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Plain to travel solo to Tibet but do not know how to apply permit, is it must through travel agent (but i am not take up their travel package), how normally we can obtain the permit after tat? how they pass the original permit to us? any one can help me please? really confuse. Appreciate advance! my email: lohce05@yahoo.com.sg

Am arriving in Kunming tomorrow and I need to urgently get my laptop fixed as it is infected with a virus. Can anyone recommend where I can go where the staff speak good english.

I'm gonna be traveling to Yangshuo in mid-July and want to know if I should book a hotel in advance. Can anyone who's been there tell me if this is necessary? Will I have a problem finding a place upon arrival if I don't book in advance?

Thanks!

Hi I am new to Hangzhou, Can I rent a bicycle at Westlake? I do not know chinese. Do people understand English ?

Hi,
Sorry if this post isn't in the appropriate forum. I didn't know whether to post in China or Mongolia so settled on both.
I am looking to take this train route in June, preferably on or around the 27th June, when I believe there is a train. I want to book this in advance, as it's the busy season. Can anyone recommend any travel agencies for purchasing tickets, or advise me of the best way to buy?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Hello everyone, I'm travelling to China from Europe and am arranging my visa application.

I have not yet booked all my accommodation and I was wondering if for the visa where I am asked for the locations of where I am staying do I need to have booked a hotel.

I am going to book in advance but am applying for visa now and haven't booked a hotel yet....

(flying in to Hong Kong btw. any recommendations also welcome! young married couple 2/3 day stay in HK)

How can I reach to West Lake from GongShou? Can I use bike or public transport? I don't know Chinese. I can speak English

only got one day in beijing what is the best way to see as many sites as possible

I saw this photo when I was googling 'bridges' in Zhangjiajie and this one came up. They call it a moon bridge, and I'm wondering if it's really real and if so, whereabouts is it? I'll be in the area in September this year. And the chinese name if you know it, please!

sun-surfer.com/moon-bridge-z...

Does anyone know where to get an invitation letter to xinjiang ?
Or when crossing the borders from kazakhstan, does anyone control if you have it ?
Stelu

I would like to meet people
Ulrike

Just want to know how many ferry ports in Fuzhou because I'm planning to take a ferry from Kinmen (Taiwan). Thank you!

From N0 77 Xihua rd corner liwan rd which bus can we take.
to reach Yide lu market

Hi every one .... Can plz anyone tell me where should I go for buying stuff in urumqi if I'm a football fan .I am here in urumqi n in few days going back home but I don't know where to look for such stuff

Hi, Below is my itinerary for Beijing. Will be going with my parents (both senior citizens). No tour bookings, was thinking of traveling by public transport because of budget constraints. Will surely love suggestions/recommendations!! Thanks!!

First Day:

Breakfast budget $15

1. Temple of Heaven   

           Opens at 8AM. Entrance fee 15RMB/person = 45RMB/$8

2. Pearl Market (just across the street and close early in the evening) Shopping Budget $30

3. Lunch Lunch Budget $30

4. Lama Temple Entrance fee 30RMB/person = 90RMB/$15 

5. Beihai Park Through ticket 20RMB/person = 60RMB/$10 

6. Dinner Da Dong Roast Duck in Dongsi Dinner Budget 400RMB/$65

7. Hotel

Second day:

1. Breakfast Breakfast budget $15
2. Mao Memorial

3. Tiananmen Square (5:56am flag raising time)
       Walk north through the Tiananmen Tower

4. Forbidden City 80RMB/person = 240RMB/$39 
5. Silk Market Lunch Budget $30

6. Silk Market Shopping Budget $30

7. Bird’s Nest/Olympics Budget Combo Tickets for Bird and Water: 80RMB/person = 240RMB/$40

8. Dinner Xiao Wang’s Home Restaurant Budget $30
9. Hotel

Third day:

1. Breakfast Budget $15
2. Car Rental $100 for car + $20 for tip

      Mutianyu Great Wall Entrance fee: 140RMB/person = 420RMB/$70

3. Lunch Lunch Budget $30

4. Back to Hotel

5. Dinner Budget $45

6. Beijing Acrobatics 7:15PM

      Entrance: 85RMB/person = 255RMB/$42 

7. Hotel

Fourth day:

1. Breakfast budget $15
2. Summer Palace 60RMB/person = 180RMB/$30

3. Lunch at Xibei Xibei Cai $45

4. Qianmen Street Shopping Budget $30

5. Wangfujing Street Shopping Budget $30

6. Dinner Budget $45.

7. Go to hotel to pick up bags.

8. 9PM Airport

Hi, Below is my itinerary for Beijing. Will be going with my parents (both senior citizens). No tour bookings, was thinking of traveling by public transport because of budget constraints. Will surely love suggestions/recommendations!! Thanks!!

