China Travel Stories

A Train in China

Date: 2008-10-29 3:44:00 by chinawander; Tags: China train travel

After several years of living in China, when I'm faced with the prospect of a long train trip I begin to get a feeling much like the feeling of waiting in the lobby of a dentist's office. Yet like that annual cleaning, one needs to travel on a Chinese train every now and then if for no other reason than to reexamine the country. Most Chinese people I know hate traveling by train. In fact, the rece ... View Details

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Planning a Trip to China

Date: 2008-10-27 1:32:00 by catherine; Tags: China Trip planning

The year was 2006 and I was keen to visit China. The main motivating factor was to get to see some parts of this emerging economic giant and military power and also interact with some local residents. The way of living, doing business, general demeanor and attitude/behavior of locals was of interest to me. I was reading about China in magazines and seeing some news on TV, but in order to get ... View Details

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Trip to Great Wall of China

Date: 2008-10-26 22:45:00 by catherine; Tags: Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the world, and a visit to Beijing would not be complete without seeing it. Therefore, when I made plans to visit Beijing in 2006, a trip to the Great Wall was a must. Surfing of Beijing sight-seeing websites helped in getting to know the trips available to visit this largest man-made object. I was able to get a good price for the trip by conta ... View Details

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