123 \chapter{Post-Arrival}

   130 

   124 

   131 

   125 TBD 

   132 \chapter{Arrival}

   133 

   134 Welcome in China. You made it to the airport. Unless your are

   135 one of the very few foreigners who can speak and read Chinese,

   136 potentially the most challenging part of your journey is about

   137 to begin. Below we explain how to get to Hanyuan Hotel in Nanjing

   138 from Shanghai Pudong Airport and from Nanjing Lukou Airport. If you

   139 arrive from somewhere else and need help, please let us know.

   140 

   141 China is generally a safe country for travelling, if the usual

   142 precautions are taken. We assume you have never been in China 

   143 before, therefore let us still start with some general points.

   144 

   145 \begin{itemize}

   146 \item \textbf{Weather}\hspace{3mm} 

   147 Unfortunately end of August is the time when it will be especially

   148 hot in Nanjing (over 30$^{\circ}$C). Be prepared with lots of

   149 light clothes, but do not forget a jumper, or sweater, since many

   150 places are air-conditioned. It can also rain.

   151 

   152 

   153 \item \textbf{Bottled water}\hspace{3mm}

   154 Whereas in many places it is safe to drink water from taps,

   155 do not take chances and drink only bottled water! During the

   156 conference we will provide bottled water. In other places you

   157 have to buy bottles yourself. Remember, Chinese are famous for

   158 nibbling on hot tea the whole day, even in sweltering 

   159 temperatures. There is a reason for this. 

   160 

   161 \item \textbf{Traffic}\hspace{3mm} 

   162 Do not even think of renting a car in China. Hence, while in

   163 China, you probably will be mostly going around on foot. Be

   164 careful though: You might come from a region where traffic rules are

   165 organised so that pedestrians are mostly

   166 treated with respect by all other road users, or even have an

   167 ``elevated status'' because they are considered the ``weakest''. 

   168 Traffic in China is, in contrast, organised more, shall we say, 

   169 according to a Darwinian model: Under no circumstance assume a

   170 car (or even a bicycle or the noiseless electric motor bikes) will stop for you. As pedestrian, you

   171 have to take care of everybody else. Therefore, whenever

   172 possible cross roads at traffic lights and even if the light

   173 shows green for you, look out for cars that pay no attention to this

   174 fact. Also, zebra crossings do \emph{not}, I repeat, \emph{do not} 

   175 have any special meaning in

   176 China for the road users higher up the traffic ladder

   177 (i.e.~bicycles and above). 

   178 Even if it sounds too funny, take

   179 our word and head this advice\ldots{}it might increase your

   180 life-expectancy. 

   181 

   182 \item \textbf{Free Public Wifi / Mobile Phones}\hspace{3mm}

   183 While free public wifi is nowadays pretty ubiquitous in big

   184 cities in China (Starbucks, Costas, McDonalds are obvious

   185 places where to find wifi), you need a working mobile phone in

   186 order to use it. You will have to register your number when

   187 you log in, and the wifi operator will then send you a

   188 password token via SMS. The problem is that chances are great

   189 your mobile phone will \emph{not} work in China. Therefore do

   190 not assume you can check information on the Internet while

   191 travelling. 

   192 

   193 At the hotel there will be wifi (with the super-secure

   194 password: 123456789). But again, do not assume you can

   195 download that last episode of the Daily Show: while bandwidth

   196 will generally be enough for reading email, be prepared for an

   197 uninterrupted stay in China, free from any disturbance coming

   198 from online demands.

   199    

   200 \item \textbf{Google etc}\hspace{3mm}There are two Great Walls in

   201 China: one prevents you from accessing Google, for example. Use

   202 \url{www.aol.com} or \url{www.bing.com} instead as your preferred

   203 search engine. Also, if you care about such things, set you 

   204 status on Facebook to ``unavailable'' for the period of time

   205 you will be in China. 

   206 

   207 \item \textbf{Map of Hotel}\hspace{3mm} test

   208 \end{itemize}

   209 

   210 \section{Travel from Nanjing Lukou Airport}

   211 

   212 \subsection{Taxi\label{nanjingtaxi}}

   213 

   214 \section{Travel from Shanghai Pudong Airport}

   215 

   216 Many of the participants will arrive at Shanghai Pudong

   217 Airport. From there, in short, you have to get to (1) the Hong

   218 Qiao railway station and then from there to (2) Nanjing Nan

   219 railway station. From Nanjing Nan, you can follow the

   220 suggestions in Section \ref{nanjingtaxi}. Overall this will

   221 take approximately 3h of travelling to the hotel. 

   222 

   223 \subsection*{From Shanghai Pudong Airport to Hong Qiao Train Station}

   224 

   225 For the first leg to Hong Qiao train station there are

   226 essentially two travel options: one recommended by locals

   227 and being the more sensible option is to take the airport bus;

   228 the other is by the World's only commercial Maglev train 

   229 and a change to the metro. 