First Day:

Breakfast budget $15

1. Temple of Heaven   

           Opens at 8AM. Entrance fee 15RMB/person = 45RMB/$8

2. Pearl Market (just across the street and close early in the evening) Shopping Budget $30

3. Lunch Lunch Budget $30

4. Lama Temple Entrance fee 30RMB/person = 90RMB/$15 

5. Beihai Park Through ticket 20RMB/person = 60RMB/$10 

6. Dinner Da Dong Roast Duck in Dongsi Dinner Budget 400RMB/$65

7. Hotel

Second day:

1. Breakfast Breakfast budget $15
2. Mao Memorial

3. Tiananmen Square (5:56am flag raising time)
       Walk north through the Tiananmen Tower

4. Forbidden City 80RMB/person = 240RMB/$39 
5. Silk Market Lunch Budget $30

6. Silk Market Shopping Budget $30

7. Bird’s Nest/Olympics Budget Combo Tickets for Bird and Water: 80RMB/person = 240RMB/$40

8. Dinner Xiao Wang’s Home Restaurant Budget $30
9. Hotel

Third day:

1. Breakfast Budget $15
2. Car Rental $100 for car + $20 for tip

      Mutianyu Great Wall Entrance fee: 140RMB/person = 420RMB/$70

3. Lunch Lunch Budget $30

4. Back to Hotel

5. Dinner Budget $45

6. Beijing Acrobatics 7:15PM

      Entrance: 85RMB/person = 255RMB/$42 

7. Hotel

Fourth day:

1. Breakfast budget $15
2. Summer Palace 60RMB/person = 180RMB/$30

3. Lunch at Xibei Xibei Cai $45

4. Qianmen Street Shopping Budget $30

5. Wangfujing Street Shopping Budget $30

6. Dinner Budget $45.

7. Go to hotel to pick up bags.

8. 9PM Airport

Do you know the name/location of this restroom, with these red lady-shaped sinks?
flickr.com/photos/redhawk170...

The restaurant was located just outside the west side of the Forbidden City in Beijing (China).
The photographer "redhawk1700" took the photo some years ago and doesn't recall the name of the restaurant anymore.

Thanks for your help!

Hi, Where can I buy animation / action figure in Shanghai?

Are there any places like Akihabara or Nagano in Japan where there are a lot of shops?

Also, do we need to bargain? (In Japan, we do not bargain...)

Thank you very much for your advices.

Hi,

Check out time in hotel is 12NN
Flight is 1AM

Will be going to the airport at 9PM. Where can I leave/store my luggage safely as I go see other sights? Will leave them from 12NN to 9PM.

Please advise. Thanks!

Hi, i shall be arriving to Beijing International Airport on 18Th of June together with my wife and daughter i like to know about the best way to transfer to Shangri-La Hotel and also best places for shopping.

Thanks

Does anyone know where I can find good beer in China? I'll be visiting Beijing and Shanghai next month, and I'd like to check out the beer scene if there is one

where do we get branded bags like fendi ,coach etc aaa+replica in shenzen

Is there any direct Shenzhen-Fuzhou high speed rail? Is it very frequent each day? How long? Easy to buy the ticket on the spot? I might enter Shenzhen from HK so what's the best way from HK to Shenzhen to catch this rail? Thank you!

Is there any Fuzhou-Jinmen (Taiwan) ferry service? What's the schedule like? The ferry will arrive at which port in Fuzhou? Thank you!

I have found cheap tickets online to Beijing for Christmas and New Year 2013/2014. We would like to stay a couple of days in Beijing and then go somewhere nice for sun and beaches. We have been searching for cheap flight tickets from Beijing to Bali, elsewhere in Indonesia, Philippines, etc, but it is hard make a decent search when we are not sure about where we want to go. All we know is Beijing as the departure city and low cost flights to a beach.

Does anyone know a nice and sunny place where flight tickets are cheap from Beijing?

We have already been to Thailand and Malaysia so we would like to try a differt country. Another stop a couple of days in Seoul or Hong Kong might be possible as well so cheap flights from there to nice beaches would also be an option.

Thank you from Lena

Hi,

I am planning to take a day excursions near Xi'an. I understand that it is possible to do a day trip to Luoyang (Longmen grottoes and shaolin temple in a day). Would it be better to arrange a tour through a Xian tour operator or contact a Luoyang based operator? Much appreciate also if anyone can recommend a good tour operator that you have experienced with in the past. Thanks.

Hi i will be on guangzhou in business for 4 days and i will need a translator for two day, do you know any that can help and how much i will expect to be charge

thanks

Dear all,

After an exciting trip to Russia thanks to precious advice from VT users, I thought I have to ask again for my forthcoming trip to China in September. I plan to spend about 12 days there, arriving in and departing from Beijing. I think it is better to travel around than to spend all of the time in a gray big city and therefore wanted to ask you for any suitable places.

What is a must-see in China (in a "decent" distance from Beijing - i.e. the longest to be reached in 1 night by train)? I researched on going to Guilin for its amazing hills and river scenery but this is quite in the South and takes 35 hrs by train, while I prefer to avoid taking airplanes. Nevertheless, is there any place with similar scenery in China?

Pls feel to list any nice attractions, ideally having following features:

- historic
- good nature
- reachable by train, public transport
- not too far from Beijing/Shanghai (reachable within 1 night by train)
- safe
- having hotels of international chains
- etc. / open to any good suggestions

Many thanks!

I hold an Australian passport. Can I visit Shanghai for a day only? I have return flight within 24 hours of arriving. Do I still need to apply for a visa before flying?

I'm travelling to Sanya in July and I i want to visit some other city that would be interesting to see and quite close to Sanya. I'm on budget, so a definite no to star cruises to Vietnam. Hong Kong would be perfect, but I have no clue how to get there. Any suggestions?
Thanks