China Practical Information
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Public Holidays
The People's Republic of China has nine national holidays, as follows. Hong Kong and Macau have different holidays; see p543 and p572, respectively, for details:
Baggage Clothing
Baggage“Travel Light” is the best advice we can give you. Baggage is at owner’s risk throughout. While traveling on domestically within China without international connecting flight, you...
Health & Medical Kit
Personal hygieneOutside major cities, public washrooms vary from mildly unpleasant to utterly repulsive. In cities, it varies from place to place. High quality bathrooms can be found inside major...
Safety
CrimeChina is a huge country that shows a huge regional difference over crime rates but in general it poses no more risk than most western countries. Although you may hear locals complain about...
Internet & Phone
InternetAccessChina has more Internet users than any other country in the world. Internet cafes (网吧 wǎngbā) are abundant throughout China. Many of them are designed mainly for gaming though and...
Travel Insurance Advice
Even if you are fit and healthy, don’t travel without health insurance – accidents do happen. Declare any existing medical conditions you have – the insurance company will check if your problem...
Money and Money Cost
CostsThe days are long gone when China was fantastically cheap. However, China can either be far cheaper or far more expensive than the West, depending not only on where you go, but how you spend...
Climate
As China covers such a huge area, it is subject to the worst extremes in weather. The land can be roughly divided into the following climatic regions: north and northeast; northwest; central; south...
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