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[quote=LEMONCACTUS,270365]Hi :)

I brought my (beloved) laptop with me and have never had any problems. I don't know what you mean about taxes, but I've been in and out of China tonnes of times and never paid a penny for my laptop. The local guys here set up the internet broadband connection for me and though it's not superfast it's OK.

I get deoderant sent over to me because I live in a little city where decent brands aren't available but if you're going to be in a big city I wouldn't bother.

Medicine is a good point.

Books. I miss English language books and they're very hard to come by here. Even so-called English language bookstores in the biggest city stock a very limited range and most often are quite expensive. Usually you can buy all the classics (and actually I've quite enjoyed reading Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Hard Times etc).

Only food I miss is CHEESE (but this can be got in supermarkets in big cities). My local supermarket sells what I call "plastic" cheese, the stuff in sqaures but it's disgusting. They even sell CHOCOLATE cheese!

The bread here is weird too. Usually even the most square cut looking loaf is sweet and beware of surprise weird fillings in bread roles such as bean paste :) A tiny bakery near me now sells a brown loaf with nuts and seeds which is passable (but still sweet!) The steamed bread or mantou is much nicer.

China really has everything you want, and usually at much cheaper prices than where you're coming from. Quality is a bit of an issue though. But you really don't need to bring that much with you, favourite clothes and books usually make up the weight in my suitcase!

Have a great trip.[/quote]

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