Having no idea where to start when you want to book a train trip in China? This article gives you a clear hand-on instruction to ease your 32 __. There are two ways to book train tickets in China: through the China Railway Bureau website; and through third party travel companies. If you are comfortable reading Mandarin Chinese and have a Chinese bank 33 _ , you can book through the China Railway Bureau Website. If not, do not worry! Whether you are a Chinese citizen (including residents of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau) or an international traveller, you can always choose third party travel companies as a(an) 34 ________way to complete your order and still enjoy your train trip in China.

Go to the website www.12306.cn and click on the button that reads “”. This is the official China Railway Bureau website and guarantees the 35_________of your orders 100%. Unfortunately, however, the website does NOT provide English service and does NOT accept international payment methods. The button that links to ticketselling webpage will be on the left 36__________.

Pick a train that fits your plan and pay attention to seat class selection. There are different types of trains. G-trains are high-speed trains. On this type of train, there are no 37__________so it is all seating, and they only travel to various places. D-trains are also high-speed trains but somewhat slower. They provide sleeper cars and seating cars. C-trains are also highspeed trains but offer intercity service, so the number of times the train stops are few and there are no sleeper cars. Z-trains are express trains, but not high speed; they provide all 38__________. The same applies to T, К or no letter trains, which are regular, ‘slow’ trains.