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[quote=YINDUFFY,245148]Here are some tips - Choose pants with deep pockets. In one of those pockets you will carry kleenex or paper napkins at all times. Maybe a wetwipe or two also as you will find no toilet paper or hand towels in any public access restroom. The deep pocket will also help you feel more secure in a situation where you may fear pickpockets. Throw some plastic forks,spoons and knives into your luggage just in case.  Take a folding combination tool like a basic Leatherman tool in your checked luggage. I like to take a pocket notebook to keep a diary and write down email addresses and contact info on people I meet. If your camera can take AA batteries that's a plus. 
If you see kids or adults looking at you, give them a friendly wave - they will get a kick out of it. Chinese do not normally acknowledge each other-even if they bump into another. If someone stops you and asks if they can practice English with you, take a minute and help them. You will make their day. Adults and young children may approach you for this.
I personally have found the food horrible. I have lost weight on each trip. If you like spicy food, ginger, cilantro and internal organs and bone fragments you will do just fine. Even the snack foods are radically different from Western tastes. Just grin and bear it. 
They are trying their best. Older people criticize McDonalds and KFC but they do good business. They call it "junk food" over their too but how does it compare health-wise to duck gizzards, pig lung soup, Cow leg ligaments, sea worms, snake bile, snake blood (raw), duck necks or oil drenched vegetables?
The buses are modern and people always give up their seat to someone with a baby or very young child or elderly people. City buses sometimes even have TV! 
Many parts of China can be very dusty which means mud when it rains. However the residents will always be seen wearing bright clean clothes. If you let your clothes get grimy, you will stand out.
Except for  big stores, be prepared to haggle.
The people are friendly and understanding. If you are having difficulty, someone will help you. Watch out near train and bus stations because they know that travelers are unfamiliar with the territory. They are more likely to cheat another Chinese than a foreign tourist but still be on guard.
Except for the food, I have always enjoyed China and its people.
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