Tips for Travelers to the People's Republic of China 

Foreword 

The information in this pamphlet has been gathered for you by consular officers - both in the Department of State and in the 

People's Republic of China - to assist you with your trip. We hope this brochure will be of help to you in making your trip 

both safe and enjoyable. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLICATION 10271 

Bureau of Consular Affairs 

Revised October 1995 

The information in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. When this material is 

reproduced, the Department of State would appreciate receiving a copy at: CA/P/PA, Department of State, Washington, DC 

20520-4818. 

The People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) has a communist government. It is one of the world's largest and fastest growing 

economies. Modern tourist facilities are not widely available, except in major cities. 

About China 

China is the oldest continuous major world civilization, with records dating back over 3,500 years. Successive dynasties 

developed a system of bureaucratic control which gave the agrarian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic 

and hill cultures. Chinese civilization was further strengthened by the development of a common written language that 

bridged the gaps among the country's many local languages and dialects. 

There are several major Chinese dialects and many subdialects. The Beijing dialect, often called Mandarin (or Putonghua), is 

taught in all schools and is the medium of government. Almost two-thirds of Han Chinese are native speakers of Mandarin; 

the rest, concentrated in southwest and southeast China, speak one of the other major Chinese dialects. 

China's population in mid-1995 was over 1.2 billion, with an estimated growth rate of 1.2%. The largest ethnic group is the 

Han Chinese, who constitute about 93% of the total population. The remaining 7% are Zhuang (16 million), Manchu (9 

million), Hui (8 million), Miao (8 million), Uygur (7 million), Yi (7 million), Tibetan (5 million), Mongol (5 million), and 

Korean (1 million). 

China is full of natural and man-made wonders. Its great rivers include the Yellow and the Yangtze. There are also many 

mountain ranges including the Himalayas along the southern border of Tibet and the Kunlun Mountains stretching east and 

west along Tibet's northern edge. Part of the Gobi desert is located in China's Inner Mongolia. 

China's most popular man-made wonder is the Great Wall. The Great Wall was built in the 3rd century B.C. (completed in 

204 B.C.). It extends for about 1500 miles from Gansu province to the Bohai Gulf. The wall averages 20 to 50 feet high and 

15 to 25 feet thick. The actual length, including branches and windings, is more than 2000 miles. 

Consular Information Program 

For up-to-date travel information on the P.R.C., see the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet for China. 

Consular Information Sheets cover such matters as health conditions, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and 

security conditions, drug penalties, and areas of instability. In addition, the State Department issues Travel Warnings when 

we recommend Americans defer travel to a country because of unsafe conditions. Travel Warnings are under continuous 

review by the Department of State. Before you depart for a country that has a Travel Warning, make certain that you have the 

most recent revision of the Warning. The Department of State also issues Public Announcements. Public Announcements are 

issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about relatively short-term and/or trans-national conditions which 

would pose significant risks to the security of American travelers. At the time of publication, there were no Travel Warnings 

nor were there any Public Announcements issued for travel to China. 

There are several ways to access Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings and Public Announcements. You can listen 

to them 24-hours a day by calling 202-647-5225 from a touchtone phone. You can receive copies of them by sending a selfTips for Travelers to China Page 1 of 9

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addressed, stamped envelope to Overseas Citizens Services, Room 4800, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-4818. 

(Write the name of the requested country or countries on the outside of the envelope.) You can also find Consular 

Information Sheets and Travel Warnings at the 13 regional passport agencies and at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. 

The information can also be accessed through an airline or travel agent's computer reservation system, the Bureau of 

Consular Affairs' 24- hour automated fax system at 202/647-3000, or through many computer bulletin boards, including the 

Consular Affairs Bulletin Board (CABB). You may call the CABB on modem number 301-946-4400. The login is travel; the 

password is info. 

Entry and Other Visa Requirements 

To enter the People's Republic of China, a U.S. citizen must have a valid U.S. passport and P.R.C. visa Most tourist visas are 

valid for only one entry. Travelers required a new visa for additional entries into China. Chinese authorities fine those who 

arrive without a visa up to 5,000 renminbi (about $600 U.S.) at the port of entry and may not allow them to enter China. 

