China Travel Advice

1. Causeway, Hong Kong. On the northern side of the Hong Kong island.

2. Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Central Shanghai, leading westward from the Bund.

3. Wangfujing Street, Beijing. East of the Imperial Forbidden City, leading off the Changan Avenue northward.

4. Ximending (Hsimenting), Taibei (Taipei). A neighborhood in the Wanhua district of Taibei.

Cab riders in Shanghai will pay more starting on October 11. The charge for the intial 3 km of a taxi ride is now ¥12.00 instead of the ¥11.00 in the past, and the charge for every additional km was raised from from ¥2.10 to ¥2.40.

Starting on October 11, 2009, tourists in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou can fly directly to Jiuzhaigou. Up till now, travlers on China's coastal areas have to change plane in Chongqing, Chengdu or Xian before they can fly on to Jiuzhaigou, the scenic area in Western Sichuan known for its prestine forests and colorful ponds.

Up till most recently, no train link existed between Fuzhou and Wenzhou. This will change soon. The construction of a railroad between the two economically dynamic cities on China’s southeastern coast, first started in 2005, has been completed now, and, on June 30, 2009, high-speed trains started their test runs on the new rail line.

The Chinese Lunar New Year is still more than one month away, already mangers at Shanghai Railway Station are already gearing up for the holiday rush.

In 2007, over 25% more American students went to study in China than in the previous year. With 11,064 American students chose China as their study abroad destination, China is now American students' most popular study-abroad destination outside Europe.

The United States opened a new consulate general in the Chinese city Wuhan on November 20. This is the fifth U.S. consular office in China.

Before long, those who travel on China’s eastern coast between Wenzhou and Fuzhou can take a train to get to their destinations.

On October 22, with the arrival of a passenger plane operated by China Eastern Airlines, Kangding Airport was officially opened for commercial air services, significantly improving conditions of trainsportation and travel on the eastern border of Tibet.

Starting on October 10, the Olympic Green, the site for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, became open to general public for sightseeing and use. Previously, the access to the park was restricted to the Olympic Games participants.