Catching on to the thrill of a truly memorable experience

GUANGZHOU: It took me around 1 hour by taxi to travel from downtown Guangzhou to the north railway station in the city's Huadu district on Saturday morning.

Yes, I was catching the first high-speed train departing at 9 am from the southern city to Wuhan in Hubei province.

"The train, for sure, is faster. But like taking a flight, you need to leave for the railway station from the downtown area at least 2 hours before the train departs. To some degree, that also costs you some time," the taxi driver surnamed Fan said.