Travel attention

Postal Service

Tourist hotels provide postal services. If you want to send important items such as antiques and cultural relics that are under customs control, you will have to ask for the help of the local branch of the international post office, instead of the small post office in a hotel.

You can also send their postcards, letters and express mail to any place in the world via China Post, FedEx or China Air Express, etc.. However, any form of publication (such as books, magazines and newspapers) and parcels must be sent from an authorized post office.

In towns and cities, IDD service is provided at all hotels and post offices. Phone cards are available in post offices inside hotels or on the street. Even more conveniently, most newsstands in major cities also carry phone cards. Telephone booths in the streets are mostly for local calls. From the world any place to the Chinese mainland China's domestic telephone call, to dial 0086.
For example, called the Chengdu to our company.0086-28-86838276.

In mainland China make China's domestic inter-city calls, to dial In China's domestic call.
China region Telephone Number

Chengdu :028

Beijing:010

Shanghai:021

Guangzhou:020

Chongqing:023

Tianjing:022

Shengyang:024

Nanjing:025

Xi'an:029

Important in the daily life of the phone.
Police :110
Hospital :120
Fire:119

Chengdu Tourism Administration
Complaint Telephone Numbers :028-96927

How To Exchange RMB In China
A foreigner can bring cash and change it at the Bank of China for RMB. Foreign money can be exchanged in China through traveler‘s cheques, currency conversion at banks and hotels. Credit cards can also be used. What follows is a more detailed explanation. Enjoy your trip!

Traveler‘s Cheques

Traveler‘s cheques provide a fairly secure way of carrying money. The Bank of China can cash travelers‘ cheques sold by international commercial banks and travelers‘ cheque companies in the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Britain, France, Switzerland, Germany and other countries and regions. Also the Bank of China sells travelers‘ cheques for such banks as American Express, Citibank, Tongjilong Travelers‘ Cheque Co., the Sumitomo Bank of Japan, the Swiss Banking Corporation and others.

Currency Conversion

Money exchange facilities for both currency and travelers‘ cheques are available at major airports, hotels, and department stores. Please note that hotels may only exchange money for their guests. The US dollar, British pound, French franc, German mark, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Austrian schilling, Belgian franc, Canadian dollar, HK dollar, Swiss franc, Danish Krone, Singapore dollar, Malaysian ringgit, Italian lira, Macao dollar, Finnish markka, and Taiwan dollar are all exchangeable. Exchange rates fluctuate in line with international financial market conditions and are published daily by the State Exchange Control Administration.

Keep your currency exchange receipts, because you will need to show them when you change RMB back to your own currency at the end of your visit to China. Currency rather than credit cards is essential in remote areas, and you should ensure that you carry sufficient RMB and travelers‘ cheques to cover your requirements.

Credit Cards

At present, the following credit cards are accepted in China: Master Card, Federal Card, Visa, American Express, JCB and Diners Card. Holders can draw cash from the Bank of China and pay for purchases at exchange centers of the Bank of China, appointed shops, hotels and restaurants. However, this applies only in major cities. Credit cards are not always accepted for the purchase of rail and air tickets. ATMs that accept foreign cards are few and far between. Do not rely on them as a way of obtaining cash in Mainland China.

Consult with your bank before departing to make sure that your brand of cheque or credit card will be accepted.

Currency Regulations

There is no limit on the amount of foreign currency and foreign exchange bills that can be brought into China by tourists, but the amount must be declared to the customs.

About RMB

Chinese currency is called Renminbi (people‘s money), often abbreviated as RMB. Issued by the People‘s Bank of China it is the sole legal tender for both the Chinese nationals and foreign tourists. The unit of Renminbi is yuan and the smaller, jiao and fen. The conversion among the three is: 1 yuan = 10 jiao =100 fen. Chinese people normally refer to Yuan as Kuai, Jiao as Mao. RMB is issued both in notes and coins. The denominations of paper notes include 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 yuan; 5, 2 and 1 jiao; and 5, 2 and 1 fen. The denominations of coins are 1 yuan; 5, 2 and 1 jiao; and 5, 2 and 1 fen.

Saving Money on Traveling

When you are planning for an independent travel, you might need to work out a budget. The ideal vacation will give the most fun for the least spending. The following tips might help you save money in travels:

1. In general, the expenses on transportation command a big part of the budget. Travel by train if you have enough time. You can save a lot in this way. An example is, from Chongqing Municipality to Beijing, a round-trip flight costs about 2,800 yuan (US$337), while a round-trip train ticket costs only 800 yuan. The difference reaches 2,000 yuan.

