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travel info for your China vacations - 2 days in Nanjing
by Shane Lee
This article is about the
China vacations and you can find some useful information in it if you are
planning your China vacations now.
Nanjing is a city with a
long history. It is located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and
Yangtze River Delta economic zone, Nanjing has always been one of China's
most important cities. Apart from having been the capital of China for
six dynasties and of the Republic of China, Nanjing has also served as
a national hub of education, research, transportation and tourism throughout
history. With an urban population of over five million, it is also the
second largest commercial center in the East China region, after Shanghai.
 The
first day:
I started from Shanghai at
7:00 am and caught the train (8:53 am) from Shanghai to Nanjing. The train
arrived at Nanjing at 11:00 am. The hotel I booked online is very close
to the Nanjing railway station and is only about 10 minutes' walk from
the station. Here is the info about this hotel:
Name: Jingjiang Inn (Huangjiaweilu
Street).
Address: 41-1 Huangjiaweilu
Street, Xiaguan District, Nanjing, China.
zip code: 210037.
Phone number: 025-85601166.
Fax: 025-85601177.
Capacity: 134 rooms.
Lunch: I went to the
famous snack street of Nanjing - The Shizhiqiao Snack Street (in the Hunanlu
street) and tried the duck cutlets & silk noodles soup (Laoyafensitang).
It is very delicious. This Shizhiqiao Snack Street is not a big street
but it has so many famous restaurants of Nanjing.
In the afternoon,
I visited the Nanjing office of the president. (cost 40 rmb). The address
is: 292 Changjianglu street, Nanjing. Office hours: 7:30 - 18:30 (04/15
to 10/15); 8:00 - 17:30 (10/16 to 04/14). You can get here by the city
bus ( Line 3, 29, 44, 65, 95, 304, You 1, You2). The You 1 bus is available
at the Nanjing railway station.
Dinner: I had my dinner
at the snack street near the Nanjing Confucius Temple. The Cou Tofu and
Chidou Yuanxiao are very good there. You can see the colored lantern show
and firework show there if you are interested in these. A lot travellers
are there watching the shows and it is a little bit crowded. ( You can
get more info about the China vacations, Beijing flights and Lhasa travel
at Travel2ChinaInfo Dot COM )
 The
second day:
My plan for the morning
is to visit the famous Yishang Hotspring in Nanjing. (office hours: 09:00
- 01:00) This place is about 25 kilometers far away from the Nanjing railway
station. To get here, you can take the Line 309 city bus to the terminal
station first, then transfer to the city bus Line 123.
Some tips:
(1). Do not bring your DC
or cell phone here, there is a lot of water vapour in the air and they
won't work in this place.
(2). You can buy your tickets
online. This will help you to save money and time when you get here. (You
need to print the e-ticket out.)
(3). The best time to visit
the Yishang Hotspring is the morning and it will be very crowded if you
come here in the afternoon or night.
After lunch, I went to the
Jiming Temple of Nanjing. I thought it is the buddhist monks' temple but
when I got there, I found out that it is a buddhist nuns' temple. You can
make a wish here if you want.
At 16:00, I caught the train
(16:27) to go back to Shanghai.
Here is a list of the expenses
in Nanjing:
Train from Shanghai to Nanjing:
93 rmb.
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai:
93 rmb.
Jingjiang Inn: 189 rmb for
a 2 beds room.
Nanjing office of the president:
40 rmb.
Yishang Hotspring: 138 rmb
(105 rmb if you buy it online).
Jiming Temple: 5 rmb.
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