Train travel in China - a beginner's guide

[table][tr][td]Train operator in China:
[/td][td][/td][td]Chinese Railways.  Train times in English: [url=http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/][color=#0000ff]www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/[/color][/url].  [url=http://www.johomaps.com/as/china/chinarail.html][color=#0000ff]Map of Chinese railways[/color][/url].  Official sites (in Chinese only): [url=http://www.chinamor.cn.net/][color=#0000ff]www.chinamor.cn.net[/color][/url] & [url=http://www.tielu.org/][color=#0000ff]www.tielu.org[/color][/url].  Agencies selling Chinese train tickets online: [url=http://www.chinatripadvisor.com/][color=#0000ff]www.chinatripadvisor.com[/color][/url][font=Arial][size=2], [/size][/font][url=http://www.china-train-ticket.com/][color=#0000ff]www.china-train-ticket.com[/color][/url].  Website selling tickets for Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Hong Kong and Shanghai-Hong Kong trains: [url=http://www.train-ticket.net/main.htm][color=#0000ff]www.train-ticket.net[/color][/url].  Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (local trains in Hong Kong plus through trains HK to Beijing and Shanghai): [url=http://www.kcrc.com/][color=#0000ff]www.kcrc.com[/color][/url].
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[/td][td=1,7][/td][/tr][tr][td]Time:
[/td][td][/td][td]GMT+8 all year.         [url=http://clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=4506&a=1104089&g=63050][color=#0000ff]Cheap flights UK to China / China to UK[/color][/url]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Currency:
[/td][td][/td][td]£1 = 15 Yuan (Renminbi).  $1 = 7.4 Yuan.  [url=http://www.xe.net/ucc/][color=#0000ff]Currency converter[/color][/url]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tourist information:
[/td][td][/td][td][url=http://www.cnto.org/][color=#0000ff]www.cnto.org[/color][/url] (US), [url=http://www.cnto.org.uk/][color=#0000ff]www.cnto.org.uk[/color][/url] (UK), [url=http://www.cnto.org.au/][color=#0000ff]www.cnto.org.au[/color][/url] (Aus)
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Hotels:
[/td][td][/td][td][url=http://www.seat61.com/China.htm#Hotels in China][color=#800080]Book hotels in China online[/color][/url]    [url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g294212-a_aid.CD3877-m10556-r78268-Beijing-Hotels.html][color=#0000ff]Tripadvisor hotel recommendations[/color][/url]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Visas:
[/td][td][/td][td]UK citizens need a visa for China.  Visa section of the Chinese embassy: 31 Portland Place, London W1B 1QD, telephone 020 7631 1430.  See [url=http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/][color=#0000ff]www.chinese-embassy.org.uk[/color][/url].
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