The transportation system in China has experienced monumental development over the past decades as the country continues to accelerate into a new era. Over the past few months I have experienced every mode of transportation possible in the world's most populous country: from taxi to plane, bicycle to tuc-tuc, subway to bus. All of these experiences left me impressed and satisfied.

To feed reliable and fast transportation to the people of a country with a population of over 1.3 billion is by no means a simple task. Holidays such as National Day and Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) put huge strain on the resources available. Chinese officials estimated there were 740 million trips made throughout the week-long National Day holiday alone.

China's transportation system has come in for its fair share of flack in the past: over-crowded subways and buses, unhygienic trains, delayed flights, and even dangerous taxi drivers! However, in light of my recent experiences, I believe China's transportation organization has been working hard to accommodate as many people as possible, while doing it in a controlled and organized manner. People sometimes forget how hard it must be, especially during national holidays, to keep commuters happy and have every single bus, train, subway train and plane to arrive and leave on time.

When I put it in contrast with the transportation of my home country in the UK, more often than not I was left waiting for a delayed train, bus or flight. It's always easy to pick out the faults when traveling around China; time spent queuing, sitting in waiting rooms, jostling for position or sitting next to a crying baby can drive even the most patient people barking mad. However, if you position yourself away from the negatives and look at what an impressive service China is providing for its people, it dawns on you how well run the transportation operation is.

My recent excursion from Beijing to Ningbo was seamless, delay-free and very enjoyable. Starting from my apartment in Beijing, I picked up a taxi straight away and arrived at the train station in excellent time. The station was equipped with everything and anything you might need to prepare you for a long-distance journey: clean bathrooms, free drinking water, coffee shops and restaurants, and, most importantly, mobile phone charging stations. I boarded the train 30 minutes before departure, meaning there was no mad rush among the hundreds of passengers waiting to board. Tickets were checked professionally and swiftly. As with every time I've been on a fast train in China, I was thoroughly impressed - very clean, welcoming staff and plenty of room to maneuver. Mobile phone charging was also available. The 7-hour journey went by quickly with staff members constantly parading through the carriages asking customers if they needed any food or drinks.

I'm not usually a good traveler and I find it difficult to sleep on any mode of transportation. What I have taken away from these recent experiences is that I'm more than happy to travel around China, even during the so-called "busy" times, on many different modes of transport. Considering how far China has come in such a short space of time, I find it remarkable you can travel from Beijing to Shanghai by rail in only 5 hours. These high-speed rail networks weren't even in place 10 years ago, yet now, bullet trains shuttle along at the "speed of light" (300 km/h) connecting all the major cities in a vastly populated country.

It's not only trains which impress me so greatly. The subway system in Beijing is one of the most efficient, clean and reliable I've ever been on - and that includes London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai and Hong Kong. China currently has 20 cities with a subway, and this is expected to grow to 30 over the next 10 years - highlighting China's ever-growing development in the transportation field.

When I first arrived in China I was hesitant, to say the least, about traveling around; the horror stories of traveling during Spring Festival were bad enough to give even the most dedicated travelers some doubts. However, since I've had plenty of experience of traveling all around the magnificent country, my experiences just get better and better, which always helps make a trip just that much more enjoyable.