Dirk Posted December 26, 2003 at 12:13 AM Report Posted December 26, 2003 at 12:13 AM Hallo, I’m leaving for China on the 28th. I'd like to travel for about two months. My problem is that I have no experience with travelling China during winter. So I planned my route like travelling in summer and having no time limit. Maybe you can help me a little by telling me what to skip/where not to go or other useful tips My route: (divided into three sections) Beijing – Chengdu Beijing ( Datong , Wutai Shan ) Xi’an Lanzhou Xiahe Labrang Monastary Langmusi Zöige Songpan Chengdu Chengdu – east (Yangzi + Mountains) Chengdu Chongqing Yangzi river(Chang Jiang ) to Yichang (dam) By train: Zhangjiajie (Wulingyuan) Mountains Lushan Mountains Tungxi (Huangshan ) Yellow Mountains Hangzhou Nanjing Chengdu Chengdu -Kunming Dali Lijiang Who wants to accompany me Thanks Dirk Ps It's not my first time in China, but don't know Chinese (maybe twenty words) Quote
confucius Posted January 2, 2004 at 05:54 PM Report Posted January 2, 2004 at 05:54 PM Where are you now? According to your itinerary I would guess you are somewhere in Shanxi province. I hope you manage to include Pingyao before heading to Xi'an. I have some ideas for the long distance between Xi'an and Lanzhou. For the next section I would delete Lushan. I wonder why you stick Yunnan at the end of your travel plan and not after Zhangjiajie (and doing Chengdu twice). We can discuss more after you post your coordinates. Quote
Dirk Posted January 5, 2004 at 05:21 AM Author Report Posted January 5, 2004 at 05:21 AM Sorry for fo the short reply. I'm a little short of time . Today is my last day in Beijing and I leave in a couple of hours by train to Lanzhou. I skipped Datong an X'ian because I want to take some Chinese language courses at a University and some people told me that I should not apply to late for the university(Istill don't know which one!) and some courses seem to start earlier than I thought. A longer answer will follow when I have more time(and a better keyboard) Dirk Quote
markalexander100 Posted January 5, 2004 at 07:19 AM Report Posted January 5, 2004 at 07:19 AM I wrote a longer reply, but my computer ate it. Summary: thumbs up: Xiahe, Huangshan, Lijiang. thumbs down: Yangze boat trip, Nanjing. Don't try the Mogao caves (Dunhuang) in winter; the road down to Sichuan from Xiahe might be tricky too. Enjoy. Quote
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