Trains and directions
China's high-speed rail is quick, cheap and very well signposted. The Chinese you need is mostly for the edges: the ticket, the gate, and asking the way once you are out of the station.
Buying a rail ticket, finding the platform, following the answer when you ask the way, and getting off at the right stop.
Buying a ticket
Rail tickets are tied to your passport number, and you show the passport itself at security and at the gate. Keep it somewhere you can reach it without unpacking.
At the station
Big stations are the size of airports, with a security check at the entrance and a gate that closes a few minutes before departure. Half an hour early is comfortable. Five minutes is a missed train.
Asking the way
On board
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