Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hong Kong, while a day trip to
Macau
for good food, gorgeous ecclesiastical
architecture and Portuguese charms is essential.
HONG KONG GUILIN
90 minutes
From Hong Kong International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International
Airport or
13 hours
Change trains in Guangzhou.
Guilin (
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Guilin is a useful base for more diverting excursions: take a boat down the Li
River to gorgeous
Yangshuo
and hike or cycle into some splendid karst coun-
tryside. Also plan a trip north to the glittering
Dragon's Backbone Rice Ter-
races
; plan on four to five hours for the Dazhai to Ping'an village hike.
GUILIN FENGHUANG
14 hours
Train to Huaihua (11 hours), then change to bus for Fenghuang (three
hours).
Fenghuang (
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The funky riverside town of
Fenghuang
is one of China's most attractive
walled towns. Detours can also be made west to the intriguing river town of
Zhenyuan
in Guizhou and the nearby Dong minority villages.
FENGHUANG YICHANG
12 hours
Bus to Huaihua (three hours) then train to Yichang East Train Station
(nine hours).
Yichang & the Three Gorges (
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Situated on the Yangzi River - China's longest - Yichang has few sights, but
it's the port of departure for hydrofoils and boats upstream through the
Three
Gorges
. Boats go all the way to Chongqing, or you can take the bus from the
port of Fengjie.
YICHANG CHENGDU
Eight hours
Hydrofoil to Fengjie (one hour) then bus to Chongqing (five
hours). Bullet train from Chongqing to Chengdu (two hours) or
38 hours
Passen-
