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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, Xi’an-Lintong,
Xi’an-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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