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China's railways connect all the major cities and towns. A train tour now can really become a pleasant experience to glimpse at the present Chinese way of life.
Chinese trains have four classes - 'hard seat', 'hard sleeper', 'soft seat' and 'soft sleeper'.
Short distance trains normally only have hard class seats, which are always crowded with Chinese travelers, but some major inter-city trains have both soft and hard class seats.
Long distance trains have soft and hard class sleepers. Soft class sleepers have comfortable 4-berth compartments with full bedding provided. Hard class sleepers have bunks in open-plan dormitory cars, usually arranged in bays of 6 (upper, middle and lower) on one side of the aisle, with pairs of seats on the other side of the aisle for daytime use. Soft class is recommended for first-time visitors to China, but more adventurous budget travelers may use hard class. The most important trains on the Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Hong Kong, and Beijing-Xian routes have 'deluxe soft class' with 2-berth compartments as well as the normal soft class with 4-berth compartments. All long-distance trains also have a restaurant car (usually Car 8) serving full meals of Chinese style.
Also, China is the first and only country to have commercial train service on conventional rail lines that can reach 350 km/h. If you travel by High Speed Rail, you can choose some operational lines like these: Beijing-Shanghai Intercity Railway; The Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway; Zhengzhou- Xi'an High-Speed Railway; The Shanghai Maglev Train; The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway; Haikou - Sanya Intercity Railway.
Recommended China Train Tours in China:
13-day South China Train Tour
9-day China Glimpse on Train
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Chinese trains have four classes - 'hard seat', 'hard sleeper', 'soft seat' and 'soft sleeper'.
Short distance trains normally only have hard class seats, which are always crowded with Chinese travelers, but some major inter-city trains have both soft and hard class seats.
Long distance trains have soft and hard class sleepers. Soft class sleepers have comfortable 4-berth compartments with full bedding provided. Hard class sleepers have bunks in open-plan dormitory cars, usually arranged in bays of 6 (upper, middle and lower) on one side of the aisle, with pairs of seats on the other side of the aisle for daytime use. Soft class is recommended for first-time visitors to China, but more adventurous budget travelers may use hard class. The most important trains on the Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Hong Kong, and Beijing-Xian routes have 'deluxe soft class' with 2-berth compartments as well as the normal soft class with 4-berth compartments. All long-distance trains also have a restaurant car (usually Car 8) serving full meals of Chinese style.
Also, China is the first and only country to have commercial train service on conventional rail lines that can reach 350 km/h. If you travel by High Speed Rail, you can choose some operational lines like these: Beijing-Shanghai Intercity Railway; The Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway; Zhengzhou- Xi'an High-Speed Railway; The Shanghai Maglev Train; The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway; Haikou - Sanya Intercity Railway.
Recommended China Train Tours in China:
13-day South China Train Tour
9-day China Glimpse on Train
33-day China Ultimate Train Journey
14-day China Train Highlights
16-day China Train + Yangtze Cruise Tour
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