China 2001: Butler University/Freeman Foundation Student-Faculty Fieldwork Trip
Modified 16 June 2001
Getting to Meizhou
Today we went to took the train from Shenzhen to Meizhou, a 7 hour train ride. We first left Chinese University of Hong Kong on the KCR (part of Hong Kong's mass transit) to the Lo Wu train stop -- right on the border with China. We then walked over the Shenzhen River (separating Hong Kong from mainland China) and made it to the Shenzhen train station. We were worried about the train, since there was a 6 hour delay on the previous train to Meizhou (Chinese trains are almost always on time). As you can see, we had "hard sleepers" for the ride, making for a very comfortable trip. Becca is pictured here wearing the badge for the person nominally asked to help monitor the train (it was left on her bunk)! We arrived in Meizhou late, around 11:00 pm, and found our way to the Jiaying University guesthouse. Prof. Xiao Wenping stayed up late to make sure we arrived safely.