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Chinese High Speed Train Race

My train “raced” another High Speed Train on departure from Nanjing South station, back in March.

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CHINA CONSIDERS 8,000 MILE UNDERWATER TRAIN LINE TO THE USA

CHINA CONSIDERS 8,000 MILE UNDERWATER TRAIN LINE TO THE USA

  China Wants To Build An 8,000-Mile Underwater Train Line To The USA   China currently has one of the most expansive and impressive high-speed rail networks on Earth, and they aren’t showing signs of slowing. As their network reaches the far corners of their nation, Beijing could be setting its eyes on what lies beyond – far, far beyond. According to reports, China wishes to build a…

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China 600 Km Per Hour High-speed Maglev Completes Successful Trial Run

https://theindianewstoday.com/china-600-km-per-hour-high-speed-maglev-completes-successful-trial-run/ China 600 Km Per Hour High-speed Maglev Completes Successful Trial Run

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Our first overnight train in China! It was a wonderful experience and our new favorite way to travel! 

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Shanghai is a bustling and modern city with gorgeous cityscapes, parks, and museums. For some reason I thought it was going to be less developed and unpleasant – but I was wrong. The city is clean, easy to get around, and has lot of cool sights!

The famous cityscape of Shanghai, the Bund, is gorgeous at nighttime. Another place not to miss is the Shanghai Museum. There are artifacts and artwork from the many Chinese dynasties. My favorite collections are the ceramics and jade. So cool!

There are many very nice parks in the city to chill and relax. At one of the main parks in Shanghai you can visit the Shanghai Marriage Market. This is where the parents of unmarried children go and try to find prospects for their kids. It’s quite fascinating – you can see photos and stats such as height, occupation, age, etc. It’s like an online dating profile filled out by your parents. You’ll see one photo of this below.

One recommendation for food – all over the city you will find self-serve soup restaurants. You get a bowl and add whatever you want: meats, veggies, noodles, spices, etc. You then give it to the kitchen staff and they prepare it for you. It is extremely tasty and quite cheap. Watch out though, one time I thought I’d selected pork, but it ended up being stomach. Haha, live and learn!

I really enjoyed my time in Shanghai. Now off northwest to Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors!

Cheers, Shawn

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Shanghai cityscape

Shanghai cityscape

Shanghai cityscape

Shanghai and park

Shanghai Urban Development Museum – they say Vancouver is the most livable city!

Shanghai Urban Development Museum – scale model of Shanghai

Shanghai Marriage Market

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Photos by Jon Lang

Asia Trip – Early 2016

P.S. – In the last post I mentioned that we were going to take a 20 hour train ride to Shanghai. This ride went very well, and was quite comfortable. We had a sleeper, which is a bunk bed stacked 3 high. Each compartment had 2 sets of bunk beds, so there were 6 of us. Jon and I shared it with a local family, who were quite curious about who we were. Even though we couldn’t converse due to the language difference, they were very friendly and good travel companions. We had a good night’s rest, and were well fed with the food cart that went by every couple of hours during the daytime. Even though it was long, the train experience was very good!

Shanghai – Metropolis of the East Shanghai is a bustling and modern city with gorgeous cityscapes, parks, and museums. For some reason I thought it was going to be less developed and unpleasant - but I was wrong.

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A good guide to help you understand how to buy train tickets in China.  

(via How to Buy China Train Tickets: Online, at Station, or APP)

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Hi there! Are there any people who live in China and want to help me out. I’m planning a train trip, but I find it hard to find the information. If you want to help/have time to help, you send me a message. It would mean the world to me!

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CREC & XpressWest To Build "Bullet" Train From L.A To Vegas

CREC & XpressWest To Build “Bullet” Train From L.A To Vegas

via XpressWest Can you imagine how turnt holidays such as New Years Eve will be when the average person can travel from L.A. to Las Vegas within 80min? Thanks to  Chinese Company  CREC & America’s XpressWest Enterprises LLC  this idea will soon become a reality. Traveling up to speeds of 150mph, this train will reduce time significantly when compared to travelers who drive from LA to Las Vegas in…

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