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Travel To China Important Information for people

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The People’s Republic of China (PRC), known only as “China,” is located in East Asia and prides itself on its ancient civilization. With its exotic locales, cultural significance, invaluable relics, and a center for business and commerce, China is not only a tourist’s paradise, but it is also an ideal hub for business to prosper. Here are a few tips on traveling to this faraway land.

Arrival and Departure

Arrival: When you arrive in China, you need to follow specific procedures, as you would in any other country. Forms like Health Cards, Entry Registration Cards, and Custom Luggage Declaration Forms must be filled out.

• Health Check: This is the first check you must pass through. The Quarantine Check requires you to show your passport and the Health Card Form, which was filled out while onboard. Those found to be suffering from diseases like leprosy, VD, cholera, infectious pulmonary tuberculosis, AIDS, or yellow fever will be prohibited from entering the country, or they will have to go to the clinic at the airport for further checking. Those who have traveled from areas plagued need to declare an official certificate of immunization for that disease. If you have vomiting, fever, or diarrhea symptoms, you must say this information. If your visit to China is for an extended period, a quarantine certificate given to you by a certified health department abroad needs to be submitted.

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• Border Entry: This is the second stage you must pass through. You must show your passport, with a valid visa and an Entry Registration Card previously filled out. Tickets are not issued at the border.

• Customs Check: The last stage involves the customs check. Once you collect your luggage, you must pass through either of the two channels: green (if there is nothing that needs to be declared) or red. Items like computers, video cameras, digital cameras, silver, gold, and recorded or printed materials, for example, which you will need or will not take with you when you leave the country, must be included in the Customs Luggage Declaration Form. Once the form is filled out, you must pass through the red channel. Here you may have to pay for duties. Sometimes, items must be deposited at Customs, but you can take them out when you leave the country. The stamped form should be kept safely with you, as you must submit it to the Customs Officer on your departure from the government.

Departure: Upon your departure, show the items you had declared on your arrival and as mentioned in the Customs Luggage Declaration Form. In the case of any missing item, a certificate issued by the relevant department must be submitted, or else you will need to pay import duty. The Departure Card must be filled out, followed by the security check.

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There are several articles that you will be forbidden from importing into the country, namely:

• Arms and ammunition

• Counterfeit currency

• Forms of media like photographs, films, audio, video CDs, gramophone records, printed material, and a computer storage device.

• Poisons, marihuana, heroin, opium, morphine, as well as other drugs that cause hallucinations or that are addictive

• Plants and animals transmit deadly diseases, as well as harmful organisms.

Food items, medicines, and other items from plague-stricken locations are harmful to domestic animals and humans.

The articles that are forbidden exports include all of the imports and cultural relics, which are of immense value, rare and endangered animals, and specimen plants and seeds.

Important Travel Documents To Take

• Your passport and valid visa before you enter the country; a single-entry ticket is usually good for three months from the issue date. You will be allowed to stay for 30 days at the most.

• If you have any medical records, you should take them, including your doctor’s name and contact information, emergency contact, and insurance company’s contact details.

Insurance

Travelers are recommended to buy travel insurance from a trustworthy provider before departing their hometown.

Health Requirements

The following vaccinations are required to be taken 4 to 6 weeks before your travel:

• Hepatitis A & B or immune globulin (IG)

• Typhoid

• Rabies

Packing

Before your departure, make a checklist of the important items that you should carry. Some of them include:

• Your passport and necessary visas

• International airline tickets

• Authorized medical certificates, medicines, first-aid kit, insect repellant

• Clothes and accessories, depending on your place and time of visit, as well as the occasion (formal wear is mandatory in some dining places)

• Wallet, credit cards, traveler’s checks

• Contact information of your travel agency (if you have made arrangements through one), friends and relatives back home, and the hotel you will be staying in.

Ensure that your check-in luggage is lightweight. Eighty-eight pounds (40 kg) per person is allowed for those traveling via first class. Those traveling in business class are allowed 66 pounds (30 kg) per person, while those holding economy tickets can carry up to 44 pounds (20 kg). As far as hand luggage or “carry-on” luggage is concerned, first-class ticket holders are allowed two pieces of luggage, while the business and economy ticket holders are allowed only one part, the dimensions of which must not be more than 20 x 40 x 55 cm. The total weight must not exceed (11 pounds) 5 kg. If the luggage does not meet these requirements, it will be considered check-in luggage.

