Hezuo Warnings Or Dangers

Gansu Province, where Langmusi is located, is the troublesome province that has a rule that all foreigners must purchase bus 'insurance' to travel on buses within the province.

This came about because years ago, a tourist died in a road accident in Gansu and his family sued the bus company.

So, while tourists are made to purchase the bus 'insurance' of around Y40, it actually appears to be more like an INDEMNITY against the bus companies for with this 'insurance', tourists CANNOT sue the bus companies in the event of an accident.

Go figure.

If you try and buy bus-tickets from ticket-windows, the ticket sellers may actually refuse to sell you the tickets if you fail to produce the insurance and if you refuse to pay for the insurance.

Sometimes, they just jack the price up to more than double before selling you the tickets.

If you are up for it, try and stand outside the bus-station and wave the bus down after it has pulled out of the bus-station. However, buses can be pretty packed by then.