Within China

Chinese currency

The Chinese monetary unit is yuan (brief in RMB), that is subdivided successively in jiao and fen (pennies). Twelve types of banknotes exist, whose S-values the following: 100 yuanes, 50 yuanes, 10 yuanes, 5 yuanes, 2 yuanes, 1 yuan, 5 jiaos, 2 jiaos, 1jiaos, 5 fenes, 12 fenes, 1 fen; the values of; ios six types of currency are: 1 yuan, 5 jiaos, 1 jiao, 5 fenes, 2 fenes and 1fen.

In China énica currency of legal course is renminbi (RMB). It can change its currencies in tourist airports, hotels and establishments. The rate of change of renminbi pays attention in agreement with the unified regulation of the Central bank of China. It carefully keeps the certificate from change, since its presentation is indispensable to change the leftover RMB in currencies at the end of its stay in China.

It is not necessary to change currencies in renminbi in one go, since most of the payments can take place with credit card. Between the cards that can be used in China they appear the following: It sights, Masters, American Express, Diners Club, Million and JCB.

The indicated Bank of China and all the hotels accept travel checks emitted by any authorized foreign banking organization. When realizing the change, the holders must show their passport; the tariff of the service corresponds to 0.75% of the amount of the change. The transferable checks cannot be received directly in the Chinese territory; their possessors must go to the Bank of China to transact the opportune order of collection.

Lodging

In the main cities of China there are hotels of all the categories and prices. They are managed by international hotel chains; others are administered by Chinese. In both cases an excellent service is offered. The majority of the waitresses of the category hotels average and superior speak English.

The Chinese hotels are divided in five categories. Those of five stars are luxury hotels. The standard room has a étil surface of 20 m2 and counts on conditioned air, televising in color of more than 18, telephone, equipment of mésica and refrigerator. Besides the usual facilities, the washroom has a bathtub embedded of more than 1, 68 ms of length, skillful, telephone, communication rod and ultra-red ray apparatus. In this type of hotels there are also gymnasiums, rooms of rehabilitation and entertainment, bars and other services.

Those of four stars occupy the second place. Its standard room is less extensive than the one of the same type corresponding to the hotels of five stars. In his interior there is regulator of the temperature, the humidity and the noise, television in color of more than 14, equipment of mésica, telephone and refrigerator. The washroom is equipped with an embedded bathtub of 1, 56 habitual ms of length and other facilities.

The hotels of three stars are in an intermediate strip, but the construction and the inner decoration characterize by their modernity and international level.

The hotels of two stars, that occupy the lower middle strip, offer rooms standard, have facilities of péblico use and its service adjusts to the established criteria. Although the hotels of a star belong to the category inferior, also offer to the foreign tourists an ample range of services.

Reserve of rooms: The tourists can reserve rooms through the tourism agencies or put themselves in direct bonding with the service of reserve of the hotels.

Chinese gastronomy

In China four great gastronomical schools exist: Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong and Huaiyang (Jiangsu and Zhejiang). The plates of Sichuan are famous

by its sharp and dense flavor; the tourists can taste them in Chongqing and other cities of the province of Sichuan.

The plates of Shandong, the favorite ones of the Chinese of the north, distinguish by their strong color and rich flavor. In Peking and Shandong the restaurants abound in which specialties of this kitchen are offered.

The plates of Guangdong, normally cooked to the steam, are characterized by their smoothness. In seasoning, very varied, special attention to the original flavor of the ingredients is lent.

Those of Huiyang, that is to say, of the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang emphasize by their smooth flavor and slight consistency. Their plates with fresh fish, shrimps and vegetables make the delights of the Chinese of the south.

On the other hand, it is not of mentioning the following thing more: As the vinegar is the weakness of the inhabitants of the province of Shanxi, in the table always a vinagrera at the disposal of the companions at table is put.

All the Chinese restaurants offer three meals to the day. The breakfasts are of western type (bread, eggs, butter, jam, juices of fruit, coffee and tea); in the lunch and dinner the Chinese kitchen predominates.

Since it is not possible to guarantee the salubrity of the used ingredients, it is recommended not to consume the meals prepared in the positions installed in the street.

Post office and telecommunications

In all the hotels there are post offices and telecommunications in which seals can be bought and send telegrams. International the telephone calls can be realized from the room.

Transports by the rear area

China counts on a good network of fluvial, terrestrial and aerial transport. Some tourist cities put at the disposal of the visitors special buses. The cities, the taxis have become means of indispensable transport. If it needs one, can ask for it by means of a telephone call to any company of taxis. Some cities of tourist interest are communicated by trains expresses.