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Climate and Clothing

Shanghai has a monsoon climate of East Asia. It is Bordered by sea in the east with a warm and humid climate and four distinct seasons.
Light clothes like lined Jacket and woollen sweater are suitable for the weather in Spring (from March through to the end of May) and Autumn (from September to November). Extra-light clothing is for summer (from June to August). Heavy woollen overcoats are necessary to keeping out the cold outdoors in winter (from December to February). Since there is much rain during the periods between Spring and Summer and between Summer and Autumn, it is advisable to get rain gear ready.

Shanghai's Temperature('C)

MONTH	JAN.	FEB.	MAR.	APR.	MAY.	JUN.	JUL.	AUG.	SEP.
AVERAGE	3.5	4.9	8.2	13.7	18.6	23.4	28.0	27.6	23.5
MAX.	19.8	22.9	27.6	31.7	33.1	36.9	38.3	38.9	37.3
MIN.	-9.4	-7.9	-5.4	1.1	7.0	12.5	19.4	19.6	12.5

Currency

   The Chinese Yuan - CNY (ISO4217 currency code); Renminbi - RMB (commonly used in China) is the basic unit of currency issued by the People's Bank of China. One yuan can be divided into 10 jiao and 100 fen.
   No foreign currency is allowed to circulate in China. Illegal selling of foreign exchange is not allowed.
   Travellers may exchange foreign currency cash or checks at Bank of China offices or exchange counters at the published exchange rates. These bureaus would issue a foreign exchange statement which shall be valid for 6 months. Avoid unofficial transactions, no matter how favourable the rate of exchange.
Currencies that can be converted into Renminbi:Australian Dollar, Austrian Schilling, Belgian Franc, Canadian Dollar,Danish Krone, Deutsch Mark, French Franc, Finnish Markka,Italian Lira, Japanese Yen, Netherlands Guilder, Norwegian Krone,Swiss Franc, Pound Sterling, US Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar,
Macau Dollar.

Customs

Upon arrival in China, foreign tourist must fill in a Passenger's Luggage Declaration at the customs and accept customer's check. Foreign tourist are not allowed to take objects out of China for other people.Clearance at First airport of entry 400 cigarettes for staying less than 6 months; 600 cigarettes for staying more than 6 months 4 cartons of tobacco productsAlcoholic Beverages Duty FreeAllowance 2 bottles each not exceeding 0.75 litre for staying less than 6 months;bottles each not exceeding 0.75 litre for staying more than 6 months
Chinese Herbs & Patent Medicines Max. 300 yuan per person to foreign countries
max. 150 yuan per person to Hong Kong, Macau Exceeding the limit on musks and other Chinese herbs and medicines are prohibited.Gifts & Mic. Items Duty Free Allowance reasonable quantity of perfume for personal use,Gold Silver & Ornaments amount not exceeding 50 grams. Exporting any of these purchased items (including handicrafts of inlaid gold/silver ware) would only be allowed with special invoices issued by PRC.
Cultural Relics Should be sent to the cultural administrative departments first for verification and issuing of invoice permit or export licence.Electronic Appliances One piece of the following items are allowed: Camera, Portabl e tape-recorder, Portable ci necamera, Portable vi deo-camera, Portable computer.Prohibited Articles Arms, imitation arms, ammunition, explosives of all kinds Cunterfeit currencies/negotiable securitiesPr t ed matter, fil ms, photos, gramophone records, cinematographic fi lms, loaded recording tapes/video-tapes, CDs (video & audio), storage media for computers, articles which are detrimental to the political, economic, cultural and moral interest of China. Deadly poisons of all kinds Opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana, other addition inducing drugs and psychedelic. Animals, plants, products made thereof infected with or carrying diseases. Sames prohibited articles for import Manuscri pts, printed matter, films, photos, gramophone records, ci nematographic films, loaded recording tapes/video tapes, CDs (video & audio), storage media for computers and other articles which involve state secrets Valuable cultural relics and other relics prohibited for exports Endangered or rare animals, plant (including their specimens, seeds, reproducing materials).

Language

In China, both Putonghua and English are the languages of business. So, if the foreign tourists travel to China for business purpose, they can usually communicate with the Chinese merchants in simple English. However, Putonghua is an official language of China. Most of the Chinese merely speak Putonghua with the outsiders. So, if the foreign tourists want to visit China but cannot speak Putonghua, they will find inconvenient on their tours.

Therefore, it is essential and useful for the foreign tourists to learn some simple Putonghua when they decide to visit China.
Please contact us if you would like to learn some common and simple words or phrases that the foreign tourists will find it useful to learn when they visit China.

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