Traveling Across China by Train and Bus Overnight Train Trip From Beijing to Xi'an To maximize our experiences in China OAT scheduled an overnight train trip from Beijing to Xi'an (pronouced Chi on). China, unlike a lot of modern countries does not have air service to a lot of their major cities. Trains are the way to travel. The pullman compartments were set up for four people but we had only two per cabin. Our bags were placed in the baggage car and we carried only our overnight necessities. We left Beijing in the dark and woke up as the train was traveling across China (see map above) to Xi'an. Taking pictures from a moving train or bus proved challenging and limited but not impossible.                                                                   Continue our journey by going to Xi'an, The First Capital of China Bus Overland From Wuhan to Three Rivers Dam We took an early morning flight from Xi'an to Wuhan and then boarded a bus for a 5 hour ride to the Three River's Dam where we boarded our cruise ship for a cruise of the Yangtze River.                               Continue our journey by going to The Three Rivers Dam Bus Overland from Chongqing to Chengdu We disembarked from our cruise in Chongqing (pronounced Chung King) and toured the city.       Chongqing Chongqing was the headquarters of the U.S. forces in WWII commanded by General "Vinegar" Joe Stillwell between 1942 and 1944. He was also Ghiang Kai Shek's Chief of Staff. The Stilwell Museum contains maps and photographs as well as a display on the Flying Tigers. Also located in Chongqing is Hongyan Cun a group of buildings occupied by the Nationalist-Communist "United Front" government during WWII. The Communist leader Zhou Enlai was located here and Mao visited the area after the surrender of Japan in 1945 to attend the US sponsored talks with the Kuomintang. General Stillwell also worked with Mao and the communist forces to defeat the Japanese and was a strong advocate of the Communists working with the Kuomiintang and Chiang Kai Shek to form a new Chinese government. After the Japanese were defeated the Kuomintang attacked the Communist forces and the revolution began. Stillwell was transfered back to he United States. If you are interested there is an excellent book, "Stillwell", about Vinegar Joe and the Chinese-Burma Theater in WWII. The rest is history.                         After a short tour of Chongqing we took a 5 hour trip by bus overland to Chengdu.                               Continue our journey by going to Chengdu Index to all China 2007 Advantures: Imperial Beijing - Tian'an Men Square Imperial Beijing - The Forbidden City Imperial Beijing - The Great Wall of China Imperial Beijing - the Summer Palace Imperial Beijing Today - City of Bikes Imperial Beijing Today - Artists and Craftsmen Imperial Beijing Today - The Hutung, a Neighbood Enclave Imperial Beijing Today - The Lama Temple Imperial China - Xi'an, The First Capital of China Imperial China - The Terra Cotta Warriors Xi'an Today - A Country School and Peasant Village Overland Across China by Train and Bus Chingdu & the Panda Preserve The Three Gorges Dam The Minor Three Gorges of the Yangzte River The following pages are still under construction so be patient and come back to watch its growth. The Yangzte River Cruise Tibet - an Ancient & Exotic Land Hong Kong Imperial Beijing Today - Olympics 2008 [Back to the Top] This page was created by Bob "Belli" Frazee Belli at the Grand Titons, June 2015 Return to Belli's Home Page If you have any questions, or corrections, just write to Belli. Since March 2008, you are visitor number