http://shanghaiist.com/2005/12/13/shanghaitotibet.php All comments for Shanghai-to-Tibet by train (oxygen included) en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2005/12/13/shanghaitotibet.php#comment-204433 http://shanghaiist.com/2005/12/13/shanghaitotibet.php#comment-204433 Comments Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:54:45 +0800 <p>After reading the article, I see that the Shanghai TTB obviously has a monopoly like the one here has.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2005/12/13/shanghaitotibet.php#comment-204432 http://shanghaiist.com/2005/12/13/shanghaitotibet.php#comment-204432 Comments Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:51:44 +0800 <p>Perhaps your $500 for a permit quote was tongue in cheek, but it's possible to fly from Chengdu to Lhasa for a total of less than 2000 RMB (including permit). It'll be many more years of the yuan appreciating against the dollar at present speed before that's $500 for the permit.</p>