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Changzhou
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Understand
Settlement here stretches back to at least the Spring and
Autumn period (770-426 BC) when Yancheng, a city
surrounded by three concentric moats was established.
Get in
By train
By train Changzhou has two railway stations: Changzhou
Station (常州站) and Changzhou North Station (常州北站).
Changzhou Station, located near the city center, is divided into
two separate plazas: one which faces north (bei guangchang,
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Tickets
By bus
The northern bus station on Xinmen Lu (almost opposite the
train station) has frequent services to Wuxi, Zhangjiagang,
Suzhou (¥34, 2hrs), yixing ¥21 and Kunshan.
By plane
Get around
The cities main attractions are within a walkable radius of the
train station, with the outlying spots on the main bus routes.
By bus
By taxi
Metered taxis charge ¥9 for the first 4km and then ¥2.9 for
every additional kilometre.
See
Dong Po Park (Dong Po GongYuan), YanLing Middle
Rd. A diminutive but pretty park named after Song
dynasty, poet, artist and gardener, Su Dong Po - who
died in Changzhou. One side of the park runs against the
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Do
Dinosaur Park, 1 Hanjiang Road, Xinbei District, [1]
(http://www.konglongcheng.com/language/town_englis
h.html). daily 9AM-5PM. If your interest in
paleontology doesn't extend further than The Flintstones
this dinosaur theme park with rides, dancing dinos and
few fossils might take your fancy. ¥200. edit
Buy
Xi Xi Gu, ??. ??. A new a supposedly more interesting
Amusement park than the Dinosaur park 200. edit
Eat
Sesame Bing – A local speciality is a small round cake of
flaky pastry studded with sesame seeds. Fillings between the
crunchy layers of pasty have two flavours – salty and sweet.
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Drink
Some people bemoan the lack of bar scene here, compared
with Wuxi or Shanghai. Nonetheless there are a couple of
decent joints to drown your sorrows in.
Sleep
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Budget
Changzhou Gongyuan Bingguan, No.85 West Yanling
☎
Road, +86 519 8618 2100, [2] (http://www.gongyuan
hotel.com). You can pay with a credit card. You can
change money at the front desk, and there is an internet
cafe. ¥150. edit
Midrange
Splurge
Contact
Get out
Suzhou
Nanjing
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