An application for a business visa should include an invitation from the applicant's host or counterpart in China. 

Visas for tour group members are often obtained by the travel agent as part of the tour package. You may book China tours 

through a number of travel agencies and airlines in the United States and abroad. You can find advertisements for these tours 

in newspapers or magazines, or you may contact the China National Tourist Office at: 60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 3126, New 

York, NY 10165; (212) 867-0271. 

Tourist visas for individuals are routinely issued at Chinese embassies or consulates abroad. Expedited processing is often 

available for an increased fee or by working through a Chinese tour operator. 

Apply for a visa at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., or at a Chinese consulate in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, 

New York, or San Francisco. (Addresses are listed at the end of this pamphlet.) At this time, the cost of a visa for China is 

$30 (not including fees for expedited handling). To apply, each person must send an application form, valid passport, two 

photographs and the fee. U.S. citizens applying for visas outside the United States may be requested to fill out visa 

application forms both in English and in Chinese. 

Whether you visit on your own or with a tour, allow several weeks for visa processing. The Chinese Embassy and consulates 

in the United States often require 10 working days to process visas. 

In addition to the requirements above, long-term visitors to China may be required to provide evidence of an AIDS test. 

Negative HIV exam results are required for students, teachers, and visiting scholars who plan to stay 9 months or more and 

for business persons who plan to stay over a year. If this applies to you, you may have the medical exam done in the United 

States using blank forms issued by the Chinese Embassy or a consulate. However, the test results must indicate the test was 

done by a government facility such as your states health department or, if done at a private health facility, the results must be 

notarized by a notary public. Attach your photograph to the test form. The notary seal should be applied to the photograph 

and it should run off on to the page. 

For individuals visiting Hong Kong en route, tours to China depart regularly from that city and may be booked through China 

Travel Service, LTD., 77 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong (tel: 2525-2284, fax: 2541-9777) or 27-33 Nathan Road, 

Kowloon, Hong Kong (tel: 2315-7149, fax: 2721-7757). (Cable address: TRAVEL BANK.) For a handling fee, individual 

visas for travel originating in Hong Kong may be obtained through these agencies in two working days. If you have made 

travel arrangements and wish to obtain your visa on your own, apply to the Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 

the People's Republic of China, 5th Floor, Low Block, 26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. 

Note: Hong Kong is currently a British Crown Colony. It will become a special administrative region of China on July 1, 

1997. 

While You Are in China 

All American citizens visiting China for a month or more are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing or the 

nearest U.S. consulate. Registration will assist our posts in China in locating you in the event of an emergency back home or 

in replacing a lost or stolen passport. You should also photocopy the data page of your passport and keep it in a separate 

place from your passport. In the event that your passport is lost, stolen, or in the possession of government officials, travel

agents or tourism representatives, you will have the requisite information available, as well as proof of your identity and 

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citizenship. 

Customs Regulations 

Foreign visitors to the People's Republic of China are allowed to import 4 bottles of wine or spirits and 600 cigarettes along 

with their personal belongings. Items such as watches, radios, cameras, and calculators imported duty free for personal use 

may not be transferred or sold to others. Gifts and articles carried on behalf of others must be declared to the customs 

inspector and are subject to duty. 

Chinese customs regulations prohibit the import or export of the following items: 

(a) arms, ammunition, and explosives; 

(b) radio transmitter-receivers and principal parts; 

(c) Chinese currency (renminbi); 

(d) books, films, records, tapes, etc. which are "detrimental to China's politics, economy, culture, and ethics" (e.g. 

pornographic or religious content) 

(e) poisonous drugs and narcotics; 

(f) infected animal or plant products; and 

(g) infected foodstuffs. 

Note: Videotapes may be confiscated by Chinese customs to determine that they do not violate prohibitions noted in item (d), 

above. Tapes are sometimes held for several months before being returned. (There is no guarantee that they will ever be 

returned.) 

Export of the following items is also prohibited: 

(a) valuable cultural relics and rare books relating to Chinese history, culture, and art; 

(b) rare animals, rare plants and their seeds; and 

(c) precious metals and diamonds and articles made from them. 

Antiques and imitations which are approved for export are marked with a red wax seal. 

