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The Beach on Qi´ao Island
By GUNNARF11 | 9/1/2011 8:26:39 AM
Around the bridge fished much crab. When it is very hot, it is cooler under the bridge and where it can be study of fishing at close range.
Will you cross the bridge in to the island are my favorite beach in on a minor road, which also Zhuhai International School is located. It passes the school and will go to the beach with very soft, fine sand.
When I go to the beach, I am almost entirely alone. In China closes the outdoor pools that do not have temperate waters, and they say it is winter time. I have bathed there on Christmas Eve in December and it has still been about 20 degrees C in the water and not cold. Personally, I think it is perfectly possible to swim year round in southern China.
However, I thought it was terribly cold indoors when the indoor temperature went down to 15 degrees, then I had purchased several electric elements to maintain 20 degrees indoors when the outdoor temperature crept towards 10-12 degrees. Then I replace the air-conditioning to the combination heat pump / cooling unit. Then
became an indoor temperature of 20 degrees.
Back to the favorite beach. In the trees behind the beach is such a great fish restaurants and many are the guests who travel far to eat there. Recommended.
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The Scenery of BaoMo Garden, Shunde, Guangdaong
By GUNNARF11 | 5/18/2011 8:28:36 AM
My teacher of Chinese recommended a visit to BaoMo Garden. We were in Guangzhou and had no address to the park.
We asked a taxi and he found this out. We hired this taxi for a whole day and went to the park, located in Shunde.
Since we were three people, it became a little luxury with the taxi standing outside, but the day after we would leave China and we
wanted a peaceful end to our trip to China. We had no time to be fit but could not take it very quiet in the park. Park
well worth seeing and we had a nice finish on our 14 pre-existing intense days. I recommend visiting BaoMo.
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The best way to plan a business trip to China 2
By ELLENSHU | 10/29/2010 11:33:08 AM
At the airport
Chinese businessmen are very hospitable and most of the time, they will insist on meeting and picking you up from the airport if you have prior arrangements with your Chinese business counterparts. Most major Chinese airports are at least one hour or more from the city and hence, it is wise to advize your flight details and arrival time way before you travel so that your Chinese counterpart can make early arrangements.
If there are no one picking you up from the airport, then make sure you have your hotel or the business address of your business contacts readily available and preferably written in Chinese characters before arriving in China.
If you have not booked a hotel, then approach the travel desk of the airport and book directly at the travel desk. Prices are usually better than walk-in rate and there is usually a complimentary ride to the hotel.
Otherwise, just join the taxi line and show the taxi driver your hotel name and address, preferably again in Chinese characters. Taxis are meter regulated and taxi drivers are generally not out to cheat by taking longer routes.
Private touts may approach you at the airport or your hotel. Avoid these touts at all cost.
Plan your time with your Chinese business counterpart
Plan your time wisely if you are meeting your Chinese business contacts or visiting business premises. Business discussions in China tend to be at a slower pace than what we are used to and often long lunches and dinners are part and parcel of a business discussion.
Hence, plan for twice as long as what you may normally expect that event to last. If the business premise is not in town, be prepared for a few hours of driving as it would not be surprising if the nearest industrial park or city is a few hours drive away.
If your Chinese counterpart do not have an in-house translater but depends on a part-time translator, be prepared for atrocious translation and lost messages. Try to bring your own translator or hire a qualified translator through one of the better business agencies in China.
After work entertainment is considered part of the Chinese business culture and it would be rude to turn it down. Be prepared to return to your hotel late every night with long dinner, heavy drinking and a dose of karaoke singing thrown in.
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The best way to plan a business trip to China 1
By ELLENSHU | 10/29/2010 11:35:22 AM
In all the major international airports in China, airlines after airlines are discharging business people from all over the world as China continues to engage the world's economy. If you happen to be planning your first business trip to China, why not check through some of the helpful tips we have for you.
Prepare well before travel
1. Ensure you have applied for a visa to travel to China (Read Visa application)
2. Change plenty of Reminbi notes as credit cards and US dollars are not widely accepted
3. Reserve hotel rooms and domestic air tickets ahead especially if travelling during golden travel peak periods in China.
4. Prepare a small medical kit as you may fall sick from the local food or from too much hectic travel
5. Have a handy English to Chinese phrase book as most Chinese do not speak nor understand English (Check our basic Chinese guide)
6. Get a useful business guide on insider guide to Chinese business culture
7. Prepare mentally that some parts of China will be crowded, nosiy and dirty
Plan your time-table
Always plan well ahead.
Where possible, avoid planning any kind of travel on the three golden weeks in China;
1. Two weeks during Chinese New Year (Likely to be late January or early February each year)
2. The first week of May (May day holidays)
3. First week of October (National Day holidays)
These are weeks where every Chinese would also be on holidays. This create an incredible crush on air, land and sea transport systems as well as hotels, restaurants and tourist sights. Always plan for trips before or after the golden weeks and never during, unless you don't mind being crushed by millions of Chinese on holiday as well.
If you are travelling to a particular city, do check that there is no major trade convention or exhibition going on in that city. If you happen to travel during a major event, chances are, you will not be able to get a hotel room or a plane ticket. Of course, if you are travelling specially for that major event, than you will still need to go but do book early and be prepared for jacked up hotel prices.
Some of these major Chinese conventions and exhibitions include the annual Import-Export Fair in Canton, Fashion Fair in Dalian, International Investment Fair in Xiamen, World Business Convention in Shanghai, Enterprise IT Fair in Beijing etc.
These exhibition and trade fairs would be a good place to pick up new business contacts, suppliers and customers.
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caveat emptor
By SASSYGAL | 12/8/2005 9:31:28 PM
Always check the things you buy if it doesnt have any damages on such a haggled amount especially with hawkers.
chances are you may not noticed they may misplaced one item!
smile!
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Foshan Eastern Square
By PRAISEHIMANYHOW | 7/26/2005 2:47:00 AM
Avoid shopping in this tourist trap. The gifts are beautiful but WAYYYYYYY overpriced. The whole purpose of this store, which contains only traditional Chinese products, is to create a one-stop shopping atmosphere for tourists who do not have time to compare prices.
The store has two floors. On the first floor are various teas and Chinese medicines. On the second floor are traditional Chinese-style shoes, scrolls, jade products, lanterns, humungous vases, et cetera.
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cheap deals
By ARTIST | 2/4/2005 9:52:43 PM
never be taken in by cheap offer of coach transport, only buy tickets from
the window counter. don't be misled by the pictures of coaches display. you may not get what you see and pay for
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