I was in Beijing less than one month ago. Prior to going I read these warnings/dangers and they were very helpful. However, nothing was ever mentioned about the amount of counterfeit money that is floating around! Beware! Luckily I lost only about $50.00 total in countefeit bills....especially watch out for counterfeit 100RMB. Also, before you get into a taxi make sure that you can see the locks on the door! A cab driver locked me in his cab and I was trapped in the cab and couldn't get out because the locks had been removed from the back!!! Unbeknownest to me, conterfeit money was given to me as change at the Summer Palace and when I tried to pay the driver he said it was counterfiet and locked me in the cab - luckily I had other money with me that wasn't counterfeit!!! Like any place else...there are dishonest people in the world and China is no exception.