   230 

   231 \begin{itemize}

   232 \item \textbf{Option 1 by Airport bus}: 

   233 

   234 At the Pudong Airport follow the signs for Airport Bus, or Airport

   235 Ring Bus. You have to take Line 1, which operates between 7:00

   236 and 23:00. The bus stop where you have to wait is 

   237 

   238 \begin{center}

   239 \begin{minipage}[t]{10cm}

   240 \mbox{\includegraphics{travel_guide/image005.jpg}}

   241 \end{minipage}

   242 \end{center}

   243 

   244 The waiting time is around 30 minutes ??? The ticket costs 30

   245 RMB (\euro{}4.25, \$5) and can be bought on the bus. This

   246 however requires cash. While you wait, be prepared to be

   247 harassed by taxi drivers, who insist on driving you to Hong Qiao

   248 train station. You can ignore them: it will cost you more,

   249 around 100 RMB; the bus is comfortable and air-conditioned,

   250 unlike the taxi; and, like the taxi driver, the bus driver

   251 already aims for maximum possible speed given good 

   252 road conditions. 

   253 

   254 

   255 The airport bus takes around 1h and makes only two stops at

   256 the very end of the journey. Both stops are in near

   257 proximity. You have to take the \emph{second} stop at Hong Qiao

   258 Railway Station. You will be able to see the big signs of

   259 Hong Qiao Railway Station when you approach the station. Do 

   260 not take the exit for Hong Qiao International Airport.

   261 

   262 \item \textbf{Option 2 Maglev train / Metro}: 

   263 Of course travelling on the Maglev is pretty cool\ldots{}

   264 reaching speeds of 415 km/h at certain(!) times of the day,

   265 namely 9:02--10:47 and 15:02--16:47. At other time it will 

   266 travel only at ``lame'' 300 km/h. Anyway, a

   267 ticket will set you back around 50 RMB (\euro{}7, \$8). The

   268 ticket can be paid in cash or credit card. To take this option 

   269 at the airport, you will need to follow the Maglev signs. The problem with

   270 this option, however, is that you can only go until ??? Then you have to

   271 change into the overcrowded metro line ??? The change to the

   272 metro is a short walk from the Maglev. You have to first buy a

   273 ticket at the metro station and then take Line ... The good thing

   274 about this option is that metro travelling in Shanghai is

   275 pretty easy for foreigners as all stations are signed out in letters. Overall

   276 the journey time of this option is also around 1h. So unless

   277 you really want to sample the feeling of travelling for 7

   278 minutes at 415 km/h, we recommend Option 1 by bus. 

   279 \end{itemize}

   280 

   281 \subsection*{From Hong Qiao Train Station to Nanjing Nan via

   282 High-Speed Train}

   283 

   284 The airport bus will stop directly in front of the southern

   285 part of the Hong Qiao train station. As background, train

   286 stations above the village level in China are organised more

   287 like an airport, than the sleepy train station you might be

   288 familiar with. Therefore you first have to go through a

   289 security gate where luggage is checked and you padded by a

   290 security guard. The security guard might be of either sex and

   291 this is seen as normal by Chinese. The entire check is done

   292 orderly, but appears to be only a token check and so

   293 fortunately is very speedy. 

   294 

   295 Next you need to buy a train ticket. There are ticket

   296 counters, see left below, signed out in the main hall. 

   297 

   298 \begin{center}

   299 \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{travel_guide/image038.jpg}

   300 \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{travel_guide/image040.jpg} 

   301 \end{center}

   302 

   303 \noindent You have to queue on the longer queue and buy a

   304 ticket for Nanjing Nan (Nan stands for South station). You

   305 will need to show your passport in order to buy a ticket. The

   306 ticket will cost around 135 RMB and looks like this:

   307 

   308 The G-Number (G42 above) stands for the train number. Then

   309 there is the coach number and seat number. The ticket above is

   310 for second class (-\ -). For the short duration of the trip

   311 there is no real need to buy a ticket for first class.

   312 

   313 Next you have to wait for your train on the main concourse of

   314 the station. On the main display the platform of your train

   315 will be displayed 30 minutes before departure. Assuming you

   316 have some time, rest for a moment and take in the atmosphere

   317 of a typical Chinese train station\ldots nothing like what you

   318 can experience, for example, at Clapham Junction during

   319 rush-hour.\footnote{Trivia, in case you did not know: Clapham Junction

   320 supposedly is the biggest train station in Europe in terms of

   321 passengers and rail tracks.}

   322 

   323 Once you know the platform, go to the gate. Be careful, the

   324 gates are nestled between the shops and might be easily

   325 overlooked. For each platform there are two gates labelled `A'

   326 and `B', respectively. `A' stands for the front of the train 

   327 and `B' for the rear -- you know which one to go from your 

   328 ticket.