Practicalities
Currency Conversion: 100 CNY (Chinese Yuan)= 13.00 EUR 500 CNY (Chinese Yuan) = 65.00 EUR
100 CNY (Chinese Yuan)= 13.70 USD 500 CNY (Chinese Yuan) = 68.60 USD
Money Unlike certain other countries, China uses hardly any cash. Credit Cards are widely in use, however there are also places such as coffee shops that will accept neither cash nor credit cards as more than 90% of the Chinese population use digital wallets and pay with their phones. We recommend to download either ALIPAY or WeChat pay from your AppStore and connect it to a foreign credit card. The service is free and works much like ApplePay or GooglePay. Electricity Voltage in China is 220V/50Hz. Sockets are type A, C and I, so many US and European plugs can be used. Appliances with 120V or 110V will need a converter, but most phone and computer chargers will work. Phone WiFi is widely available in Hotels and public areas. You can also purchase a Chinese SIM or e-SIM which will get you online in China for little money. Please be aware that, using a Chinese provider, you will not be able to access major services such as google, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram etc. If you hold a mobile plan (mobile data) from your overseas phone company, you can access the above services as usual.
eSIM plans (example): https://maya.net
Communications in China WhatsApp, Line, Kakao etc. may be blocked by the Chinese phone network. Instead, most people use WeChat- an easy to use messaging and Social Media Application. To contact virtually anyone in China, connecting via WeChat is the easiest option for foreigners. Few Chinese still have business cards- people simply connect via WeChat. Visa China currently offers visa-free travel to nationals of 38 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Andorra, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, among others.
Citizens of Canada, Lithuania, Ukraine, USA and the United Kingdom will need a visa for China. Our host city (Harbin) will provide respective visa invitations.
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