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What are the baggage regulations for flights within China? CARRY-ON BAGGAGE Total weight of carry-on baggage for each passenger may not exceed 5kg. First class passengers are allowed to carry up to 2 pieces. All other passengers shall carry on […]

What healthy measures shall I take before visiting china? Before you leave on an extended trip, consider having a physical check-up. Get your “shots” and start any new medication well in advance of your departure. Carry an extra supply of […]

Can you inform us the legal system in china? China’s legal system is closer to a Civil Law System than a Common Law Systemas its creative law-making is undertaken by legislature, not by judges. In the past few decades many […]

Beijing (北京）literally means “the northen capital”. Some half a million years ago, Peking man lived in Zhoukoudian, in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing. The climate of that time was warmer and more humid than it is today. Forests and lakes […]

930-1122 A provincial town roughly on the site of modern Beijing becomes the southern capital of the Khitan Mongol liao dynasty,thousands of kilometers from the ancient centers of early han Chinese empires. 1122-1215 The  city is taken over by the […]

Beijing local people often mention “ring road” when talking about the city roads in Beijing. Ring Roads circle the city and the city has now six ring roads. The first ring road theoretically goes around the Forbidden City, which is […]

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The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RBM)or “people’s currency.” The basic unit is the yuan (also known as “kuai”), which equals 10 jiao (or “mao”), which is then divided into 10 fen. Paper currency comes in 1.2,5,10,50 and […]

The temple fair is a kind of social activity in China.Legend has it that it originated in ancient times when people offered sacrifices to the village god,which later gradually evolved into a marketplace for people to exchange products and a […]

Hutong are a type of narrow streets or alleys, commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, most prominently Beijing. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then […]