You can't really "book" train tickets very far in advance. Last time I checked what normally happens is you buy the ticket from an agent, and then at most a few weeks prior they buy the tickets and send them to wherever you are at the time. The story seems that train tickets can only be bought at the location of departure, and usually not very far in advanced.
It's been a while since I've taken a train so it might have changed. But in general during big holidays even if you "booked" your tickets with a travel agent it's no guarantee you will get that ticket.


Kunming neighborhoods face water rationing
发布者Yeah, the water used for plants and streets is supposed to be the grey water from sewage.
Also in your neighborhood they are only supposed to use grey water or sewage for watering. That's why it always smells so bad.
Laos extradites drug suspects to Yunnan
发布者Err.. feel much more calm if they never smoked. Smoking provides a calm feeling, but it's probably the reason they feel so anxious in the first place.
Laos extradites drug suspects to Yunnan
发布者I'll admit, I skipped most of the posting... But I thought smoking provided a "false" calming effect. In that the person feels much more anxious because they are addicted to nicotine. They would feel much less calm if they had never started smoking in the first place.
Kunming launches first sightseeing bus
发布者I guess you'll get a nice view of all the empty new buildings, and the pedestrians getting ran over on the cross walks.... go Kunming! Double bonus when the tour bus itself tries to run everyone over when it takes a right turn.
Chinese consumers of rare animals now face prison
发布者In all honesty what do you think the police are going to do with it? I doubt they're going to send it to a nature reserve or something.
The police are too busy doing whatever they do. They don't even keep the crosswalks safe for little kids and the elderly from public buses.... yet they're going to take care of a pangolin? hah...