China Travel Tips

Electricity

Electricity in China is 220-volt, alternating current (AC), 50 cycles. Transformers may be required to operate certain electronic devices, including laptops and mobile phone chargers. Outlets in China come in four main configurations: flat two-pin, round two-pin, slanted two-prong and slanted three-prong.

Hotels usually can lend outlet adapters to guests.

Bargaining tips

When you buy things from small vendors or shops (except department stores or big shopping malls), you could bargain and it’s fun. You could use the above-mentioned words to communicate with the vendors, and they also expect your bargaining so as to sell things to you.

It is really enjoyable to buy at a price you are satisfied with, but make sure that the article you take is the one you want since there are some dishonest shop keepers who will replace the purchased products with shoddy ones. So you are strongly advised to hire a Chinese interpreter or private tour guide in Shanghai/Beijing or other cities from reliable Chinese translation company to help, then you will save more money and win a lower price, and also avoid some risk.

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