China Tour Tips During Your China Tour

Entry China Regulations
Following procedures are required upon your arrival in China from abroad.
1. Health check.
2. Frontier Inspection.
3. Customs Declaration.
The copy of the stamped form must be well kept and be submitted to Customs on your
Please note that all the receipts of the valuable articles, such as jewelry, jade, gold and silver ornaments, handicrafts, artifacts, paintings and calligraphy that you bought in China should be kept for the exit check. Antiques are not permitted to take out of China unless the "Certificates for the Export of Cultural Relics" from the Chinese Authorities is provided.
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What should i do when there is Jet Lag&Motion Sickness
Jet lag: Anyone who cross more than five time zones may suffer from Jet lag. It will cause symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, malaise or nausea. The jet lag could be reduced with following steps.
Before Your Flight
. Get plenty of rest and follow a healthy diet and exercise routine.
. Adjust to the destination time zone in advance by starting the daily routine few hours before or after...
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How to make phone call in China
Upon your arrival in China, you may give your family or friends at home a call to say you have safely arrived. When calling, "00" should be added in front of the country code. For example, when calling to United States, you shall dial "00" before the country code (86), region code (10) and phone number. Apart from making international calls from your hotel room, you could also use public telephones which are available in telephone booths ... See details of make phone call in China

Methods to Access Your Money in China
ATMs are conveniently available for you to withdraw cash. On the mainland, ATMs that accept international cards(Visa, MasterCard, Cirrus, Maestro, Plus and AmEx) include branches of the Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, as well as large airports, top-end hotels and some large department stores. Credit card cash advances is accessible in the main office of the Bank of China, even in remote places like Lhasa. See details of Access Your Money in China

Safety and Security
Do not invite visitors to your hotel room. Meet them at the hotel lobby.
Make sure the door and window of your hotel room is locked at all times, especially when you are staying at a hotel with poor security system. Lock your money and all valuables in the hotel safe while you are away.
Keep a low profile or you may make yourself a target to the pickpockets. See details of Safety and Security in China.

Shopping in China
China is wonderful place for shopping, and bear some tips in mind, you will have a merrier shopping trip.
It's not advised to buy everything at the beginning of your trip or in one city. China is a vast country, famous for lots of specialities, but owned by different cities. For example, Beijing is a great place to buy cloisonné, fresh water pearls and cashmere sweaters, and Xi'an is famous for replicas of the Terra Cotta soldiers, Tangsancai. See details of Shoping in China

Food and drinking in China
A trip to China without tasting local dishes is not complete. Food is important to Chinese people, as you may sense it from a colloquial greeting like ' have you eaten yet ?' Also, you need to be careful when eating anything you're unused to. To make sure you enjoy your trip culinary to China, we come up with some helpful tips as below for your reference.
Tap water in China needed to be boiled before drinking. See details of Food and drinks in China.

Tipping & Gift-Giving
Nowdays, tipping has been accepted as common practice by Chinese people.
It is a good way to show your recognition of good services provided by tour guides and drivers. see details of Tipping and Gift-giving...

Explore the City on Your Own
Always carry a business card of the hotel you are staying at. You will be able to get back to your hotel in this way when you are lost. It's also advisable to carry a copy of your passport with you and leave the original one locked in the safe of your hotel in the case of emergence.
Buy a map of the city from your hotel, see details of explore the city on your own.

Public Toilet in China
Most public toilets in China are squatting ones, different from those in the West. If you need to answer the nature's call, you may look for a 'WC' sign, which refers to toilet. We suggest to use toilets that are located in big malls, clean restaurants, hotels and etc. You may also try the McDonalds or KFC, where clean washroom are available with toilet paper.

Transportation in China
Nowdays, China owns comprehensive transportation system, consisting of highways, railways, airplanes. Even the remote city, Lhasa, could be reached by railway since the operation of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in 2005.
Airplane is the most convenient and time-saving means of transportation. We recommend our guests to take air instead of train, because not only the air services far exceed the services you will get on the train but also the airfare is not very expensive compared with international standards. see details of China transportation ...