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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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