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 Given that the ability of reading Chinese characters takes
 years of arduous studying, it is glaringly obvious that it is
 not their fault.} Take the map always with you: it might be
 your life-line for avoiding unpleasant situations. For
 travelling inside Nanjing, taxis can be hailed at the
-street curb.
+street curb. You need to pay them in cash. They are always
+metered.
+\item \textbf{Tips in Restaurants, Taxi}\hspace{3mm}One easy
+part of travelling in China are matters to do with tipping:
+No tips are expected when paying at a restaurant, for a taxi
+journey etc. The good thing about this is you are treated as a
+nice customer, if you are a nice customer (meaning you treat
+staff with respect).
 \item \textbf{Cash / Credit Cards}\hspace{3mm}While foreign
 credit cards are accepted in a number of places, including
 the hotel,\footnote{Visa and Mastercard} these places are
 considered ``upmarked'' in China. So if you insist on being able
 \item A bit less expensive is going first by Metro Line S1
 from the airport to Nanjing Nan Railway Station (Nanjing
 South Railway Station). The metro will operate between
 6:40 and 22:00. As you can see in the map shown in
 Fig.~\ref{metronanjing}, Nanjing Nan will be the last
-stop on Line~S1. At Nanjing Nan Railway Station you go
+stop on Line~S1. At Nanjing Nan Railway Station you need to go
-to the taxi stand, which means following the yellow path
+to the taxi stand, which means leaving the metro via exit
-in the map below. To reach the taxi stand, you need to
+2B and follow the signs for ``Taxi (Underground)''.
-leave the metro via exit 2B and follow the signs for
+The way is marked yellow in the map below.
-``Taxi (Underground)''. This option takes approximately
+This option takes approximately
 55 minutes and costs 7 RMB for the metro ticket and
 around 36 RMB for the taxi.
 \begin{center}
 \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{travel_guide/ggg.jpg}
 closest to the hotel.\label{metronanjing}}
 \end{figure}
 \subsubsection*{Getting a Ticket for the Metro in Nanjing}
-Like in all metro stations, entering the metro station at the
+Like in all Chinese metro stations, entering the metro station at the
 airport means you have to go through a brief security check
 where your luggage will be X-rayed. After the check you will
 see ticket machines
 \begin{center}
 \end{center}
 \noindent which can change the language to English (in this
 way you can avoid having to talk to a sales person in the ticket
 counter, who might not speak any English). You need to select
-the destination station in the screen (shown on
+the destination station on the touch screen (shown on
 the right). Next you need to pay for the ticket with 10 RMB or 5
 RMB bank notes, or 1 RMB coins. If you do not have them yet,
 you will need to go to the counter near the ticket machines.
 After paying, the machine will issue a blue plastic coin which
 is your ticket. This coin needs to be swiped when going
 this option, however, is that you can only go until  Longyang
 Road Station and then have to
 change into the overcrowded and much, much slower metro Line 2.
 The change to the
 metro is a short walk from the Maglev. You have to first buy a
-ticket at the metro station and then take Line 2. The good thing
+ticket inside the metro station. The good thing
 about this option is that metro travelling in Shanghai is
 pretty easy for foreigners as all stations are signed out in
 letters.
 Overall the journey time of this option is around 2h. So
 stations above the village level in China are organised more
 like an airport, than the more sleepy train station you might be
 familiar with. Therefore you first have to go through a
 security gate where luggage is checked and you padded by a
 security guard. The security guard might be of either sex and
-this is seen as normal by Chinese. The entire check is done
+this is seen as normal by Chinese.
-orderly, but appears to be only a token check and so
-fortunately is very speedy.
 Next you need to buy a train ticket. There are ticket
-counters, see left below, signed out in the main hall.
+counters, see left below, signed out in the main hall. (Unlike
+the metro, ticket machines for trains are of no use for you,
+because you would need a Chinese ID-card in order to buy
+anything.)
 \begin{center}
 \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{travel_guide/image038.jpg}
 \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{travel_guide/image040.jpg}
 \end{center}
-\noindent You have to queue on the longer queue and buy a
+\noindent You have to queue on the usually longer queue and
-ticket for Nanjing Nan (Nan stands for South station). You
+buy a ticket for Nanjing Nan (Nan stands for South station).
-will need to show your passport in order to buy a ticket. The
+You will need to show your passport in order to buy a ticket.
-ticket will cost around 135 RMB and looks like this:
+The ticket will cost around 135 RMB and looks like this:
 \begin{center}
 \includegraphics[scale=0.3]{travel_guide/ticket.jpg}
 \end{center}
 \noindent The G-Number (G42 above) stands for the train
 number, which identifies the train also on the large displays
-at the hall. Below that number is the date and departure time, 2015-08-12
+at the hall. Below that number is the date and departure time,
-and departure time 10:28. To the right is the coach number
+in this case 2015-08-12 and departure time 10:28. To the right
-(14) and seat number (09C). Just below is the sign that the
+is the coach number (14) and seat number (09C). Just below
-ticket above is for second class (-\ -). For the short
+from that is the sign that the ticket is for second class (-\
-duration of the trip there is no real need to buy a ticket for
+-). For the short duration of the trip there is no real need
-first class. On the top right-hand corner is the platform
+to buy a ticket for first class. On the top right-hand corner
-signed out (10A).
+is the platform signed out (10A). If not, you have to look
+at the large display in the hall to get this information.
 Next you have to wait for your train on the main concourse of
-the station. On the main display, the platform of your train
+the station. Assuming you have some time, rest for a moment
-will be displayed 30 minutes before departure in case it is
+and take in the atmosphere of a typical Chinese train
-not on the ticket. Assuming you have some time, rest for a
+station\ldots{} definitely busy. Once you know the
-moment and take in the atmosphere of a typical Chinese train
+platform, go to the gate. Be careful, the gates are nestled
-station\ldots Once you know the platform, go to the gate. Be
+between shops and can be easily overlooked. For each platform
-careful, the gates are nestled between the shops and might be
+there are two gates labelled `A' and `B', respectively. They
-easily overlooked. For each platform there are two gates
+are on opposite sides of the main hall. `A' stands for the
-labelled `A' and `B', respectively. `A' stands for the front
+front of the train and `B' for the rear -- you know which one
-of the train and `B' for the rear -- you know which one to go
+to go to from the coach number on your ticket. When the gates
-from the coach number on your ticket. When the gates are
+are opened for your train you need to show again your passport
-opened for train you need to show again your passport
 verifying that it is you who is travelling on the ticket. The
 journey to Nanjing Nan takes around 1h.
 \subsection*{Nanjing Nan Railway Station to the Hanyuan Hotel}
 Like in the section for travelling from Nanjing Lukou Airport
-there are three option you can take. The only difference is
+there are two option you can take from Nanjing Nan. The only
-that the train station has a different taxi stand, which is
+difference is that the train station has a different taxi
-signed out at the station. At the taxi stand you need to take
+stand, which is signed out at the station. At the taxi stand
-a yellow taxi that goes to ``Nanjing Downtown''.
+you need to take a yellow taxi that goes to ``Nanjing
+Downtown''. The taxi will cost around 36 RMB and needs to be
+paid in cash.
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