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Which time will the last bus depart to Changsha? Could take it and then catch the train next day. 10 hours in a bus? I do this only one time, New York to Toronto in a bus during night, dont need a ride like this again.
You mean just the traffic? Never feel fear when walk through the dark in china.
Hehe, less than a casual friend. But if I could get a free guide in my native language why shouldn't I take the offer?
Is it such a bad city? Even I could get a cheap flight from a good connected airport to beijing, so it will help me with my planing, too.
I have no idea of the ZJJ-Changsha bus schedule--you'll have to check once you arrive there, these things adjust frequently.
Yes I mean road/traffic/driver/vehicle safety as opposed to crime. It is unsafe to be on the roads at night and particularly the windy mountain ones. Way way too many horrific accidents, and foreigners are not immune to being killed on China's roads. Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. On intercity roads whether in bus or private car, daylight only except in dire emergencies. I can't be clearer than that. Your trip schedule does not present any dire emergencies.
For "less than a casual friend" and just to get a "free guide" in a city that's basically boring with little to see? Well, it's your time and money. Sorry, but I don't think it helps with your planning at all to go detouring to Nanchang. Though I suppose you could head up the road and visit Lushan, then train over to Wuhan and fly to Beijing from there.
Look, I've just done a whole bunch of daytime bus rides in Yunnan and they aren't that bad. Especially something that's about 3.5-4 hours, then arrive in Changsha to stretch legs and have lunch, then another 3.5-4 hours to Nanchang. I suspect a heck of a lot better experience than the New York-Toronto trip.