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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Zhongdian horse racing festival?

I have been to previous horse festivals. They vary each year in size and scope, as well as location.

Have heard this year isn't a big event. Plus prospect of it being rainy around that time.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Travel Lijiang to Dali

They will have a new train schedule for the Golden Week, but there will probably be two trains a day from Kunming-Dali-Lijiang (yes, all day trains stop in Dali/Xiaguan to change engines)

During the last busy season there were two or three trains from Lijiang to Dali during the day, two in the morning around 8.30 and 10am, and one in the afternoon around 4pm. Journey time is only 90 mins, whereas by bus or car it will take around 4 hours, maybe more, as lots of rebuilding for the new highway out of Lijiang.

Jim's Peace hotel in Dali is a good option with family rooms, good location in Dali old town, etc, whereas the Linden Centre is located in another village 20 mins by car from Dali old town.

In Lijiang, Zen Garden is a good option.

More info at www.lijiangtravel.info and www.southwestchina.info.

It will be busy during that Golden Week, expect crowds, slow traffic, racked-up prices, etc.

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Forums > Study > Study Chinese in Lijiang?

there is a new school just opened, in a central location by the river in Lijiang Old Town, called Huayang Language Academy. The contact email is zhangru166@yahoo.com.cn
Lijiang is probably a nicer place to study Chinese, given its environment, beauty, access to the outdoors and variety of cultures.

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There are now two trains a day operating on this route, Kunming-Mengzi, one in the morning at 8.42 and one in afternoon, at 4.40pm, arriving to Mengzi North Station at just after 8.30pm. [K9656]

Coming the other way, also a morning 9am and an afternoon/evening train.

Quite good for visa runs to Vietnam or trips away to Jianshui.

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There are flights around 183-193y one way left. Look in January.

Air Asia, being a budget carrier, adds on other costs while booking flights, including for luggage, meals, insurance, and credit card payment.

There was talk also of having flights from Bangkok to Kunming and possibly Lijiang with Air Asia.

The new flights are likely to increase visitors from Malaysia and those using the Air Asia network for cheap travel. On routes where Air Asia already flies into China it has meant that the Chinese airlines have had to reduce their airfares to compete.

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