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Sleeping

JINJIANG INN $$
( Jinjiang Zhixing; 861 7333; Tianshui Nanlu; tw ¥219-289; ) Neat and
tidy express business-style hotel around 1km north of the train station with un-
fussy, compact and well-maintained rooms and snappy service. No discounts,
but great value.

Hotel

Information
Bank of China ( Zhongguo Yinhang; Tianshui Lu; 8.30am-noon & 2.30-5.30pm Mon-
Fri) Has an ATM and changes travellers checks on the 2nd floor.

Public Security Bureau (PSB; Gong'anju; 871 8610; 482 Wudu Lu;
8.30-11.30am & 2.30-5.30pm Mon-Fri) The foreign-affairs branch is on the 2nd floor.

Getting There & Away

Air
Among other cities, Lanzhou has flights to Beijing (¥1340), Dunhuang (¥1380),
Jiayuguan (¥1080), Kunming (¥1410), Shanghai (¥1750) and Xi'an (¥600).
Bus
The main long-distance bus station ( changtu chezhan; Pingliang Lu) is now
just a ticket office outside which you catch a shuttle bus 30 minutes before de-
parture for the east bus station ( qiche dongzhan; Pingliang Lu) .
For journeys to the south of Gansu head to the south bus station ( qiche
nanzhan; Langongping Lu) .
The following services depart from the south bus station:
Xiahe ¥75, four hours, five daily (7am to 3pm)

Train
Lanzhou is the major rail link for trains heading to and from western China. For
Dunhuang make sure to get a train to the town itself and not Liuyuan, a time-
wasting 180km away.
There are frequent trains to the following:
Dunhuang hard/soft sleeper ¥246/383, 13 hours (two per day direct to Dunhuang at
5.50pm and 7.10pm; the rest go to Liuyuan)