Traveling around China bytrain(火车 – huǒ chē) is a great way to travel like a local and see the country. With a highly developed rail system that connects all points of this massive country, riding that train in China is much better and cheaper than flying. While taking the train sounds like a great idea in theory, how does one go about procuring tickets? Well, you could pay a high fee to agencies that will do it for you, or you could practice your Chinese and just do it yourself!
First of all, look up the train that you want to take.This is a great online resourcefor checking train timetables in China. Next up, find your localtrain ticket office(火车售票处 – huǒ chē shòu piào chù). These are located all over the place, so it shouldn’t be hard.
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Finally, put your Chinese skills to the test and order that ticket! To help you practice, here’s a sample conversation between two people in the ticket office. Do your best to just follow along with the Chinese characters and pinyin. If you need it, the English translation can be found below.
Chinese Characters and Pinyin
你好,我想问你一下. 八月三十号的票可以买吗? nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yí xià. bā yuè sān shí hào de piào kě yǐ mǎi ma
Sasha is an English teacher, writer, photographer, and videographer from the great state of Michigan. Upon graduating from Michigan State University, he moved to China and spent 5+ years living, working, studying, and traveling there. He also studied Indonesian Language & Culture in Bali for a year. He and his wife run the travel blog Grateful Gypsies, and they're currently trying the digital nomad lifestyle across Latin America.
Comments:
Jack:
Hi, how about put a search form on this page, our web is for China train tickets booking service:http://www.trainticketschina.com
Thanks