Category: China
Buses are particularly good for short trips, and in some cases they may be the only form of public transport available. Visitors have a choice between the newer tourist …
In Xi’an, the historic capital ofthe Middle Kingdom, as well as innumerable copies of the warriors of the famous terracotta army, available in every conceivable shape and size, there …
Railway timetables are published in English and Chinese. The English version can be bought in Hong Kong and at the ticket office for foreigners in Beijing. Beijing-Shanghai: 17 hrs; …
The medical problems most likely to be encountered in China are colds and digestive upsets because of difficulties in adjusting to the Chinese weather (see When to Go and …
During the Tang era (618-907) what is now Xi’an formed a part of Chang’an, which at that time was 37km/23 miles in circumference and had a population of a …
Tea and water are not often drunk with meals; on festive occasions and particularly when foreign guests are present you will be served nonalcoholic refreshments such as orange lemonade, …
There are plenty of taxis in the major cities – over 120,000 in all – and these can be hired for longer trips as well as shorter journeys. There …
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