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, improper glazing of some dinnerware for sale in China can cause lead 

contamination in food. Therefore, unless you have proof of its safety, dinnerware purchased in China should be used for 

decorative purposes only. Chinese commercial shipments of dinnerware to the United States are tested to conform to U.S. 

safety standards. 

Movie cameras and videotaping equipment should be declared upon entry into China. 

Crime 

China has a low crime rate; however crime has increased in the past few years, principally in the major cities. U.S. citizens 

and other foreigners have seldom been victims of violent crime. 

Currency Regulations 

Chinese currency is called yuan or, more commonly, renminbi (RMB). 

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Foreign currency (cash or traveler's checks) may be exchanged for Chinese currency at licensed exchange facilities of the 

Bank of China and other authorized banks. 

Money exchange facilities are available at major airports, hotels, and department stores. Major brands of traveler's checks are

accepted at such exchange facilities and cash advances against a credit card can be arranged, a service charge is usually 

added. Consult with your bank before departing the United States to be sure that your brand of check or credit card will be 

accepted. Major credit cards (American Express, Mastercard and Visa) are accepted by most major hotels and in many wellknown restaurants. 

Legal Matters 

While in China, a U.S. citizen is subject to Chinese laws and regulations. Laws in China sometimes differ significantly from 

those in the United States and do not afford the protections available to the individual under U.S. law. Exercise caution and 

carefully obey local laws. Penalties for breaking the law can be more severe than in the United States for similar offenses. 

Persons violating the law, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned. Chinese laws prohibit public 

demonstrations without a valid permit obtained from the Chinese Public Security Bureau in the city where the demonstration 

is planned. 

Chinese authorities have seized documents, literature, and letters which they deem to be pornographic or political in nature or

those which are intended for religious proselytizing. If you seek to enter China with religious materials in a quantity greater

than what is considered needed for personal use, you could be detained and fined. Religious proselytizing or passing out of 

religious materials is strictly forbidden. Americans suspected of engaging in such activities have been fined, arrested or 

deported. Magazines with photographs considered commonplace in Western countries, including some advertisements, may 

be regarded as sexually explicit pornography. Books, films, records, tapes, etc., which are "detrimental to China's politics, 

economy, culture, and ethics" will be seized by Chinese Customs to determine that they do not violate these prohibitions. 

American citizens should be aware that foreign visitors and residents in China have sometimes been detained and heavily 

fined for having improper sexual relations with Chinese citizens. In most of these cases, the foreigners involved had invited 

Chinese citizens to their hotel rooms. Any U.S. citizen who is detained by Chinese authorities for questioning regarding this 

or any other violation of Chinese law or regulations should notify the U.S. Embassy or nearest U.S. consulate as soon as 

possible. 

Under the U.S. -P.R.C. Consular Convention of 1980, U.S. consular officers shall be notified if a U.S. citizen is arrested or 

detained no later than four days after the arrest or detention. Under the Convention, U.S. consular officers must be informed 

upon request of the reasons for the arrest or detention and have a right to visit the citizen after a formal request is made by the 

consular officer. U.S. consular officers cannot serve as attorneys or give legal advice. They can, however, provide a list of 

local English speaking attorneys you may retain and help you find legal representation. 

U.S. citizens are encouraged to carry photocopies of their passport data and photo pages with them at all times so that, if 

questioned by P.R.C. officials, proof of U.S. citizenship is readily available. (Do not carry your original passport with you. 

Your passport and other valuables should be placed in a hotel safety deposit box.) U.S. citizens have rights to consular access

under the U.S. - P.R.C. Consular Convention and should insist upon contact with the U.S. Embassy or one of the U.S. 

consulates general. If you are denied this right, continue to protest. 

Criminal penalties for possession, use, or trafficking of illegal drugs in China are strict. Convicted offenders may receive 

severe jail sentences and fines. 

Dual Nationality 

China does not recognize dual nationality. U.S. citizens who are also Chinese nationals have experienced difficulty entering 

and departing China on U.S. passports, and some U.S. passports have been seized by Chinese authorities. Dual nationals may 

be subject to Chinese laws which impose special obligations. Such persons are often required to use Chinese documentation 

to enter China. The United States requires that all U.S. citizens enter and depart the United States on U.S. passports. Dual 

nationals who enter and depart China using a U.S. passport and a valid P.R.C. visa retain the right of U.S. consular access 

and protection under the U.S.-P.R.C. Consular Convention. The ability of the U.S. Embassy or consulates general to provide 

normal consular services would be extremely limited should a dual national enter China on a Chinese or other passport. 

