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The people in China were extremely
friendly and helpful, and some stand out for helping make our trip extra
enjoyable. Plus, we can't thank Lonely Planet enough!
Lonely Planet - Our Bible!!
We carried the China Lonely Planet guide everywhere we went,
and found it to be indispensable. The city maps, the Mandarin hotel names,
street names and phrases and the recommendations for some of the out-of-the-way
places really helped us get around in a country with few English signs outside
of the big cities. We wouldn't take a trip like this without it!
Mr. Ren made air, train, and hotel accommodations for us in
several cities. We were able to call him on his mobile, and make
arrangements after we had left Xi'an. He even negotiated with hotel clerks
on our behalf when we had problems. He speaks English very well, listens well,
and is very helpful. We highly recommend him.
- Address: China Golden Bridge Travel Service, Room 227 Bell Tower Hotel,
Xi'an
- Phone: (029) 725 8863, Mobile:
136 0911 8978
- Fax: (029) 725 8863
Email: mingren@xaonline.com
Mr. Yang is a retired translator, and he speaks English and
Russian (if the need should arise) very well. He operates Yang's
Services that "...specializes in helping foreigners understand China...".
He organizes a very
interesting cultural tour in Leshan that presents excellent insight into
everyday small-town life for a very reasonable price. Recently he has
expanded his work to include:
- Help with setting up businesses
- Teaching Chinese
- Assist with travel in China (tickets ,hotel, guide,
reservation, etc )
- General information on China
We recommend him very highly.
- Address: 154 Bai Ta Street Building 1 Unit 4, Floor
2, Leshan, Sichuan Province
- Phone: 0833 211 2046, Mobile:
(0) 130 364 56184
- Fax: 0833 211 2046
Pager: 0833 9616 7998 9483
- Email:
richardyangmin@tom.com
Patrick is a young man with good knowledge of the Emeishan
mountain and local area and a fair command of English. He divides his time
between guiding tours and running the family farm. We enjoyed meeting him
very much and felt that he was very honest and trustworthy.
- Address: Baoguo Monastery, Emeishan, Sichuan
Province; could also be contacted through the Teddy Bear Cafe in Emeishan or
through Mr. Richard Yang (not related), listed above).
- Mobile: 137 0813 1210
- Email: patrickyanglong@163.net
Mr. Tang is on the staff at the Pipa Xi Hotel. He was
extremely helpful in a place that had few aids for the English-speaking
traveler and provided us with a lot of suggestions for visiting the many areas
around Zhangjiajie, which saved us money and allowed us to make the best use of
our time. He has an excellent English vocabulary and is one of the few
English-speakers that we met in Zhangjiajie. We do not normally include
for-profit information in our web-site, but Tang Ming sent us some information
in 2005 which the reader can view at the Tang Ming
page.
Jimmy was our guide for the 4 days we spent in Guilin and
nearby Yangshuo. He facilitated getting tours and making local travel
arrangements. He seemed to working side-deals everywhere we went, but
delivered everything he promised to us.
- Address: 2/F, 15 Sanduo Road, Guilin, Guangxi
Province, 541001
- Phone: (0773) 281 7761 Mobile:
130 3683 4652 Pager: 127 150 2252
- Fax: (0773) 282 7377
Email: jimmy_guilin@163.com
Victoria Cruises
 This
company is located in New York, but handled our request for bookings very
quickly by fax from China. Their web-site
has all of the necessary contact information.
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