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Getting to JS
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Whether you are already in China or coming from abroad, visting Jiangsu is very easy. Not only is it well connected, once you're here, many of the most appealing towns are only a couple of hours apart. In Jiangsu, you spend your time seeing the sights, not in transit! Within China, Jiangsu is one of the most accessible provinces. Just next to Shanhai, and adjacent to major cities like Shanghai and Hangzhou, its easy to make a quick trip over the border to see Jiangsu's unique sights! Jiangsu is also easy to reach from other major cities like Beijing, Xi'an, Chongqing, and Guangzhou. Nanjing's airport has dialy flights around the country, and one of China's main trunk railroads runs through the heart of Jiangsu.
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By Bus
Bus is one of the easiest ways to travel around Jiangsu. The major cities are connected by a network of new, modern freeways and highways. Each city has one or two major bus terminals, with digital schedules - so even if you don't speak Chinese, its easy to find out what time buses leave. Buses between major cities generally leave every half hour or hour, so there are usually plenty of seats if you go directly to the station.
By train
Train is another convenient way to get around the province, and also to the rest of China. One of China's main rail lines runs from Shanghai along the Yangzi River, passing through Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Nanjing before turning up towards Xuzhou. Since so many trains pass along this trunk line, trains run all day long and into the night as well. This means tickets are easy to come by at whatever time of day you plan on traveling.
By boat
There are a few boat routes still operating in Jiangsu. Perhaps the most convenient and popular is the regular boat which runs between the water towns of Zhouzhuang and Tongli. Winding through the old canals of the Yangzi Delta, it takes less than an hour to travel between the two towns, and is a great experience, evoking the days when canal boats bustled between the watertowns. An overnight boat runs between Hangzhou and Suzhou, and costs 50 RMB.
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