Part of the Travel section of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s Practical A–Z

In Lanchow the authorities, when they gave us back our papers, had assured us that they were in order for Chinghai. But they were not; before sending us on to Sining, Lanchow should have provided us…

Part of the Travel section of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s Practical A–Z

Carts drawn by mules generally reach Peking in two days, but it has been done even in 26 hours. Sitting, however, in a cart without springs, and considering the bad road, it requires, besides a…

Part of the Travel section of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s Practical A–Z

Check your passport: To obtain a China visa you must have at least six month’s validity remaining on your passport and two blank pages.