1.Railway
Railways in China have
developed rapidly, and many new domestic and
international lines have been opened.
The domestic lines include quasi-express trains,
express trains, tourist
trains, special
expresses, and through
expresses.
The quasi-expresses include the
Guangzhou-Kowloon Express and the
Guangzhou-Shenzhen Express; Expresses trains
starting at night and returning
in the
morning run between large municipalities; Tourist trains
serve main
tourist cities, offering
convenient transportation or travelers in China;
Railway coaches in China have two upper berths and
two lower berths and two
lower berths in
each private room .
The
international railway expresses shuttle between Beijing,
Ulan Bator, and
Moscow, and Beijing,
Manzhouli, and Moscow; Beijing and Pyongyang; Urumqi
and Alma Ata; Beijing and Ulan Bator.
2. Highways
The
highways in China have a total mileage of 1.18 million
kilometers. These
include 70 national
highways and1,600 provincial highways. Great efforts are
being made to construct more expressways
and class I and Class II highways
for
motor traffic. The following expressways and Class |and
Class || motor
highways are convenient for
tourists: Shenyang-Dalian, Beijing-Tanggu,
Nanjing-Shanghai, Shanghai-Hangzhou,
Hangzhou-Ningbo, Xian-Lintong,
Xian-Baoji, Guiyang-Huangshi, Jinan-Qingdao,
Guangzhou-Shenzhen,
Guangzhou-Foshan,
Chengdu-Chongqing, Fuzhou-Xiamen,Hainan Island Ring Road,
Guilin-Liuzhou, Guangzhou-Shantou, and
Luoyang-Kaifeng.
The
expressway transportation is featured by high grade, quality
service,
quality service, high speed,
and
simple procedure. Most coaches for this
transport are comfortable, well
equipped,
either imported or jointly
made with
foreign companies. The average speed is 100 km/h.
3.Getting Around a City
Taxicab Service Taxicabs of varying types are
available in large and
medium-sized
cities. A ride costs one or two yuan per kilometer.
Subway In Beijing the subway
consists of two lines:the East-West, which runs
between Xidan and Pingguoyuan; and the Ring Line,
along the 2nd Ring road. A
subway ticket
costs 2.00 yuan.
The
Shanghai No. 1 Subway Line runs from Jinjiang Garden to New
Shanghai
Railway Station. A subway ride
costs 2.00 yuan.
Bicycles
In many tourist cities, such as Beijing, bicycles are for
rent in
hotels. People can also look
around in Beijing by a three-wheeled vehicle
driven by man
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