Baggage

To ensure that your baggage is safe and secure, it is recommended that tags displaying your name and contact information be attached to and inside your luggage. Hardcover suitcases having built-in locks are ideal for travel. When traveling by domestic flights, the same rules apply as discussed in the section on “Packing.” Here’s a tip for group travelers: The baggage allowance can be shared while checking in. For instance, if two people travel economy class, one can carry 35 kg and 5 kg. This rule applies to those traveling in groups of three, four, five, and more as long as they check in simultaneously. You should know the items you can carry on your journey.

• Items that are not to be taken: materials that are poisonous, flammable, corrosive, radioactive, magnetized, explosive, and polymerizable; guns, knives, ammunition, and sharp objects.

• Items that should not be packed in your check-in baggage because the airline carrier does not take responsibility for them: all vital documents, currencies, valuables, and other important items must be safeguarded by someone.

• Items that can be packed in your check-in baggage: scissors, knife, and wine or alcohol.

• The baggage you check in must be properly locked and withstand pressure. They may refuse to take it on board if it does not meet the carrier’s specifications.

• If the baggage is lost, you will receive compensation not to exceed RMB 50 yuan for every kilogram. If the luggage value is less than that, then payment will equal the actual cost of the loss.

• If the value of the checked-in baggage is more than RMB 50 yuan per kg, a passenger can declare the cost of his luggage, which cannot exceed RMB 8,000 yuan. However, the amount claimed before travel cannot exceed the current baggage in the case of lost baggage.

Safety And Security

To have a hassle-free visit to China, here are a few tips for safe travel:

• Pre-travel: Before departure from your country, make sure that several copies of your passport, credit cards, airline tickets, traveler’s checks, itinerary, and other travel documents are made, and one copy of each item is left with a family member back home. Ensure that your driver’s license, passport, and other IDs are current and valid and that their photographs are up to date. These forms of identification should not expire before you return from your tour.

• Hotel safety: Once in your hotel room, be sure that the door and windows of your room are locked at all times. Answer the door only after verifying who it is. It is always better to carry bottled water, as the tap water in hotel rooms is not drinkable.

• Money Matters:

1. Traveler’s Checks: The safest way to carry money for your trip is by traveler’s checks. Ensure you note the denominations, serial numbers, date, and the agency that has issued them. The reviews should not be signed until they are used.

2. Credit Cards: Carrying too many credit cards is unsafe. Besides taking only what is required, take the credit card company’s contact information if the card gets lost or stolen. A loss should always be reported at once.

3. Exchanging Money: Money should be exchanged at the hotel counter or Bank of China. Exchanging money in the black market is illegal, and the chances are that you may get cheated.

4. Small Cash: Always keep change on you as it will be useful when purchasing from street vendors. Check the difference that you get back carefully.

• Travel And Transportation: When traveling from one city to another, it is safer to leave your driver’s license, passport, and other IDs in the hotel room’s safety box or at the reception desk. If you need to carry them with you, ensure that they are kept safe. When traveling by train, do not trust anyone who is not in uniform to keep your luggage safely. The railway stations in China are crowded, so always ensure your luggage is with you. If you are traveling by taxi, having the hotel call for one is better. Ensure that the hotel’s contact information and where you wish to go are written in Chinese and English. Once in the taxi, note the driver’s name and registration number. This will ensure you get back your items if you have left any in them.

• Dress: You do not want to attract the wrong kind of attention, so avoid dressing up. Expensive jewelry and watches should be left back home.

• Communication: Carrying a phrasebook that translates English to Chinese is important as most Chinese people do not speak Englis ory understand it. This will help you to get around on your own easier. A guidebook to know Chinese culture is also useful.

Medical Care: Hotels usually provide a doctor for minor illnesses. Carrying a first-aid kit for headaches and cold is always advisable. Pharmacies, which a Green Cross usually indicates, are found in many stores. There are several Green Cross pharmacies open 24 hours. However, if the condition is serious, it is recommended that you go to a hospital. To call for an ambulance, you need to dial 120.

Staying Fit: Sometimes conducted tours can become hectic and start some illness, especially with the change in climatic conditions in China. So, to avoid falling ill, ensure you get enough rest, wear clothes depending on the weather, and drink plenty of bottled water. If your tour is during the summer, wear sunglasses and a hat, put on sunscreen lotion, frequently change your clothes, and drink even more water. The moment you feel an illness coming on, seek treatment.

• Photography: Taking pictures is allowed in most places. However, it is either prohibited (as in individual museums and archeological sites), or a fee is charged. It is always recommended you get permission before capturing images of the locals.

• Toilets: Public toilets are usually not very clean, so carrying a roll of toilet paper in your bag is useful information. Public restrooms charge an amount of RMB 5 for usage.

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