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[quote=GAZ07                   ,7977]Nice name.Anyways, personally i think Beijing deserves at LEAST 5 days. It's the heart of China obviously has huge history. Theres a lot of impressive stuff to see and do. I recommend you stay at Central International Youth Hostel (across from the railway station) Excellent location, clean, cheap bar and good atmosphere. dorm 60RMB/night (4 quid)Shanghai is a great modern city. There aren't that many attractions as such but it looks great, good nightlife, good shopping. I got bored after about 4 days though. I stayed at the Pujiang Hotel for 70RMB/night for a dorm. It was perfectly fine, but i heard the Captains Hostel is better...Suzhou is a nice city, but it's not exactly exciting. If you like gardens and small canals then it's ok i guess. I thought it was overrated though to be honest. 2/3 days was enough for me. If you do go, go to Tongli on the bus. It's the Venice of China (canal town).I haven't been to Xian yet, but from what i've read it sounds good. 3/4 days probably. I heard the IYA hostel is a good place to stay too.I don't know what your into but let me throw some ideas at you... *Pingyao* (between Beijing and Xi'an) - perfect example of an old traditional chinese town/city. *Hangzhou* (2 hrs from Shanghai) like suzhou, but i've heard it's better. *Huang Shan* (10 hrs from Shanghai) "the most beautiful mountain in China." I've travelled by train everywhere, "soft seat" and usually overnight, which i think is fine. It's a third of the cost of a flight and saves a night accomodation (if you can sleep on a seat). Make sure it's a T or K train though, the normal ones are horrible!Have a good trip mate.[/quote]

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