2. It is also important to select the most economic vehicles after you have arrived at the travel site. Choose from city buses, taxis or shuttle buses for special routes to scenic spots. A good suggestion is to buy a map and design the most suitable transport route in advance.

3. Hotel expenses can also cost a lot if you do not have good choices. It is important to bargain for the rate at each hotel. A good way is to book your room through a travel agent or an Internet travel service provider before you start traveling.

Climate and Clothing

China lies mainly in the temperate and subtropical zones. Generally, its southern part (East China, South China and Southwest china) is warm, humid, and rainy; its northern part (North China, Northeast China, and northwest China) is dry and windy.

In spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November) you will need a lined jacket or woolen sweater over light clothes. In summer (June to August) cool cotton garments are recommended. In winter (December to February) a light cotton-patted coat will keep you warm enough in the south; but in the north a heavy woolen coat or down parka is a must.


Later spring and late summer are often rainy especially in the southern part of China, so you would be wise to bring some rainwear with you. And of course good walking shoes are essential at any time of year.

Sichuan is located in subtropical eastern basin is the climate and the west is mountainous plateau climate. Wenrun the Sichuan Basin is a subtropical monsoon climate, with warm winter and spring drought and summer heat, sea level had autumn rain characteristics. January average temperature of 5 - 8 ℃, 7 monthly average temperature of 25 - 29 ℃, the average annual temperature 15 - 19 ℃, frost-free period 280 - 300day. Basin heavy moisture, fog, sunshine less climate characteristics. Chengdu rainy days up to one year in 250 days - 300 days, formed a cloudy, sunny climate characteristics of the less.
The plateau northwest of Sichuan, latitude, is considered subtropical, but because of the terrain sonorous, it is a typical plateau climate. Most of a long winter without summer, connected to the Spring and Autumn; less precipitation and concentration; big temperature difference between day and night, strong sunshine, sunny .
Sichuan Southwest have a complete vertical mountain climate zone. From the banks of the Dadu River to the Gongga Mountain peak 7,500 meters elevation difference within the scope of the growth of the subtropical, temperate, temperate, boreal and sub-frigid zone, the various representatives of boreal plants. Jinsha River valley south of the subtropical climate characteristics, with the climate of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan approximate. Usually 5 - September is the rainy season in October - the dry season in April the following year.

Health Issues

If you need to see a doctor during your travels, you should ask your travel agent or hotel concierge to help you locate one. Western medical centers are separate from traditional Chinese medical centers. First-aid centers operate in most cities and counties. In Beijing there is a special 24-hour first-aid center for foreigners. The phone number is 120. In addition, there is a hospital in Beijing run by foreigners.

2700 meters in altitude over the area, known as the plateau region. First role plateau tourism, some people may arise altitude reaction, the symptoms include headache, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and so on. Recommendations early plateau, moving rapidly can not be walking, running or not running, nor do manual work, not Baoyin Overeating, drinking and not smoking, and more fresh vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins, such as food, adequate drinking water, avoid Shouliang flu.

Customs Regulations--for Entry

Entry: Tourists must fill out a baggage declaration form (in two copies) and hand it in to customs, retaining the carbon to show upon exit.

Personal belongings will be admitted duty free, including food, two bottles of liquor and two cartons of cigarettes. Wristwatches, radios, tape recorders, cameras, movie cameras, and similar items may be brought in for personal use but cannot be sold or transferred to others and must be brought out of China.

Gifts for relatives or friends in China, or articles carried on behalf of other, must also be declared.

Visitors can bring in an unlimited amount of foreign currency and Chinese renminbi traveler’s checks, and the unspent portion can be taken out.

Bringing in the following articles is prohibited:

　1. Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds

　2. Radio transmitters-receivers and principal parts

　3. Renminbi (Chinese currency) in cash

　4. Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, gramophone records, cinematographic films, loaded recording tapes and videotapes, etc. which are detrimental to China’s politics, economy, culture, and ethics

　5. Poisonous drugs, habit-forming drugs, opium, morphine, heroin, etc.

　6. Animals, plants and products thereof infected with or carrying germs and insect pests

　7. Unsanitary foodstuffs and germ-carrying food-stuffs from infected areas

　8. Other articles the import of which is prohibited by state regulations

Airport Code

CTU:Chengdu
PEK: Beijing
PVG: Pudong (Shanghai)
CAN: Guangzhou
KMG:Kunming
CKG:Chongqin
HKG: Hong Kong
BKK: Bangkok

And the cities of Chengdu navigable

Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Seoul, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Singapore, Paris, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Delhi, Jakarta, Penang, New York, Brussels, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, New Delhi, Nagoya, Hiroshima, San Francisco