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Thread: MONEY!!! Money changers - YUCK! ...money, money, money...

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[quote=GRIZ326,232141]One of my least favorite procedures while in a different country is money exchange. I always chuckle when I think of that biblical scene in which Christ looses his temper with the money changers...it seems so fitting.

...ahhh but back to money.

#1 - How big a wad of money can be displayed without offending the average Chinese person or exciting pickpockets and thieves.

#2 - Is it fair to say that creditcards and traveler's checks may have limited value outside of the center of a city?

#3 - If I change money once upon arrival in each major city (money for 3-4 days), will I be carrying too much cash?

#4 - Will a few USD $1 & $5 notes have any use in the countryside if I run out of RMB?

#5 - Because I am arriving in Hong Kong and will need HK$ for a day, I am wondering if HK$s spend in the rest of China or if that money must be converted too.

I will take the usual precautions of splitting my cash and storing it in multiple locations on myself.

For 20 days I am budgeting:

* $500 USD/4000 RMB for beds; 
* $250 USD/2000 RMB for meals; 
* $400 USD/3200 RMB for trains and other ground transport; 
* air travel is charged so I won't need to have cash for that

I haven't tallied up admission fees and such that I will do for fun, but does that sound reasonable? ...or am I too high to too low?[/quote]

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