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[quote=GRIZ326,264038]I am rethinking this issue again for my Spring Festival trip.

Yes, you can get RMB from ATM machines. However, my bank locked up my ATM cards on both trips even though on the second trip I told them that I was in China. Fortunately, I had given my friend a power of attorney and the bank unlocked my ATM card. *** IMPORTANT: Call your bank and credit card companies and alert them to the fact that you are traveling in China and intend to use your cards. ***

ATMs are not everywhere in China as they are in much of the Western world...and only certain banks are part of the Cirrus network. So you still need cash when you leave the big cities.

Traveler's Checks are a pain to cash in China, so I will not carry Traveler's Checks this trip.

Because I am hosting a number of Spring Festival parties, I will be bringing more cash than usual; but the previous advice of $2000 USD in your moneybelt is a reasonable recommendation. I might suggest that you split that into 3 parts and carry it in 3 concealed locations.  
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