China Travel Guide II

[iluvescadasport]

^sa mga tiangge. Try Silk Market or the tiangge beside Beijng Zoo. Masmura sila kaysa sa mga ibang tiangge

[lauie]

Just got back from my shanghai trip! I love the weather right now..cold siya although it's raining on some days...shopping is great, although it is not a thing to do in Shanghai..better go to HK for cheaper items. But the FOOD is amazing...try the Peking Duck in Nanjing Road...makikita siya agad..it is a very famous restaurant serving PEKING duck! super sulit! bring lots of money!!

[jenny05]

Hindi na ba mahirap kumuha ng visa to China? How long before it's approved? We (both parents, 2 siblings, nephew and me) plan on going to Beijing sana this December. Sana madali na lang coz' my dad said the trip will push through if it's feasible and hindi masyadong hassle yung preparation. Kung hindi, sa HongKong nanaman bagsak namin.

[beachpatrol]

^madali lang pag sanay ka pila at hintayan sa embassy. kung di niyo naman first time sa china, mas ok pag travel agency nalang.

[maplecrest]

Travel agency mas convenient. Di ka na pupunta sa embassy.

[m_lim]

how much ba charge ng travel agency sa visa assistance? nakakatamad din kasi pumila.

[maplecrest]

ours was additional 700php each, pero minimum of 5 persons para lakarin nila.

[m_lim]

^thanks sis!

kailangan ba ng visa pag sa Xiamen?

[maplecrest]

welcome!

i didn't go there. but the visa we got is for all of china.

[saber15]

mga sis, how many days it takes ba kapag sa agency pakuha ng visa? first timers kasi kami ni hubby and ok lang ba thru agency kumuha? required pa ba ng personal appearance? thanks!

[beachpatrol]

^4 days ang normal processing ng visa. ako kasi, nag-apply mismo sa embassy. pila pag nag-apply, pila ulit pag claim mo ng visa. 1400 yung visa. ask mo rin sa agency kung ok lang sa kanila pag first timers. tinanggihan kasi kami nung nagtanong kami dahil mahigpit pa china nung after olympics. ewan ko lang ngayon kung ok na.

[saber15]

^ thanks sis! sana makahanap kami ng vacant time para maka apply ng visa! thanks ulit 

[smilee]

hi!  my officemates are going to china this friday.  saan ba pwedeng bumili dito sa atin ng rmb?

[maplecrest]

Parang wala. kase yung kasama namin who is working in a bank hindi rin nakapagpapalit in any bank.

when we got to the airport, dun na kami nagpapalit. may fee nga lang na 50rmb. or punta ka sa banks nila in china. in our experience, walang fee.

[beachpatrol]

^^parang wala nga. we got ours from HK.

[mithril_26]

ask ko lang mga sis if panu kung student ako and i want to go to hk-beijing-shanghai.my parents gave it to me as a gift.how do i go about sa visa processing?nakabook na ko flight to hk and flight pabalik from shanghai to manila plus an invitation letter sa travelguide namin sa china.malaki kaya chance for me to get the visa?ill be applyying next week through an agent eh.mas better ba pag personal appearance?

[prish]

do you recommend going to shanghai during the chinese new year? may snow ba at that time? hehe

[arielle]

crowded ang mga tourist spots, mga bus at train.  nakakainis lang bumiyahe. not sure kung kelan ang snow sa 2009.. last na nagsnow mga feb na at di naman nagtatagal 1 to 3 days lang.. malamig pa masyado pag january.

[prish]

^thanks! i'm thinking of going but i'm thinking i cannot stand the cold plus nakakabigat ng baggage ang winter clothes. mahal na ang excess baggage! hehe but i'm still thinking parin. parang masaya to experience chinese new year sa shanghai.

[latinagirl]

we're planning to go to beijing this march. ok na kaya weather that time? pa spring na ba nun?