{"id":12242,"date":"2016-06-08T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T15:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=12242"},"modified":"2016-06-08T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T15:28:17","slug":"beijing-to-kunming-by-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/beijing-to-kunming-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing to Kunming By Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you enjoy traveling by train,\u00a0China is a country that should be high atop your list. While the US technically has a larger rail network than China, a majority of the lines are used for freight. When it comes to moving passengers around, China blows the US out of the water. China’s railways delivered nearly 2.5 billion trips in the year 2014 alone, 2nd only to India. The country also budgeted around $130 billion for railway development that year, with plans to expand the network to 270,000 km by the year 2050. Its high-speed network has been growing rapidly in recent years and it is now by far the largest in the world. With a few weeks to travel in China, you could cover a nice chunk of the country by rail. One excellent trip you could take is the Beijing-Kunming route, visiting a couple of provincial capitals along the way to break up the journey. Here are some highlights of this epic train trip.<\/p>\n

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Start off in China’s capital city and spend a few days taking in all of the sights. Some of Beijing’s top attractions<\/a> include the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and of course the Great Wall. The city is also home to countless museums, temples, and parks – enough to keep you busy for a week if you have that much time. A longer visit will allow you time to get out and do one or two day trips<\/a>, such as the Botanical Gardens or Fragrant Hills. Check out those and a few more in this short video:<\/p>\n