Chinese trains SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Just like the country, they are super crowded.  In fact they can overcrowded to the point where you have people standing up in every piece of free space including the right in front of your face.  This was my 3rd train trip in China so far and they all SUCKED.  I like traveling by train, but the crowds just make it uncomfortable.  I can't say each ride was worst than the last one, but they have all sucked for different reasons.  The first ride I had to stand for 8 hours and avoid pee the was rolling around on the floor.  The second ride I had got to sit for the 13 hours, but since I was sick I was busy coughing all night and it didn't help that the AC was right on me and the smokers were smoking right next to me.  This ride was 15 hours and sucked because it was way too crowded, the smokers were right next to me again, and I was sitting in the middle of a family with 18 kids all running around and playing the whole time.  My last train ride is over 24 hours long, but after today I am taking a plane instead.  I just can't handle the crowds in China anymore.  I am glad I am almost out of China.  Only 6 more days until I go to a country with a normal sized population.  Now you might be thinking "well what did you expect it is the most populated country in the world?"  You're right what was I thinking?  Well I can tell you that it definitely feels like 1.3 billion people live here.  As I said before everything is crowded.  I even had a line to go to the bathroom this morning in my own hotel room.  Okay, maybe I exaggerated that one.  But it feels that way.  I am glad I came to China to see the things I wanted, but now I am ready to leave.  As for others thinking of coming to China I offer this advice only come if you really want to see something particular here, like the Great Wall, otherwise go elsewhere in Asia.  If you do come, I recommend getting in and getting out to avoid going crazy by the crowds.  Plan ahead for anything you want to do.  Finally, I haven't found China to be all that interesting as compared to like Malaysia or Thailand.  I thought it was going to be a lot more interesting than it was, but I wouldn't change a thing because now I know and I really wanted to see the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors.  If I had to do it all over again I would shorten my time here in China and spend more time in other Asian countries.