Shanghai Nights
August 1st 2010 Live cattle exports comes closest to describing the train journey from Beijing to Shanghai.
All the soft and hard sleeper tickets were booked out for a week so I had to settle for a hard seat in third class. I boarded the train feeling sorry for myself, dreading 18hrs sitting on a non-reclinable seat. But my god at least I had a seat. I soon discovered China rail sold standing tickets! I’m not
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