Tourism China

Infrastructure:

structures, networks, and pathways for communications, transportation, power, and economic development

Do You Remember??

• tourism industry cannot succeed without efficient way of getting tourists to their destinations

• China has a well-developed system of transportation

• most infrastructure based in the east (with pop’n)

• travel in the west = dirt roads & major delays

Getting Around…Mode of Transportation

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• most common types of transportation are trains and buses

Getting Around…

• 70 000 km railway track

• sleeper cars can accommodate up to 60 people (30 bunk beds)

• planning on adding 2000 km more rail lines• major cities like Beijing &

Shanghai to receive “urban express” rail lines

China Rail Lines

Getting Around…• China now has 1.33 million km of highway (about 200,000 km more than Canada!!)

• for long journeys, “sleeper bus” cheaper option than plane or train (and you’re guaranteed a bed!)

• Guangzhou to Shanghai is 20 hours by train!! • Guangzhou to Shanghai is 24 hours by bus!!

Getting Around…• ‘sleeper buses’ are commonly used to travel between remote cities and villages where there are no existent train lines

• notoriously crowded, uncomfortable, and can be dangerous

• present the adventurous traveler with a highly cost effective alternative to flying.

When taking the train or bus in China, what are some things to

consider (what precautions should be taken)??

Getting Around…• traditionally, Chinese travelled long distances by boat (extensive canal system)

The Grand Canal

China’s legendary man-made waterway runs from Beijing in the north to

Hangzhou in the south

stretches 1,747 kilometers 24 locks & 60 bridges 10 times the length of the Suez Canal 20 times that of the Panama Canal another wonder made by the ancient

Chinese

The

Grand

Canal

• built in early 17th Century to connect 5 important rivers:• Haihe River• Yellow River• Huaihe River• Yangtze River• Qaintang River

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