China Travel Stories

75 minutes to travel from Shanghai to Nanjing

Date: 2009-8-10 22:29:00 by happyer Tags: Shanghai Nanjing

The Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed railway, which will cut travel time to 75 minutes, is set to open in July, Wenhui Daily reported today.

Currently it takes at least 120 minutes to travel from Shanghai to Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, by train.

The train will reach speed of over 300 kilometers per hour.

Construction started in July last year on the 300km rail line,

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The Best Time to See Plum Blossom at Meihuashan Nanjing

Date: 2009-2-15 21:01:00 by mercier Tags: Meihuashan Nanjing

With the weather getting warmer, the plum blossom came into flower this weekend at Meihuashan (Plum Blossom Mountain), Nanjing, and the best time to see plum blossom and the spring tours began.
 
There are many species of plum blossom at Meihuashan, such as Nanjing Hongxu, a vermilion species, and Button Jade Butterfly. Today’s special focus was the Lovers’ Plum B

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Buddha relic found in Nanjing

Date: 2008-11-23 20:23:00 by jasmine Tags: Nanjing

Archeologists on Saturday removed an about 1,000-year-old miniature pagoda, believed to hold the top part of Buddha's skull, from an iron case found at a former temple site in Nanjing in July.

The site in the capital of Jiangsu province is home to a number of temples, including the Changgan Temple of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and the Dabaoen, or Grand Temple of Payment for Ki

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