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China, 1986

Route devised by Ian Honeysett.
   China photos
Distance: miles km's   Height: metres feet
Date Route Distance Comments
    MilesKm's  
06 Sep Plane: London - Paris - Islamabad    
07 Sep Plane: Islamabad - Beijing    
  Beijing
08 Sep Around Beijing - Zoo and Jade Factory 1727  
09 Sep Beijing - Great Wall 4776  
10 Sep Beijing - Summer Palace - Fragrant Hills 2134  
11 Sep Beijing - Forbidden city - Back streets of Beijing 2032  
12 Sep Train: Beijing - Baoding - Shiziazhuang - Yuagquan - Taiyuan - Jiexiu - Linfen - Houma - Yuncheng - Mengyuan - Xian    
  Yellow River
13 Sep Bus: Xian - Banpo - Terracoatta Warriors    
14 Sep Xian - Wienan - Huashan 6198  
15 Sep Huashan - Lingboa - Sanmenxia 5995  
16 Sep Sanmenxia - Dam on Yellow river 1829  
17 Sep Sanmenxia - Mianchi - Xin'an - Luoyang 86138  
18 Sep Luoyang - Longmen caves 1016  
19 Sep Luoyang - Linru - Shoalin Monestary - Dengfeng 5080  
20 Sep Dengfeng - Zhengzhou, Overnight train: Zhengzhou - Bengbu - Nanjing 5893  
  Yantze River
21 Sep Nanjing - Ming tombs    
22 Sep Nanjing - Luhe - Yizheng - Yangzhou 64103  
23 Sep Yangzhou 1016  
24 Sep Yangzhou - Zhenjiang, ferry across Yangtze river, train to Changzhou, cycle: Changzhou - Yixing 5690  
25 Sep Changzhou - Wuxi 5589  
26 Sep Wuxi 1727  
27 Sep Bus: Wuxi - Suzhou, Train: Suzhou - Shanghai    
28 Sep Shanghai, Overnight train: Suzhou - Nanjing - Beijing    
29 Sep Beijing    
30 Sep Plane: Beijing - Karachi    
31 Sep Plane: Karachi - Frankfurt - Paris - London    
Total   6491044