--- a/booklet.tex Thu Aug 13 15:31:05 2015 +0800
+++ b/booklet.tex Thu Aug 13 15:44:35 2015 +0800
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
\definecolor{linkcolor}{rgb}{0,0,0.5}
\usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=linkcolor,citecolor=linkcolor,filecolor=linkcolor,pagecolor=linkcolor,urlcolor=linkcolor]{hyperref}
+%\usepackage{xeCJK}
+%\setCJKmainfont[BoldFont=STZhongsong, ItalicFont=STKaiti]{STSong}
+%\setCJKsansfont[BoldFont=STHeiti]{STXihei}
+%\setCJKmonofont{STFangsong}
+
+
\def\xyzemail{xingyuanzhang at 126 dot com}
\def\cwemail{chunhanwu at 126 dot com}
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@
\chapter{Arrival}
-Welcome in China. You made it to the airport. Unless your are
+Welcome in China. You made it to the destination airport. Unless your are
one of the very few foreigners who can speak and read Chinese,
potentially the most challenging part of your journey is about
to begin. Below we explain how to get to Hanyuan Hotel in Nanjing
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@
\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{Weather}\hspace{3mm}
Unfortunately end of August is the time when it will be especially
-hot in Nanjing (over 30$^{\circ}$C). Be prepared with lots of
+hot in Nanjing (usually above 30$^{\circ}$C). Be prepared with lots of
light clothes, but do not forget a jumper, or sweater, since many
places are air-conditioned. It can also rain.
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@
``elevated status'' because they are considered the ``weakest''.
Traffic in China is, in contrast, organised more, shall we say,
according to a Darwinian model: Under no circumstance assume a
-car (or even a bicycle or the noiseless electric motor bikes) will stop for you. As pedestrian, you
+car (or even a bicycle or one of the noiseless electric motor bikes) will stop for you. As pedestrian, you
have to take care of everybody else. Therefore, whenever
possible cross roads at traffic lights and even if the light
shows green for you, look out for cars that pay no attention to this
@@ -177,15 +183,86 @@
\item \textbf{Google etc}\hspace{3mm}There are two Great Walls in
China: one prevents you from accessing Google, for example. Use
\url{www.aol.com} or \url{www.bing.com} instead as your preferred
-search engine. Also, if you care about such things, set you
+search engine. Also, if you care about such things, set your
status on Facebook to ``unavailable'' for the period of time
-you will be in China.
+you will be in China. Ditto Twitter. If you do want to access
+those services, you need a VPN back home.
+
+\item \textbf{Map of Hotel / Taxis}\hspace{3mm} While more and
+more young Chinese are exposed to English, you cannot
+rely on anyone of the general public speaking more than a few
+words. Rather, you have to always calculate with the very,
+very likely scenario that nobody speaks any English and all
+signs are written in characters that do not give you the
+slightest idea what they are about. This means you always
+have to prepare your travelling beforehand.
-\item \textbf{Map of Hotel}\hspace{3mm} test
+One part of every trip preparation should be to carry with you
+a printed copy of the map where the Hanyuan Hotel is located
+(see Fig.~\ref{hanyuan}). When you want to go to the hotel, you need to show the map to the
+driver, since telling Hanyuan Hotel will most probably not be
+understood and also the driver most likely does not know where
+it is located. Showing the map will also guard against the
+situation where a taxi driver cannot actually read the
+address.\footnote{You might sneer at this. But remember: the
+prime age of Chinese taxi drivers appears to be 50 plus. If
+you can also remember, between 1966 and 1976 somebody had the
+``great'' idea to be nasty to teachers (amonst others). So the
+education these people were able to receive when their were
+teens was rather rudimentary. Given that the ability of
+reading Chinese characters takes years of arduous studying, it
+is glaringly obvious that it is not their fault.}
+
+
+\begin{figure}[p]
+\begin{tabular}{l}
+Address of Hanyuan Hotel:\medskip\\
+
+%司机师傅，请将我送往``{\bf 童卫路20号翰苑宾馆}''，其位置如地图中红色A点所示。\\
+%酒店电话：02584393962。谢谢！
+\end{tabular}
+
+\begin{center}
+\makebox[0mm]{\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{travel_guide/badu.png}}
+\end{center}
+\caption{The location of the Hanyuan Hotel. Please print out!
+\label{hanyuan}}
+\end{figure}
+
\end{itemize}
\section{Travel from Nanjing Lukou Airport}
+There are essentially three options depending on how frugal
+or adventurous you want to be:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item The first option is to take a taxi for the whole journey
+ from the airport to the hotel. Follow the taxi signs at
+ the airport and take a yellow taxi. The journey will
+ cost you around 130 RMB (\euro{}19, \$21) and takes
+ about 45 minutes. Show the driver the map in
+ Fig.~\ref{hanyuan}. The taxi needs to be paid in cash.
+
+\item A bit less expensive is going first by Metro Line S1
+ from the airport to Nanjing Nan Railway Station. The
+ metro will operate between 6:40 and 22:00. As you can
+ see below, Nanjing Nan will be the last stop with
+ Line~S1. At Nanjing Nan Railway Station you go to the
+ taxi stand, which is explained below, and take a taxi
+ from there. This option takes approximately 55 minutes
+ and costs 6 RMB for the metro ticket and around 36 RMB
+ for the taxi.
+
+\item
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsubsection*{Getting a Ticket for the Metro}
+
+\subsubsection*{Taxi stations at Nanjing Lukou Airport and
+Nanjing Nan Railway Station}
+
+
\subsection{Taxi\label{nanjingtaxi}}
\section{Travel from Shanghai Pudong Airport}
@@ -218,7 +295,9 @@
\end{minipage}
\end{center}
-The waiting time is around 30 minutes ??? The ticket costs 30
+The waiting time is around 15 minutes during peak hours, or
+30 minutes at other times.
+The ticket costs 30
RMB (\euro{}4.25, \$5) and can be bought on the bus. This
however requires cash. While you wait, be prepared to be
harassed by taxi drivers, who insist on driving you to Hong Qiao
@@ -239,18 +318,22 @@
\item \textbf{Option 2 Maglev train / Metro}:
Of course travelling on the Maglev is pretty cool\ldots{}
reaching speeds of 415 km/h at certain(!) times of the day,
-namely 9:02--10:47 and 15:02--16:47. At other time it will
-travel only at ``lame'' 300 km/h. Anyway, a
+namely 9:02--10:47 and 15:02--16:47. At other times it will
+travel only at mere speeds of 300 km/h. Anyway, a
ticket will set you back around 50 RMB (\euro{}7, \$8). The
-ticket can be paid in cash or credit card. To take this option
+ticket can be paid in cash or credit card.
+The service of the Maglev
+starts at 7:02 and finished the day at 21:42.
+To take this option
at the airport, you will need to follow the Maglev signs. The problem with
-this option, however, is that you can only go until ??? Then you have to
-change into the overcrowded metro line ??? The change to the
+this option, however, is that you can only go until Longyang
+Road Station and then have to
+change into the overcrowded 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 ... The good thing
+ticket at the metro station and then take Line 2. 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 also around 1h. So unless
+the journey time of this option is around 2h. So unless
you really want to sample the feeling of travelling for 7
minutes at 415 km/h, we recommend Option 1 by bus.
\end{itemize}