This is not accurate reporting. I just travelled by fast train from Beijing to Nanjing on October 29th and I am travelling on the yellow receiept given when I turned in my passport and now the government has my passport. However, assure your picture is embossed into the paper. Exit and entry will emboss it for you but you should inform them to do it. They will not accept it just taped or glued onto same. If it is not embossed, even the airport will not accept it. I will also be returned my passport on November 19th as the yellow paper expires and they have guaranteed this as the return date. I turned it in on October 27th, so that is 18 working days (weekends not counted) and most these days coincide with the conference dates. Actually it was much easier than going through "the dance" at the airport. One glance at it and through. Previous years at the airport the officials checking passports had to ask 20 other people and no one knew the answer which ultimately resulted in them saying "go on through."
Your example of a via seems to be a poor choice as it is for 2012. Maybe you should check yours is not expired?