Weekend away by train

Hi

Staying in Nanjing in April and want to have a weekend away to see somewhere else.

Were going to fly to Hong Kong but that is now too expensive.

Can you recommend an interesting long weekend destination by train from Nanjing.

Thanks

Weekend away by train

What are you more interested in seeing/doing/experiencing?

Where else have you already been in China? I presume you%26#39;ll already have seen the sights in Nanjing?

What%26#39;s your budget like?

Weekend away by train

Budget, not too much of a problem but doesn%26#39;t run to 2 x 3000 rmb air tickets to Hong Kong.

I have done the big tourist sites of Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Wuxi, Suzhou (this is a reserve to do again) and Guilin.

Yes I have spent time in Nanjing a couple of times.

Interested in seeing the real China - people and places and some traditional scenery.

Can do some walking but not too much.

Thanks

Sorry, I%26#39;m afraid I must take offence at the reference to wanting to see the ';real'; China. Everywhere in China IS for real, we%26#39;re not acting in movies or something all day. Perhaps ';rural'; would be a better adjective.

Have you ventured to Yangzhou (no, not Yangshuo) before? This isn%26#39;t very much on the Western tourist trail, but has a couple of nice gardens, a temple or two, and some teahouses where you could get your fill of local dimsum. It%26#39;s pretty easy to get there by bus from Nanjing.

If you%26#39;re interested in mountain climbing, Huangshan would be a good choice -- better if it%26#39;s not the weekend, but I guess you might not have a choice. Take a bus (around 4 hours) or overnight train (6.5 hours) to get to Huangshan city aka Tunxi, then another bus (1.5-2 hours) to get to the foot of the mountain itself.

Another choice, but further away, would be Wuyuan in Jiangxi province. You%26#39;ll probably need more intrepidity to make this work, if you don%26#39;t know Chinese. Buses (around 1+ hour) run from Huangshan city to Wuyuan. There%26#39;re Hui-style villages aplenty here, less touristy than the ones nearer to Huangshan.

That%26#39;s 3 choices for you already!

Or how about Hangzhuo - 4 hours away by train. Lots to see there and very beautiful. There is the lake, the temples, the tea houses.

Ellyse

Firstly I must apologise there was no intent to offend, I%26#39;m sorry.

You%26#39;re right probably rural China might have been a better way of putting it.

Thank you for your ideas, I will take some time to have a look at these.

No worries, I know most travellers have no intention of sounding arrogant or whatnot, but sometimes it would be more sensitive to use a more appropriate word. :)

If you%26#39;re wanting to discuss in more detail, feel free to email me at ellyse99@yahoo.com -- put ';TripAdvisor'; and your own username (eg traveller3720) in the subject line.