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North Longteng Road, Hengfa Building, Xinluo District, Longyan, Fujian, 364000, China
Huanji building
gate to an uninhabited residence
inside a residence
roselle?
Hi,
I have never been to China except Tibet. I want to come to Longyan to meet a friend and his family. What's the best way to reach Longyan. I might first come to Beijing or Chengdu. I need helpful information on train service from these two places to Longyan. How far, how long the journey and is it helpful, etc. I can't speak Chinse is that a problem. Thank you.
Mingma
Longyan in Fujian province, yes?
Neither Beijing nor Chengdu is close to Longyan, assuming we're talking about the right one. There're no direct trains from Chengdu. There's only one from Beijing, train K571 leaving from Beijing West at 1751 and arriving at Longyan at 1749 (obviously the next day, trains here can't do reverse time-travel), taking almost an entire day.
What do you mean by "is it helpful"? Is what helpful in what way?!
Yes, not speaking Chinese would be a problem as Longyan is quite off-the-beaten-path.
Thank you El,
It's very helpful. Is there announcements made on English for the passangers i.e. what time the train leave, which station is passing by, etc.
Thank you again.
Mingma
No. Find your train's waiting room by looking at the LCD screens. Train numbers and departure times are in normal numerals on the LCD screens as well as your ticket.
On the train, if you're in sleeper class (which you should be aiming for, it's such a long trip), your ticket will be collected when you get on the train (or soon after), and exchanged for a token/chip/card. Keep this and the train attendant will come round before the train arrives at your station, to exchange it back for your ticket. Thus obviously you won't miss your stop.
Hi El,
Your informaiton is really helpful. My plan to be there is in Chinese New Year so there is a lot of time. I am really amazed with this forum which I had never used or posted any quiries before. I would like to thank you once again.
Mingma
Is it possible NOT to come during the Chinese New Year period? That's probably the worst times to be travelling in China, especially for a first-timer trying to travel by long-distance trains.
Train tickets would be extremely difficult to get, especially for a route like yours ie Beijing -- Longyan. Firstly, this route would be in high demand as it's going from a major city to a "rural" province where many migrant workers and students etc want to go (home) for their reunion dinner. Secondly, this is the only train plying this route. Thirdly, in general, you see people queueing up for train tickets overnight at train stations, and even so, they might not get what they need! Fourthly, even with tickets, it's a free-for-all melee to board the train, at the worst, people are shoved in through the windows and even so, some people can't even get on the train even though they have tickets.
Hi El,
It's so helpful to know that Chinese New Year is not a good time to travel. Don't have words to thank you enough. I will try to come after New Year is gone. Thank you so much.
Mingma
No problem, you're welcome.
If you've any more queries, please email me directly at ellyse99@yahoo.com and put "VirtualTourist" and your own username (eg mingmat) in the subject line, thanks.
The surprising thing is the houses of each middle income family can be build 4 to 6 storey high. The wall surrounding the house is build to the edge of the house area, leaving only very narrow roads for one car to pass. I'm very amazed by the skillfulness of the drivers to navigate through the narrow roads.
For many years, my grandparents have been urging their grandchildren to visit Long Yan, where our roots begin. I've never wanted to go due to "stories" I've heard from relatives. But I'm still intrigued by "stories" my grandpa repeated told me about his life in Long Yan. He goes back to Long Yan almost every 2 years for the past 20 years or so! So coincidentally after I resigned from my last job, my grandpa asked me to accompany him as my grandma was not strong enough for a trip. So I agreed.. cos all expense paid :)
To get to Long Yan, we took flight to Xiamen and stayed there for 2 days at my distant cousin's place. On the 3rd day, my cousin Pin drove me and Grandpa to Long Yan, the drive took 3 hours.
Both my paternal grandparents were bornt in LongYan, and come from poor families. Grandpa was a young policeman for the KuoMingTang, and he had to escape to then Malaya when the Communist took over China. He left my grandma and my one-year old father in LongYan, to seek for survival & refuge in Malaya. Both my grandma and father had to live with my grandpa's brothers' families. 8 years later, Grandpa finally managed to apply for grandma and my father to come to Malaya & reunite.
My grandparents have been returning to their homeland every 2-3 years. My father only made his first visit in year 2000, just 6 months before he passed away. I'm glad I made the trip to my father's homeland, to get to know where my roots begin.. Much have changed since my father left Longyan 50 years ago, from a small village to a moderate town.
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