China Essentials

Beijing Opera has existed for over 200 years. It is always regarded as the best expression of the Chinese culture, Chinese opera, Greece tragic-comedy and Indian Sanskrit Opera are the three...  Detail

l Usually, the south tends to be humid while the north is quite dry l Winter is long and cold, temperatures are often below zero but in summer its very hot and humid,so spring and...  Detail

China is the first country to discover the tea tree and make use of it. Drinking tea was a fashion in Tang dynasty; many Chinese people drink tea everyday now. Tea is consumed in liters: cups upon...  Detail

For many western people, the Chinese table manner is terra incognita; many eating habits are very different. Chopsticks instead of fork and knife on the Chinese dinner table, but if you find...  Detail

Chinese food culture is deep rooted in China’s history, there is an old saying ---- “Food is the first necessity of the people”. “Have you eaten” is more popular than...  Detail

Chinese Festivals: January 1st New Year's Day February 12th-18th Chinese Spring Festival 15th of the 1st lunar month Lantern Festival the 3rd month Qing Ming Festival May 1st - 7th Labor Day 5th day...  Detail

Time is almost the same throughout all over the China, When it is 12 Noon in Beijing(standard time), the standard time in different other cities of the world is as follows : ...  Detail

Chinese international postal service is very efficient, if you want to send valuable items, you can ask help from the local branch of the international post office, if you send small stuff you can...  Detail

Usually electricity in China is 220V, 50 cycles, AC. Two-pin sockets and three-pin sockets are in use. A lot of hotels have sockets in the washroom for 110V and 220V, but hard to find the 110V...  Detail

l Better take some RMB in cash come to china for the first few days l These credit cards can be used in China: Master Card, Federal Card, Visa, American Express, JCB, and Diners Card l ...  Detail

Take traveler’s cheque maybe is the most secure way of carrying money, but remember better not to put the record of cheque numbers with the cheque together. The exchange rate for...  Detail

When you arrival in China, you must fill in a Passenger's Luggage Declaration at the customs and accept customer's check. Tobacco Products Duty Free Allowance 400 cigarettes for staying less than...  Detail

China tourist visa can be applied through Chinese embassies/consulates or Chinese travel agencies. But traveling to Hong Kong and Macau has different visa requirements. Chinese tourist visa...  Detail

Passport is a legal certificate issued by your country to testify your nationality and identity when you cross one country's frontier into another country. You must have the passport with you all the...  Detail

Entry: Tourists must fill out a baggage declaration form (in two copies) and hand it in to customs, retaining the carbon to show upon exit. Personal belongings will be admitted duty free, including...  Detail