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Beijing’s Accent, Pollution, and Subway…Welcomes Me
First impressions of Beijing: Smog smog smog. In fact, does the smog cause Beijingers to speak the way they do or what? At least they have cheap subway tickets.
Overnight Trains In China: Accommodations & Amenities
Soft or hard sleeper tickets are recommended for overnight train trips in China. Here’s an overview of the berths, beds, comforts, and features on a T train.
Shanghai to Beijing: Take the Train or the Plane?
Shanghai to Beijing, should one take a short couple hour flight or the overnight train? One trip highlights how this depends on your schedule and train choice.
Busing From Guangzhou To Lianzhou
A 3 hour bus ride from Guangzhou to Lianzhou involves smooth highways & narrow, uneven dangerous country roads. A truck rolls over & an old man grabs my crotch.
Quote: Andy Keller on the CCP
Shanghai Metro Improvements & Annoying Gate-Jumpers
How the Shanghai metro and its riders has grown and improved over the years in China, as well as a somewhat physical altercation with a shameless gate-jumper.
Capital Punishment In China: Death Vans & Organ Harvesting
China executes the most criminals per year in the world & Beijing has recently moved away from firing squads to lethal injections, including mobile “death vans”.
The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of Trains, Youth, Politics, Dissidents & CCTV
CNR’s Weekly Review highlights some of the most interesting and can’t miss blog posts from the English China blogosphere. This week: June 14-20, 2009.
Pleasant Experience Flying Dragonair, PVG to HKG
An unexpectedly pleasant Dragonair flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong that included a menu, Häagen-Dazs, and flight attendants that just seemed extra…smiley?
ExploreMetro: Useful, Intuitive China Subway Maps & Information
Beijing – Tianjin High-Speed Railway: Tianjin in 30 Minutes (Part II)
Terrorism in China: Shanghai Bus Explosion claimed by Turkestan Islamic Party
Olympic Torch Relay in Shanghai: Traffic Control
Getting To Know Beijing’s Subway Line 10 (Part 2)
