly.+ That's…

  11. 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…

  12. rouentahl avatar

    RE: 7 Ones: Books, Music, Exotic Food in China (Beijing and Kunming)

    by rouentahl 21 October 2011

    1. ONE Book or Blog... Get google to translate tieba.baidu.com. Gives you a look of the reality of the Chinese internet generation. 2.…

  13. Katieinruian avatar

    Polish girl looking for English speaking friends in Ruian near Wenzhou

    by Katieinruian 08 October 2011

    Hi, I am based in Ruian for some time and I'd like to see the place and make some new friends. I can see that there are so few foreigners…

  14. Jaizzie avatar

    RE: Suggestions for long weekend trips from Shanghai via bullet train?ain

    by Jaizzie 26 August 2011

    Taimushan - just past Wenzhou on the high speed line...can easily spend 2-3 days there hiking/beach nearby but while there I didn't see…

  15. drumbrake avatar

    RE: Shanghai D and G trains suspended from 15 August

    by drumbrake 20 August 2011

    I was able to get a D train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Shaoxing on 18 August. It went through Hangzhou and continues to Wenzhou. We got…

  16. rldh avatar

    Different China getaway

    by rldh 03 August 2011

    Hey folks, I live in China, speak Chinese and have travelled to most provinces here. But I'm scratching my head...I'm trying to find…

  17. 889 avatar

    Re: High speed rail between Shanghai and Beijing

    by 889 25 July 2011

    Unfortunately, there's been a fatal accident on one of the new rail lines near Wenzhou on Saturday, July 23. As of today, the death toll…

  18. onetourchina avatar

    RE: Wenzhou to Longhu Shan - where to stop along the way

    by onetourchina 15 July 2011

    You can arrange a stop at Jingde Zhen Town (景德镇) or Shangqing Old Town (上清古镇) nearby Longhu Shan around Yingtan City. Both of them are…

  19. michaelme avatar

    Wenzhou to Longhu Shan - where to stop along the way

    by michaelme 14 July 2011

    My wife and I will be traveling to Wenzhou and then to longhu Shan for some hiking. We have an extra day or two and were looking for recomme…

  20. tomlock_pa avatar

    RE: Shanghai in early August 2011- Advice?

    by tomlock_pa 11 June 2011

    if you are in Shanghai for a lot of those 10 days, take a couple of them and go with your friend to visit Hangzhou with its West Lake…

  21. earthaydn avatar

    RE: travelling plan in china and vietnam

    by earthaydn 24 May 2011

    Sounds like a plan. i was also living in northern china and felt the desperate need to fly south in winter! (and i was only in shan dong…

  22. hoyicn avatar

    RE: Motorcycling in South China

    by hoyicn 07 April 2011

    i'm a chinese,i answer your questions: A)"G" type highways in chinese means:National Highways, "s" type highways in chinese means:provinc…

  23. woolf135 avatar

    RE: Southeast Zhejiang ancient villages

    by woolf135 26 January 2011

    Wencheng county (one county west of wenzhou) is awesome, and so is Jingning (She minority) next to it. High mountains, cool bridges, old…

  24. unesco avatar

    Southeast Zhejiang ancient villages

    by unesco 25 January 2011

    I recently passed through this area of China and couldn't find an awful lot of info so here is some. Its interesting country and very…

  25. mackayb_87 avatar

    RE: Wehzhou, China

    by mackayb_87 18 November 2010

    Nanji Island is great, there is also a nature reserve a few hours north of the city you can check out. Accomadation for foreigners is…

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