The landscape viewed from the flight from Beijing to Lanzhou

Early this morning we took CA1273, an Air China plane which was scheduled to take off at 07:20 and land at 09:35 at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport from Beijing to Lanzhou to attend the Silk Road International Tourism Festival 2011. Basically there are about 9 daily flights running between Beijing and Lazhou, operated by Air China, Eastern China Airline, Hainan Airline….

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Arrival Hall of Beijing South Railway Station

Of the four the train stations in Beijing (Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Station, Beijing South Station and Beijing North Station), Beijing South Railway Station serves as the terminal for the high speed trains, including Tianjin, Shanghai and more cities which have railway stations for high speed trains. If you are leaving Beijing by taking a high…

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Ticket Booking for Beijing Shanghai High Speed Rail

The long-expectes  Beijing Shanghai high speed rail starts to operate on July 01, 2011, a great day to be recorded into history. The high speed train ticket sale starts at 9:00am June 24, 2011.   For ticket booking, passengers are requested to log on to www.12306.cn, a service website run by China Railway customer service center. Unfortuatley, at…

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Internet on Beijing Shanghai high speed trains

Wireless internet access is available on the Beijing Shanghai high speed rail  for commuters. Passengers use the free wifi connections via their laptops, iphones. Wireless internet access is available in each coach on high speed trains, and throughout the 24 stations, to help passengers stay connected.   Behind each seat, there is a socket for you to charge your laptop or mobile phone….

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