CAN YOU OFFER SOME ADDITIONAL TRAVEL “TIPS” FOR ME BEFORE I ARRIVE IN CHINA?

1.If you have any specific personal toiletry brand items, such as aftershave, moisturizer, razors, shaving cream and make up which are quite expensive, etc, we advise that you bring with you at least a two-month supply to last until you have sourced the same items in China.

2.Bring with you your airfare receipt, that is, both your international airfare and Chinese domestic airfare receipts.

3.Bring at least two copies of all your official paperwork and your passport. In addition, leave at least two copies in AUS with family or friends in case your original documents are lost.

4.It is advisable for you to pack an English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary and Phrasebook. One of the best on the market is:

Oxford Starter Chinese Dictionary

Oxford University Press

Edited by: Boping Yuan

Sally K. Church

This dictionary contains Chinese, English and Chinese pinyin (phonetic alphabet). Very few dictionaries have pinyin, which you will require if you wish to speak Chinese.

There are many quality phrasebooks on the market these days.