Many international students who want to study in China worry about the life style in China. In this article, I will give you an introduction about mordern public transportation in China which I heard from my friend who was an English teacher stayed in China for more than 4 years. The mordern public transportation in China is faultless, you can easily travel around China by using public transportation.
Every international student need to take airplane to come to China. There are many cities in China with international airport, like Beijing Capital International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. For student who is going to study in a city with international airport it would be easier to get your destination, if you are going to study in a city without international airport, you'd better organize your trip in advance.
Train is the most popular mordern public transportation in China. It's cheaper then travel by airplane, and weather is not a big issue for train, also you can enjoy the view outside your window. To travel by the high-speed train in China actually takes almost the same time as travel by airplane. PS: If you want to go traveling by train during public holiday, it's better to book ticket on the internet in advance, 12306.com is the only offical website for booking train ticket in China.
There are 16 cities in China have subway now. Subway is the fastest mordern public transportation in China. Especially during the rush hour, take subway to go out, you will never suffer traffic jam, you can go to south Beijing to north Beijing within 40 minutes which is very fast. One thing I would like to remind you is that subway can be very crowded sometimes.
Bus is the mordern public transportation in China can take you to every corner of the city, and it's cheaper then subway. I suggest you to get a local transportation card, with the card, all you need to do is swipe your card when you get on the bus, it takes one second and you don't need to prepare small change in your pocket all the time.
Taxi is the most comfortable mordern public transportation in China. To take taxi, you will always have seat for sure, and it's faster then bus as taxi don't stop all the time to let more people get on. How much it costs to take taxi you may ask. Well, it depends on how far you need to go, so the cost is totally reasonable. Also, when you don't know how to get to your destination, you can just find a taxi, taxi drivers usually are very familiar with the city.
Hope this article can help you have a better understanding of the mordern public transportation in China.
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