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Hostels in China


Beijing

Qianmen Hostel is centrally located next to Tiananmen Square and the shopping street Da Zha Lan. This hostel offers great character and friendly staff. The hostel is located in a 150 year old hutong, and they have preserved it well.
www.qianmenhostel.net

Chengdu

Sim's Cozy Garden Hostel is a very clean fun hostel with a great atmoshpere. This hostel has a great garden court yard with lots of places to hang out and talk with other travelors.
www.gogosc.com

Travel Information


Lonely Planet Thorntree Forum is a great place to build groups for trips, and learn from others travelors.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=19&keywordid=90

China Travel Guide Offers information on train schedules, and Beijing tour packages to Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great wall, Tiananmen Square with high quality and low price offered by China tour expert.

China tour operator offers private China tour packages, small group tours to Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Guilin, Yangtze with best price and 24/7 toll free service.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/beijing.htm
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/tour/default.htm

Elong and Ctrip are two great sites for checking flight prices and times. If there is a discount on a flight it will be here. Booking is easy and they offer English service
www.elong.net
www.ctrip.com

Cafes


Lhasa

The Spinn Cafe is a hipster place to have a cold beer and meet other travelors.
http://www.spinn.cn/en/index.html

Photography


T.S. Robinson photography conducts trips in partnership with Tibetan Connections. Check out his site and blog. If your interested in a trip in Tibet to learn photography from T.S. Robinson please contact us.
http://tsrobinsonphotography.com/
http://travelphotography.tsrobinsonphotography.com/

Friends in other places


Lost Horizon Treks offers expert, friendly service and custom itineraries to maximize your travel experience in Pakistan.
http://losthorizontreks.com

High Adventure Tours is our sister site selling trips in southeast Asia, and focus's on high end trips to Tibet.
http://highadventuretours.com