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 Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in China
Heed our handy tips on safe travel in China. You may read about travel warnings, health, what to wear, travel with kids, travel with pets, local weather, local government, medical information and traffic information in the area.Also, you might want to read our
Beijing city guide,
Guangzhou city guide,
Kunming city guide,
Shanghai city guide,
and Xian city guide.
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| R Force |
29 September 2001 |
Stayed at Bell Tower Hotel - Xian, China.
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Transportation from the airport was made by shuttle to the Dynasty Hotel, and then by taxi to the Bell Tower. This is the recommended route for ease and cost. All other transportation was by taxi, which was reasonably priced.
Center city Xian is a mixture of wealth and extreme poverty, right next to each other. It's a very dusty and dirty city for the most part, and those with respiratory problems should bring a mask and medication as breathing problems are likely!
The mosque is worth a visit, and obviously the terra cotta warriors are the reason people go to Xian.
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| S Boniolo |
22 September 2001 |
Stayed at Universal Hotel, Guilin - Guilin, China.
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Guilin town is completely under construction: now it's horrible, because it's a big yard. But around Guilin you can see the most beautiful natural sight in China.
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| S Boniolo |
19 September 2001 |
Stayed at Gui Shan Hotel - Guilin, China.
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Guilin town is completely under construction: now it's horrible, beacuse it's a big yard. But around Guilin you can see the most beautiful natural sight in China.
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| J Lien |
22 August 2001 |
Stayed at Shangri-la Hotel Shenzhen - Shenzhen, China.
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Shangri-La Hotel in Shenzhen does not have a tour desk. You need to book your tour with outside tour vendors. Restaurants are quite expensive (e.g, $5USD for a can of Coke, 7-up or Lipton tea). Look out for professional beggers. They beg for a living. Give your money to someone who deserves it like the elder ladies that want to help you with your bags.
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| S Ashar |
11 July 2001 |
Stayed at Best Western Shenzhen Felicity Hotel - Shenzhen, China.
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best way to get around shenzens is by taxi and always keep your passport with you as you are not allowed to leave the area with it.
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| V Humphery |
28 June 2001 |
Stayed at Guilin Bravo Hotel - Guilin, China.
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Guilin is a building site at the moment. For a more peaceful time and a traveller-friendly location, try Yangshuo (1hr away by bus). There are plenty of hotels there and lots of restaurants with English menus. The scenery there is fantastic, and easily accessible by bike.
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| G Horwood |
27 June 2001 |
Stayed at Lu Song Yuan Hotel - Beijing, China.
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Too much smog! $1.3 Bil US for Olympics might help but be ready for it!! Wonderful city -- not as much a 'China-town' as Hong Kong and better value. Very Very safe feeling - walking dark alleys at night is no problem! Language is a barrier but seems to be getting better - tough to really meet people on the street and they are somewhat 'reluctant' talk with you. So many things to see and enjoy - even scorpions on a stick at the night market [if you dare- I didn't!].
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| B Bein |
02 June 2001 |
Stayed at Guilin Bravo Hotel - Guilin, China.
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The hotel's location is good - but at least as of the end of May, 2001, everything around the hotel was under construction!
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| M Tanemura |
18 May 2001 |
Stayed at Beijing New Century Hotel - Beijing, China.
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In this season Beijing is not good for sightseeing because of sand storms. Eyesight is only 1 km max. Instead, I strongly recommend Suzhou. Even high humidity, the view in city center sometimes takes us to that city more than 1000 years ago. Suzhou is called as Asian Venice. This city is worthy to visit at least once in your life.
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| T Hender |
14 May 2001 |
Stayed at Lu Song Yuan Hotel - Beijing, China.
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The Lu Song Yuan books guests on the standard CITS Great Wall tour to Badalang and the Ming Tombs. We found the day very frustrating as we spent hours in souvenir shops and Chinese medicine centres selling herbal teas at a huge premium over major western cities. Some other guests had taken the Great Wall tour to Scimatai written up in the Lonely Planet Guide and found it to be a better experience.
If you do go to Badalang, turn right as you climb the wall and keep on going. It's not hard to leave the crowds and theme park atmosphere behind and within fifteen minutes you're on an unrestored part of the wall, probably all on your own.
There's plenty of good eating within a short distance of the hotel. Turn left as you step outside and then right at the next major hutong. There's a series of restaurants here and although they don't have English menus, the staff are helpful and keen for business . . . pointing at other diner's dishes and waiting for the results can bring some very pleasant surprises! At the end of that laneway is a major local shopping street with more and more restaurants, decent film processing and so forth.
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