If you are in the process of planning your Suzhou tour or Shanghai tour, a glimpse of Zhouzhuang Water Town is worth your time. Zhouzhuang is reputed as the No.01 Water Town in China and “Venice in the East”. Under the jurisdiction of Kunshan City, it is located 45km to the southest of Suzhou and 80km…
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…
So what do the Beijing Shanghai high speed rail coaches look like? The high speed trains in use are three kinds of CRH380 series including CRH380A (8-car set), CRH380AL(16-car set)、CRH380BL(16-car set). Take the 16 car high speed trains, each train has 10 second class coaches, 4 first class coaches (162 first class seasts) and 1 business…
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….
The 1,318-kilometer Beijing Shanghai high speed rail will be operated from July 1st, 2011. The Ministry of Railways has decided to slow the speed to 300 km/per hour instead of the previously planned 350km for cost and safety concerns. The speed for new high speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai is set for two…
The evening -7 O’clock news today announces the official trial prices for the Beijing Shanghai high speed train tickets. The long expected high speed rail between Beijing and Shanghai will be put into operation at the end of this June. The high speed trains running between Beijing and Shanghai are divided into two categories –…
If you have only two full days in Shanghai and you would like to feel, touch and see the essential Shanghai, the two-day itinerary in Shanghai below is my suggested example to plan your own memorable Shanghai Tour in two days. Day 1: Yuyuan Garden, Yuyuan Bazaar, Oriental Pearl Tower, People’s Square, the Bund,…
Are you looking for free stuff during your Shanghai Tour? Well, Most of the musuems in Shanghai are free of charge. Shanghai is home to many world-class museums and art galleries. There are over one hundred to choose from, ranging from the historical to the hi-tech. I’ve rounded up a list of my top 10 Shanghai museums…