Language(s): Chinese, many dialects including Cantonese and Fujianese
Capital City: Beijing (Peking)
Local Time: GMT +8
Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY 1 = 100 Fen or 10 Jiao)
Notes: CNY: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Jiao: 1, 2, 520,
Coins: CNY: 1. Fen: 1, 2, 5. Jiao: 1, 5
Dialling Code: 86
Electricity: 220V AC 50Hz

Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.

Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:

• Beijing Capital (PEK)
• Dalian Zhou Shui Zi Int'l (DLC)
• Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN)
• Hangzhou (HGH)
• Kunming (KMG)
• Nanjing Lukou International (NKG)
• Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
• Shanghai Pu Dong (PVG)
• Shantou (SWA)
• Tianjin (TSN)
• Urumqi (URC)
• Xiamen (XMN)

The People's Republic of China was established on October 1, 1949, with Beijing as its capital city. With well over 1.3 billion citizens, China is the world's most populous country and the third largest country in the world in terms of territory. China is undergoing rapid, profound economic and social change and development. Political power remains centralized in the Chinese Communist Party. Modern tourist facilities are available in major cities, but many facilities in smaller provincial cities and rural areas are frequently below international standards.

Climate: China's enormous size means that it has a great range of climatic conditions.
Northern China; in the far north, summers are cooler than the rest of Northern China, which are generally humid and wet. Winters are very cold, temperatures are low enough to freeze waterways for several months. In the northeast, which includes Beijing, summers are warm to hot, winters cold with frost and occasional snow.
Northwest China; this area is mostly desert with little rain. Summers are very hot and winters extremely cold, made worse by bitter icy winds.