CHINA AT A GLANCE

Formal Name: People's Republic of China. Short name: China. Term for Citizens: Chinese. Capital: Beijing (Area: 16,800 square kilometers; Population: 12.59 million) Date of Independence: October 1, 1949. Area: 9,6 million square kilometers. Time: GMT+6 Topography: China has varied topography with mountains, highlands and hills accounting for about 65% of the country's total land area. Climate: China lies mainly in the northern Temperate Zone under influence of monsoon. Population: 1,259 billion, about 22% of total population in the world. Language: The national language is Putonghua (the common speech) or Mandarin, which is one of the five working languages at the United Nations. Religions: China is a multi-religious country. Buddhism, Taoism and Islam are the three major religions. Catholicism and Protestantism have smaller but substantial followers too. Education: China's education system is composed of 4 components: basic education, occupational / polytechnic education, common higher education and adult education. Major industries: The metallurgical, mining and energy industries, aeroplane and automobile industries, and the new industries, including petrochemicals, computers, telecommunication equipment, instruments and meters, and aeronautics. Textiles, food processing, cotton, grain, livestock, rice, Major trading partners: Russia, USA, Europe, the CIS and Japan. Money: Chinese Money is called Renminbi (RMB)(means "People's Currency"). The popular unit of RMB is Yuan. Ecology: The west of China faces three big ecological problems: Coexistence of water shortage and waste, soil erosion and wind erosion and desertification. Health: Health care is on very high level. Culture: China, one of the four oldest civilizations in the world, has a written history of 4,000 years and boasts rich cultural relics and historical sites Popular tourist destinations: Xian, Lanzhou, Jiauguan, Dunhuang, Hami, Urumqi, Korla, Aksu, Kashgar, Turpan, Hetian, Beijing, etc.

USEFUL CHINESE WORDS AND PHRASES

English Hello Goodbye Thank you Where is the toilet? How much is it? Do you speak English? I can't speak Mandarin. I don't understand Do you understand? Bicycle Bus(station) Airport Train(station) I'm sick Hospital Police Fire! Help! Theif! Chinese (pronunciation) Ni hao Zaijian Xie xie Cesuo zai na li? Duo-shao qian? Ni shuo yingy ma? Wo bu hui shuo putonghua Wo ting bu dong Ni dong ma? Zixingche Qiche(shan) Feiji chang Huoche(zhan) Wo shengbingle Yiyuan Jingsha Huozai Jiuming a! Xiaotou!

HOW TO OBTAIN A TOURIST VISA TO CHINA

Chinese visa is a permit issued by the Chinese visa authorities to those foreigners who want to enter into, exit from or transit through the Chinese territory. The Chinese visa authorities overseas include Chinese embassies, consulates, visa offices, and the consular department of the office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. When applying for a visa, foreigners are required to present relevant documents and go through the following formalities:

(a) Completed application form. (b) One recent passport-size photo. (c) Valid passport with at least one blank page. (d) Fee (payable in cash or by postal order only). (e) Sufficient funds for duration of stay. (f) Return airline ticket, travel information about itinerary and confirmation of hotel reservation in China.

After you have fully and accurately completed your application, you submit it to the nearest Chinese consulate and embassies, either in person or by mail. A standard 30-day, single-entry visa from most Chinese embassies abroad can be issued in three to five working days. Rush processing of 24 hours issue or same-day is also available (additional Embassy fee applies). The tourist visa is good for 90 days. A standard tourist visa costs around US$40, allowing you to enter China one time during a 90 day period. You can also request a visa allowing you to enter two or three or multiple times, which cost a bit more: US$60 (Double entry); US$80 (Multiple-entry; six months); US$120 (Multiple-entry; 12 months). Visa cost is subject to be changed.

CHINA EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES OVERSEAS

COUNTRY Australia ADDRESS 15 Coronation Drive, Yarralumla, A.C.T., 2600, Canberra 539 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, N.S.W 2010 75-77 Irving Road Toorak, Vic 3142, Melbourne 3rd Floor, Australia Place, 15-17, William Street, Perth W.A. 6000 Austria Bangladesh Belgium Canada Consulate 1030 Wien Vienna, Metternichgasse 4 Plot 2-4, #3 Road, Block 1, Baridara, Dhaka Avenue de Tervuren 443-445, 1150 Brussels 515 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5H3 1011 6th Ave. S.W., Suite 100, Calgary, AB T2P 0W1 240 St. George Street, Toronto Ontario M5R 2P4 3380 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3K3 Denmark Oregards Alle 25, 2900 Hellerup, Copenhagen Vanha kelkkamki 11, Kulosaari, 00570, Helsinki 11 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris 20 Boulevard Carmagnole 13008 Marseille 35 Rue Bautain, 67000 Strasbourg Germany Mrkischer Ufer 54, 10179 Berlin Elbchaussee 268, 22605 Hamburg TELEPHONE 0262-273 4780/ 3, 273 4878 02-9699 2216, 9319 2430 03-9804 3683, 9822 0320 08-9481 3278, 9321 8457 01-713 9738, 753 149, 713 6816 02-884 862, 601 088, 883 004 02-771 3309, 779 4333, 771 4131 613-789 3434, 789 1911 403-264 3322, 264 6656 416-964 7260, 324 6468 604-734 7492/ 0704, 737 0154 045-3961 9889, 3946 0889, 3962 5484 09-2289 0153, 2289 0168 01-4723 3677, 4720 2422 049-132 0000-2, 132 0008 088-453-232/ 3, 453 223 030-2758 8221 040-8227 6020, 8227 6231

Finland France Consulate

Roman Str. 107, 80639 Mnchen 50-D, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021 90 Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005 40 Ailesbury Rd, Dublin 4 222 Ben Yehuda St., Tel Aviv 56 Via Bruxelles, 00198 Roma Via Enrico Tazzoli 20154 Milan 4-33, Moto-Azabu 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0046 Utsubohonmachi 3-Chome Osaka 550 Myanmar Consulate Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Consulate Norway Pakistan Consulate Russia No.1 Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Rd. Yangon Yadanar Lane, Yangyi Aung Rd P.O.Box 4234 Baluwatar, Kathmandu Adriaan Goekooplaan 7, The Hague 2-6 Glenmore St, Wellington 588 Great South Rd., Greenlane, Auckland Tuengen Alle 2B, Vinderen, Oslo 0374 Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 4, Islamabad Plot ST 20, Block 4, Clifton, Karachi No.6, Ul. Druzhby, Moscow 117330

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India

Consulate Ireland Israel Italy Consulate Japan

Singapore Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Consulate Thailand Consulate United Kingdo Consulate

70-76 Dalvey Rd, Singapore 259470 NO. 113, Arturo Soria, 28043 Madrid 381-A Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 Lidovagen 8, 115 25 Stockholm Kalcheggweg 10, 3006 Berne Bellariastrasse 20, 8002 Zurich 57 Rachadapisake Rd, Huay Kwang, Bangkok 10310 111ChangloRd,HaiyaDistrict,Chiang, Mai 50100 49-51 Portland Place, London W1N 4JL. Denison House, 49 Denison Rd, Rushholme, Manchester M14 5RX Romano House 43, Station Road, Edinburgh, EH12, 7AF Scotland

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USA Consulate

Washington DC 2300 Connecticut, Avenue N.W. 20008 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020 520, 12th Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10036 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 100 West Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60610 3417 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006

Vietnam

46 Hoang Dieu Rd., Hanoi 39 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

FOREIGN EMBASSIES & CONSULATES IN BEIJING

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