China travel tips
Soft sleeper from Xian to Beijing
I tried to buy a hard sleeper train ticket leaving the same day from Xian to Beijing, but the ticket office where I went had sold out. I decided to take a soft sleeper (rang-wo), even though it was a little more expensive - 405RMB to be exact, for an upper berth. I […]
Which bed to get on a sleeper train
7 weeks ago
Traveling by train in China can be kind of slow but it is a great way to see the country and to mix with local Chinese. If you are traveling on an overnight train, I definitely recommend getting a ‘hard sleeper’ (yingwo) which is comfortable and cheap. A ’soft sleeper’ is of course […]