回家吗？
Overheard in the restroom...
Woman 1: So are you going home soon?
Woman 2: No, I'm going to Shenzhen this time.
Woman 1: You managed to get tickets?
Woman 2: Yea, I was really lucky!
Woman 1: Train or airplane?
Woman 2: It's a slow train from Beijing to Shenzhen.
Woman 1: Slow train? Seriously? How long will that take?
Woman 2: About 30 hours
Gasps!
Image from Flight Network
Total distance from Beijing to Shenzhen 1,206 miles / 1,941 km
You will notice that on the way, one will pass (on the east) Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Taipei.
And bear in mind, the slow trains are usually the older trains so not only will it be chug-chug-chugging along in a less than desirable speed, it will also be filthy, absolutely filthy, with people occupying every inch of the train.
Image from Boston.com
Passengers queue to buy train tickets to go home at the Shanghai Railway Station January 26, 2010. China's railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers during the upcoming 40-day travel peak as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Railway on January 5, Xinhua News Agency reported. (REUTERS/Aly Song) #
Image from Boston.com
Passengers are seen crammed inside a carriage of a train at a railway station in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China on January 21, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer). #
I am thankful that I can afford a plane ticket. And I don't have to travel domestically in China. 不然，太恐怖了！
Woman 1: So are you going home soon?
Woman 2: No, I'm going to Shenzhen this time.
Woman 1: You managed to get tickets?
Woman 2: Yea, I was really lucky!
Woman 1: Train or airplane?
Woman 2: It's a slow train from Beijing to Shenzhen.
Woman 1: Slow train? Seriously? How long will that take?
Woman 2: About 30 hours
Gasps!
Image from Flight Network
Total distance from Beijing to Shenzhen 1,206 miles / 1,941 km
You will notice that on the way, one will pass (on the east) Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Taipei.
And bear in mind, the slow trains are usually the older trains so not only will it be chug-chug-chugging along in a less than desirable speed, it will also be filthy, absolutely filthy, with people occupying every inch of the train.
Image from Boston.com
Passengers queue to buy train tickets to go home at the Shanghai Railway Station January 26, 2010. China's railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers during the upcoming 40-day travel peak as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Railway on January 5, Xinhua News Agency reported. (REUTERS/Aly Song) #
Image from Boston.com
Passengers are seen crammed inside a carriage of a train at a railway station in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China on January 21, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer). #
I am thankful that I can afford a plane ticket. And I don't have to travel domestically in China. 不然，太恐怖了！