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China Public Transport
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Train: Each station has lines running to almost all provincial capitals, and to all of China's major cities There are four kinds of seats available: soft berths hard berths soft seats and hard seats Trains are usually fully booked and it is advisable to get a ticket well in advance There are special ticket counters for foreigners at railway stations You can choose between taxis and buses for transport in the cities In Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai there is also the Underground (subway) Public buses in Chinese towns are overcrowded The fare depends on the distance, and should be paid to the conductor Public buses are usually easy to find, and timetables or town maps are available everywhere Taxi: Taxi is one of the most convenient means of transportation You can also hail a taxi in the street The fare is calculated according to the distance or time and distance for chartered services Taxis may have a surcharge for waiting or low-speed driving during traffic jams Taking a taxi after 11pm incurs a 20 percent surcharge on the initial fee Minibus is a compromise between the relatively expensive taxis and crowded public transport Road Names: The traditional checkerboard of Chinese urban design determines street names The most important traffic arteries are divided into sectors and laid out in a grid typically based upon the compass points Suffixes are added to the primary name to indicate north, south, east or west, and additionally, to indicate the middle section The middle section is called zhong; nan means south; bei, north; dong, east; and xi, west A main road is lu, smaller is jie A small lane is named xiang Driving You are allowed to drive if you have an International Driving Permit (IDP) and residence permit Licenses are dealt with by the Foreigners Division for Vehicles and the rules for obtaining Chinese driving licenses are varied It is always necessary to produce the residence permit and health certificate Return to: China Homepage
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