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Highways-----map
There are 1.18 million km of highways
in China, including 68 national highways and more than
1,600 provincial highways. The nation is going full steam
ahead in the construction of expressways and first and
second-grade motor roads. Construction of expressways
and first and second-class highways for the nation's tourism
industry is in high swing.
Provincial capital cities are highway passenger transport
centers that operate regular bus services to and from
various prefectures, cities, counties and towns in their
respective provinces and autonomous regions. The numbers
of tourist buses in large and medium-sized cities and
sleeper-buses that run across provincial boundaries are
on the increase.
Railways------map
The total mileage of railways open
to traffic in China amounts to 100,000 km, which form
an extensive network with Beijing as the hub.
Chinese railway service boasts domestic
and international operations. The domestic service falls
into such categories as quasi-high speed trains, fast
trains, tourist trains, expresses and trough passenger
trains.
Quasi-high speed trains run mainly from Guangzhou to
Kowloon and from Guangzhou to Shenzhen.
Same-day fast rains shuttle between major cities.
Tourist trains make the journey pleasant for those bound
for major tourist cities. The sleeping carriages running
on China's railways are partitioned into compartments
each containing four cushioned berths arranged in upper
and lower berths.
International Railway through Transport
International railway through transport
is available on the following routes:
Beijing -Ulan Bator-Moscow;
Beijing- Manzjhouli-Moscow;
Beijing- Hanoi;
Beijing-Ulan Bator
On these routes express passenger trains run in both
directions. Just to remind European passengers: It takes
six to seven days for an express train to reach Beijing
from Moscow by way of Ulan Bator or Manzhouli.
Waterway
China's vast maritime territory
encompasses the Bohai, Yellow and East China seas in the
east and the South China Sea in the south. While the Bohai
Sea nestles in the arms of the mainland, the Yellow, East
China and South China seas are linked with the Pacific
Ocean. The country's long and winding coasting is clustered
with harbors, such as Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Yantai,
Qiangdao, Qinhuangdao, Dalian, Beihai and Hong Kong. All
these harbors are set in beautiful surroundings, and operate
global cruises, which bring the travelers to the world's
famous seaboard cities.
International Maritime Shipping
Lines
The New Jianzhen, a luxury passenger
and cargo liner operated by the Sino-Japanese International
Ferry Company, sails once a week from Shanghai to Japan's
Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama - with a one-way trip lasting
for about 45 hours.
The Yanjing is a passenger liner run by the Jinshen Steamboat
Company, which shuttles once a week between Tianjin and
Kobe.
The Daren passenger and cargo liner owned by the Daren
Steamboat Company of Dalian sails twice a week between
Dalian and Inchon of the Republic of Korea, with a one-way
trip taking 15 hours.
Operated by the Weihaiwei Eastern Shipping Company, two
luxury passenger liners, the Xinjinqiao and Xiangxuelan,
sail three times a week from Weihai and Qingdao respectively
to Inchon. A one-way trip along either route lasts for
14 hours.
Domestic Ocean Line
China's port cities are linked to
each other by a labyrinth of maritime chipping lines.
The most important of these are the Shanghai-Dalian, Dalian-Tianjin,
Dalian-Yantai, Shanghai-Qingdao, Shanghai-Guangzhou, Beihai-Guangzhou,
Shenzhen-Zhuhai and Zhuhai-Hongkong lines.
Sailing along these well-arranged
domestic maritime shipping lines are many luxury cruises
and passenger liners.
Inland Waterway
The continent of China is crisscrossed
by rivers 226,800 km in aggregate length, and 136,000
km of these have been opened up for inland navigation.
Some of the better-know inland waterways are:
1. The 146.6 km Suzhou-Hangzhou
section of the Grand Canal, enabling the passenger to
feast his eye on the natural beauty of this water-bound
land south of the Yangtze River.
2. The Grand Canal-Yangtze-Lake
Taihu route, providing a most idyllic traveling experience
for the passenger, who is also able to savor freshwater
delicacies right on board a ship.
3. The 83-km-long Guilin-Yangshuo route, which runs through
the postcard-perfect scenery along the major section of
the celebrated Lijiang River.
4. The Shanghai-Chongqing navigational line along the
Yangtze River, extending for 2,399 km. On a given day
the waters of the Yangtze River three Gorges and plied
by more than 50 luxury tourist cruises sailing along this
line. Star-rated by the China National Tourism Administration,
these pleasure cruises are operated by international travel
services or cruise companies, responsible for overseas
publicity and group reservations.
Civil Aviation-----map
Airlines in China provide warm-hearted,
safe and quality service for travelers to China.
The Civil Aviation Administration
of China (CAAC) is a functional department in charge of
the nation's civil aviation industry, which has opened
around 1,000 domestic lines that cover 140 cities with
Beijing in the center. There are also 130 international
airlines and 21 regional airlines, radiating to 60 cities
in 40 countries. Flying along theses lines are some of
the world's finest aircraft, and all the major airports
are equipped with the world's best available facilities.
Air China is one of the safest air companies in the world.
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