China is a very peaceful and gentle land. Every now and then I discover some new and fascinating thing that takes my breath away.

Two weeks ago, one of the city’s daily business newspapers interviewed me about my opinion of Nanchang’s bus service. This blog is what I would have written, if I were the reporter.

I dedicate this blog to all of my friends at Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) in suburban Detroit, Michigan.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Nanchang Traffic

(No one in China is exempt from the traffic grid. In the picture above, a wedding car, the military, and even the police wait with the buses, cars, and trucks, at Peng Jia Qiao bridge, near downtown)


Driving a bus in China is just a little bit different from driving a bus in America. First of all, traffic in some places is much more congested:




So sometimes it is difficult to maintain a schedule



Bus fare is 1 Yuan (RMB about 12 cents) per ride, but there are no transfers so if you need to ride multiple buses you pay each time. With a bus card the fare is 9 mao – which is .9 Yuan.

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