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Will somebody pick me up in Beijing ?
Yes, the school will send somebody to pick you up in Beijing.
Usually Li Chen, the school's translator will go.
He is responsible for the foreign student program and is the only person
in the school
who speaks english. For more information contact
him.
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- Of course you will have to pay Mr. Li Chen's
traveling expenses, but that's not much money.
All together you will have to spend about 300 Yuan - if you don't have
to spend a night in Beijing. Sometimes the tickets for the evening
train are sold out, so you will be forced to stay one Beijing and take
the train in the morning.
I recommend the 3 star hotel on the opposite
to the West Train Station.
When I last went there, it cost 350 Yuan for a room with 2 beds.
- Li Chen will bring you to the West Train Station
and take a train to Yun Cheng.
The ticket costs about 70 Yuan ( about 10 US ) per person, but the
ride will not be very comfortable. For just a few dollars extra,
you can get a sleeping area.
This way you will have enough space,
nobody will smoke in your face and you will be able to take a rest.
A ticket in the seeping wagon
costs
about
130
Yuan.
( The prices change very often )
Yun Cheng is a 6 hours train ride from Beijing.
From the Yun Cheng Train Station you will take a taxi to the school
( 10 to 15 Yuan ).
When you arrive to the Yun Cheng Train Station, you will notice that
you are in the middle of nowhere. It's probably the poorest place
you have ever seen with your own eyes.
But the school is a bit better, even though it's still very different
from what you might expect.
- If you want to, you can also ask Li Chen to
stay in Beijing for a few days and show you some sights. Of course
you should pay all his expenses.
A 3 star hotel in Beijing costs between 300 and 500 Yuan.
There are also cheaper hotels, where you can live for a bit more
than 100 Yuan,
but those are not as clean and safe.
Advice: Beijing Pick Up
- Don't go to Beijing without Li Chen's cell phone
number.
If he doesn't show up in time, you should be able to call him.
When I first went to China, I waited for him half a day, because
he wasn't able to get a train ticket. There are plenty
of public phones at the Beijing Airport. Call him as soon as you
arrive and ask him how long it will take him to pick you up.
- Also print the schools name and the address in chinese and in english,
and keep one
copy in your suitcases and one in your wallet.
If Li Chen loses his cell phone or his battery goes off, you will
not be able to call him.
You will at least be able to ask somebody at the airport to call
the school for you.
- Don't try to go to the school on your own if
you can't speak enough chinese.
If you still want to go there on your own, take a bus to "Xi Dan",
then a bus to "Xi Zhan"
And a train to Yun Chen. In Yun Cheng everybody knows the school.
- The taxi drivers in Beijing usually try to cheat
you.
Taking a public bus is just as fast and much cheaper. 16 Yuan when
I last went there.
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