When I first started working on Ask-China, I wanted to solve a broad problem: intercity travel is much harder when you do not speak the local language. China's high-speed rail network is extensive, but the first problem is often not the train. It is choosing the correct station. A city is not a station A traveler may know the name of a hotel, landmark, or neighborhood, but a booking service normally asks for a railway station. Large cities such as Beijing and Shanghai have sev...