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[quote=DESTRUCKDOZ,248602]So being that it was my first trip to China and Hong Kong that my parents were exhibiting a lot of anxiety because I was going to be so far away and not to mention that I would be staying in a remote village among lots of aqua culture/farming/orchards for some time so my parents stuck with me C-notes anywhere they could be hidden among the Yuan and HK Dollar that I ordered. I know, it does not sound safe but before leaving, we all thought that there was not access to banks or any other financial institution because or the rural area. So you might think, where would I change a few things? Well it turns out that anybody in the village was willing to exchange there Yuan's for your C-Notes. That may not work with you but when we did reach a city such as Foshan, there are these booths where they sell smokes, phone cards and small little things. But what they do also is that they exchange currencies. We were taken there by our relatives and whats messed up is that they give a higher exchange rate, about 65 more Chinese cents. They seem to be very well known by the locals because the Taxi driver who drove us there mentioned that he takes all his foreign clients to this particular booth because of his rates. And also while I was at this Mcdonald's across the street I noticed a lot of people exchanging money as well so It seems safe. One thing though is that they wont take your 5's or 10's. It applies to a lot of exchange currency booths that they only take bills like 100 dollar C Notes or if you are coming from HK, HK 500 Bills. They will take 20 and 50 notes but they dont give you the same rate. I am not sure about the Pound currency since I didnt have any, if that is where your from. So you can get Yuan before you depart if you live in the US. There are safer methods such as Travelers Cheques and the such but for my situation it was much different. And I know, I had some relatives there that watched my back but you could possibly ask your girl if they have one of those booths around. It would be smart to have some Yuan on you before you leave the airport though. So here are a few things I remembered while writing this post that would probably beneficial for you to know. [/quote]
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