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The easiest way to
move around in Chengde is to use the taxi
services or the motor-tricycles. Taxis and motor
tricycles are the preferred mode of
transportation in Chengde, the famous tourist city of Hebei,
China. If you are more
adventurous, you can hire a bicycle and cycle
around town. Most hotels here provide bicycle
rental services. Using the minibus is another
alternative although the service may at times be
infrequent. The taxis in Chengde if often
regarded as the best transport to take when you
want to sightsee the attractions in this small
town.
By Rail
The Chengde Railway
Station is located in the southeast of Chengde
where the Beijing-Chengde, Shijiazhuang-Chengde
and Shenyang-Chengde railways meet. The express
trains from Beijing to Dandong and from Beijing
to Ulanhot pass Chengde too. The Chengde Railway
Station, Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West
Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station,
Beijing North Railway Station and the Passenger
Ticket Center of the Beijing Railway Bureau sell
train tickets between Beijing and Chengde
through the computer network making it easier
for passengers to book tickets.
Main Ticket
Offices:
1/F, Yiyuan Hotel,
Chengde
Tel:
0314-2031370
2/F, Rehe Branch,
Chengde Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Tel:
0314-2078173
By Urban Transport
Facilities
The city of Chengde
is not that large. More than 10 public bus
lines, such as bus Nos. 5, 6 and 7 run in the
city all day long. The starting price for the
public bus is 1 yuan and the maximum price is 5
yuan. The public buses in Chengde without conductors charge
1 yuan per person. Most taxis in the city are
Xiali cars. It is very easy to get a taxi in the
city, with a starting price of 5 yuan. A tour of
the city proper by taxi will not be more than 10
yuan.
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