2014 CNY has started !
Jan 26, 2014 | 8:18 am
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No high speed train gets through Guilin. There are 3 trains daily Guilin-Changsha, of which 1 goes to Beijing.
Jan 27, 2014 | 3:33 am
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There are 9 high speed trains daily Nanning to Liuzhou, 223 km away, all of them are nonstop and take 1:34 save D8216 that for some reason takes 1:29. All of them except one go on to Guilin. The departures Nanning-Liuzhou are from 6:25 to 20:50. The return trips Liuzhou-Nanning leave from 8:40 to 21:51.
No high speed train gets through Guilin. There are 3 trains daily Guilin-Changsha, of which 1 goes to Beijing.
No high speed train gets through Guilin. There are 3 trains daily Guilin-Changsha, of which 1 goes to Beijing.
I ended up getting my physical train ticket printed out at the same kiosk that refused to sell me a ticket yesterday because my colleagues warned me that picking it up at the train station would not be pleasant. (Actually, I did that drill on National Day and things went fairly smoothly, but I really don't want to spend any more time in the train station than is absolutely necessary.)
Jan 27, 2014 | 3:48 am
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There are also 16 other trains daily, taking 2:54 (T286) to 3:20 (K142). Total is 3 T, 12 K and 1 number train. Are those sold out as well?
Jan 27, 2014 | 4:35 am
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Regarding Beihai, I don't know anyone in Nanning who is from there.
Jan 27, 2014 | 8:25 am
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State media estimated the in-country china travel movements at 3.6 BILLION this year for the 40 days of CNY. A lot by trains.....
The 40 days of CNY starts 2 weeks prior to CNY eve ( Jan 30 )
No public primary school days from Jan 18 - Feb 16.
Fireworks go on sale a week before CNY eve and end on Lantern festival Feb 14
This year the pork prices have declined before CNY, a first since 2009 !. Some say it's due to no 'lavish' government meat dish plates...
BTW; In 2015 CNY is on Feb. 19th, after the NFL super bowl !, & its in warm Arizona, NOT cold Jersey..
The 40 days of CNY starts 2 weeks prior to CNY eve ( Jan 30 )
No public primary school days from Jan 18 - Feb 16.
Fireworks go on sale a week before CNY eve and end on Lantern festival Feb 14
This year the pork prices have declined before CNY, a first since 2009 !. Some say it's due to no 'lavish' government meat dish plates...
BTW; In 2015 CNY is on Feb. 19th, after the NFL super bowl !, & its in warm Arizona, NOT cold Jersey..
Jan 27, 2014 | 10:12 am
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Jan 27, 2014 | 2:18 pm
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I have to chime in that when you're dealing with project management on construction sites, it sure seems like your labor force is gone for 40 days. Well, not completely absent, but there is a 6-week period every year where scheduling to get anything accomplished is a nightmare. Far more disruptive than office-based/white collar jobs.
Jan 27, 2014 | 5:24 pm
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Most Chinese like to go to their home towns for CNY (it bit like Americans and Thanksgiving). But, Sanya seems to be a popular travel destination (I wouldn't dream of going there during CNY myself).
Jan 27, 2014 | 5:26 pm
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It's just that I read that scores of Chinese are canceling their Thailand vacation because of the unrest. Thought that must be a popular destination for CNY.
Jan 27, 2014 | 8:18 pm
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Yesterday, we took our flights out of China for the CNY.
Must give kudos to the airport staff at both WNZ and PVG. All the customs lines were OPEN, all screeners were OPEN, all immigration lines were OPEN.
It wasn't as bad as we had expected. Lines went very fast and very smooth.
Our immigration line was very long but the actual wait was less than 5 minutes.
We had to wait for a takeoff spot because our plane was late and missed its scheduled slot but it was no big deal.
Must give kudos to the airport staff at both WNZ and PVG. All the customs lines were OPEN, all screeners were OPEN, all immigration lines were OPEN.
It wasn't as bad as we had expected. Lines went very fast and very smooth.
Our immigration line was very long but the actual wait was less than 5 minutes.
We had to wait for a takeoff spot because our plane was late and missed its scheduled slot but it was no big deal.
Jan 28, 2014 | 8:08 am
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Chunyun vs. Spring Festival
State media estimated the in-country china travel movements at 3.6 BILLION this year for the 40 days of CNY. A lot by trains.....
The 40 days of CNY starts 2 weeks prior to CNY eve ( Jan 30 )
No public primary school days from Jan 18 - Feb 16.
Fireworks go on sale a week before CNY eve and end on Lantern festival Feb 14
This year the pork prices have declined before CNY, a first since 2009 !. Some say it's due to no 'lavish' government meat dish plates...
BTW; In 2015 CNY is on Feb. 19th, after the NFL super bowl !, & its in warm Arizona, NOT cold Jersey..
The 40 days of CNY starts 2 weeks prior to CNY eve ( Jan 30 )
No public primary school days from Jan 18 - Feb 16.
Fireworks go on sale a week before CNY eve and end on Lantern festival Feb 14
This year the pork prices have declined before CNY, a first since 2009 !. Some say it's due to no 'lavish' government meat dish plates...
BTW; In 2015 CNY is on Feb. 19th, after the NFL super bowl !, & its in warm Arizona, NOT cold Jersey..
Chunyun is not the same as Spring Festival (春節).
Jan 28, 2014 | 8:18 am
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So glad you asked. That 40 days are called Chunyun (春運 or "Spring Festival travel season/rush").
Chunyun is not the same as Spring Festival (春節).
Chunyun is not the same as Spring Festival (春節).
Looking at the pix, it seems like madness to travel during Chunyun. Any other places outside mainland China that receive spillover from these crowds? I assume Hongkong is crazy as well during Chunyun? Taiwan?