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China - Shanghai and the South :
Destination overview
From the megalopolis of Shanghai to the ethnic minorities of Yunnan, Southern China has a thousand and one faces giving life to myriads of different costumes and a multitude of languages, a thousand leagues from the capital. There is an infinite variety of scenery: the vastest karstic massif in the world, rice fields "suspended between the sky and the earth, the mountains of the Tibetan borders... the south of China is definitely worth a separate trip.
pros
- This is a completely different China. A China that is ten thousand leagues from the capital, over which the centralising authorities have not had much hold. This is a China with myriads of different colourful costumes, ethnic groups, and a multitude of languages.
- There is an infinite variety of scenery that is even more amazing than in Northern China: the vastest karstic massif in the world, rice fields "suspended" between the sky and the earth, the mountains of the Tibetan borders ...
cons
- You need time, patience, and good physical condition to undertake 60-hour trips by train and particularly from 6-to-24-hour trips by bus, driving through remote villages along sometimes unsafe roads.
- Outside the big centres - Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guilin, Kunming - the tourist infrastructures are sometimes modest, even basic.
- The food can appear spartan or not very appetising.
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Our Editorial team's advice
Beware of the "Grand Tours" of China offered in the brochures. Saturation from temple visits, transport fatigue and frustration at not being able to stroll around longer here or there can cause disappointment. China is a continent, and you do not "do" a continent in one go. It is better to limit your ambitions to one single region. Find a tour operator specialising in organised visits to the area and follow their advice.
There is nothing worse for someone Chinese than to lose face. Shouting and gesticulating makes people laugh more than anything else, and does not help a situation. Asian patience is learned... in Asia.
Visiting China, particularly the southern provinces, is not a rest cure. No question of tanning and relaxing by the pool. Relaxing, sometimes after hours on a train or a bus, is to stroll with no regard for time in the Old Districts of a town, or to wind down in a restaurant. In short, a trip to China is above all cultural, and requires curiosity.
What should you take in your suitcase?
As long as you avoid taking clothes that are too provocative, the Chinese are not very formal in this respect. You would do better to think practical and light: tee-shirts and anoraks can be bought there at low cost. In winter, a thick sweater, warm undergarments, trousers and a thick parka are compulsory. Cotton clothes are the most comfortable in rainy season, as the heat is intense, and do not forget to take something waterproof and shoes that do not have a problem with water! Regarding medication, the change in food habits can cause stomach problems (heartburn...): so take some pills along, particularly if you are also going to travel through the country. A precaution: photocopies of your passport and identity photos will be very useful to you should you lose them.
There is nothing worse for someone Chinese than to lose face. Shouting and gesticulating makes people laugh more than anything else, and does not help a situation. Asian patience is learned... in Asia.
Visiting China, particularly the southern provinces, is not a rest cure. No question of tanning and relaxing by the pool. Relaxing, sometimes after hours on a train or a bus, is to stroll with no regard for time in the Old Districts of a town, or to wind down in a restaurant. In short, a trip to China is above all cultural, and requires curiosity.
What should you take in your suitcase?
As long as you avoid taking clothes that are too provocative, the Chinese are not very formal in this respect. You would do better to think practical and light: tee-shirts and anoraks can be bought there at low cost. In winter, a thick sweater, warm undergarments, trousers and a thick parka are compulsory. Cotton clothes are the most comfortable in rainy season, as the heat is intense, and do not forget to take something waterproof and shoes that do not have a problem with water! Regarding medication, the change in food habits can cause stomach problems (heartburn...): so take some pills along, particularly if you are also going to travel through the country. A precaution: photocopies of your passport and identity photos will be very useful to you should you lose them.
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