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Originally Posted by motion
I didn't want to stink up the other Shanghai thread.
Rick, I see that Nanjing is only about 120 miles from Shanghai. I was hoping to take the train much further into the country. More like 1,000 miles. Any recommendations?
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Go to Chongqing. It's a flight. Or go to Chengdu and then take a bus from there to CQ. CQ is the largest city in the world, but is considered a state now. It has steeper hills than San Fran and you'll see not a single bicycle there. Very cool place and a world capital for great spicy food, as is Chengdu. Chengdu has the big Panda Bear zoo too. If you want to see countryside, it doesn't necessarily have to be far inland. You can go to places near Shanghai where you'll feel like you went back in time 500 yrs. And you will have a hard time getting around there, since not a soul will speak English.