pangjun

While many people recommend by-passing Guilin completely, I lived there for about 9 months and found it to be one of the best cities in...

comicmonster - By TT, number 2 was recommending you do a search on the Thorn Tree (TT) Travel Forum, which is this forum you posted in. ...

Bali is about a 5 hour direct flight from Hong Kong (Cathay Pacific) and Bangkok is less than 3 hours, so you've got a couple of good...

I agree with fluffydragon - plenty to do with 5 days in Beijing alone. Maybe save the Great Wall, Forbidden City or the Summer Palace for...

Yep, unlikely you'd have an issue, with probably about 15 or so entries, mostly flying, into mainland China, with half of them flying into...

Yes, If you can have your bags checked through to the connecting flight (unlikely if different airline) and you have your boarding pass for...

You might first check with the hotel desk and find out their rate for comparison purposes, and it is possible they might have a competitive...

CC - While I have had the schedule changes occur, as you just described, a few times over the years, including for a flight in a little...

I've been to both the Badaling and Mutianyu secitons of the Great Wall and of these two I felt Mutianyu was the more photogenic. This...

The airlines and the pilots are very good, with the exception of keeping their schedules. China Southern and China Eastern are the largest...

I would think they were telling you that you could not expect to get another 6 month visa extension after that one ran out, which would...

I think at least 5 days for playing tourist at a relaxed pace in Beijing is usually the minimum someone who has the time in their itinerary...

hpyhether - I suggest you read through this recent thread specifically on requirements in Beijing and pay attention to the the response...

If you do fly (which I also recommend), look at the fares for flying from either Guangzhou or Shenzhen airports as domestic flights are...

I've booked over 25 flights through CTRIP in the last several years, some from the US but most while in China, and have never had an issue...