China does not recognize the U.S. citizenship of children born in China, when one of the parents is a P.R.C. national. Such 

children are required to depart China on P.R.C. travel documents. Children born in the United States to P.R.C. national 

parents, who are neither lawful permanent residents nor U.S. citizens, are not recognized as U.S. citizens under Chinese 

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nationality law. Although Chinese consulates have frequently issued visas to such individuals in error, they are treated solely

as P.R.C. nationals by Chinese authorities when in China. Before traveling to China, dual nationals should contact the Office 

of Overseas Citizens Services at (202) 647-6769 or the U.S. Embassy in Beijing (see address at end of this booklet) for 

additional information. 

Passport Confiscation and Business Disputes 

U.S. citizens conducting business in China are advised to be vigilant in investigating the companies they plan to work with to 

ensure they are reputable or to learn whether a prior history of disputes exists. 

The confiscation of foreign passports of persons involved in business disputes has increased in China in recent years 

frequently resulting in individuals being placed under house arrest or unable to leave China until the dispute is satisfactorily 

resolved. As a valid Chinese visa is required in order to depart China, obtaining a replacement for a confiscated U.S. passport

will not facilitate exiting the P.R.C. and the Chinese government will block your departure. 

Adoptions 

After completing lengthy pre-adoption procedures in the United States, Americans wishing to adopt a child in China can 

expect to spend at least two weeks there to complete the adoption. Current adoption information can be obtained by calling 

the U.S. Department of State's Office of Children's Issues at (202) 736-7000, or writing to that office in Room 4800, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. Once in China, and after the adoption has been completed the U.S. Consulate 

General in Guangzhou will process the immigrant visa to enable you to bring your newly adopted child back to the United 

States. Consult the Consulate for further details to arrange an interview appointment. 

Health 

Information on health precautions for travelers can be obtained in the United States from local health departments, private 

doctors, travel clinics, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's international travelers hotline at (404) 332-4559. 

For China, immunizations are recommended for hepatitis B and Japanese B encephalitis. (Immunization for Japanese B 

encephalitis is only recommended during the epidemic summer months for visitors planning to stay longer than two or three 

weeks in rural areas.) An immune globulin shot may offer protection against hepatitis A. Malaria occurs in China, 

particularly in rural areas and in southern China. Depending on the season and your destination, you may need to take 

antimalarial drugs, use insect repellant, and take other measures to reduce contact with mosquitoes. 

There are no Western-style pharmacies stocked with drugs common in the United States. Therefore, carry medications in 

hand luggage packed in their original and labelled containers to avoid emergencies should checked luggage go astray. 

Foreign visitors who become ill in China are usually provided with the best medical care available in the country. Generally 

speaking, the doctors and nurses are qualified and competent, although hospital accommodations are spartan, medical 

technology is not up-to-date, and sanitary conditions problematic. 

Hospital costs for non-Chinese visitors are similar to those charged for similar services in the United States. Prospective 

travelers should review their health insurance policies. If your policy does not provide coverage overseas, consider buying 

coverage that does. In addition, insurance covering medical evacuation is highly recommended. There are two 

internationally-recognized emergency medical assistance firms with representatives in Beijing: 

Asia Emergency Assistance Ltd. (AEA) 

14 Liangmahe South Road, 1/F 

Beijing 100600 

Tel: 462-9112 

Fax: 462-9100 

International SOS Assistance (SOS) 

Kunlun Hotel, Office Suite 433 

2 Xin Yuan Nan Lu, Beijing 

Tel: 500-3419 

Fax: 501-6048. 

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Such insurance is inexpensive (less than $100 for a 30 day visit). Without insurance, the cost of evacuation can be extremely 

high. For example, the estimated cost of evacuation, using a stretcher and a medical escort, from Beijing to San Francisco is 

over $20,000. 

Tourist travel in China can be extremely strenuous and may be especially debilitating to someone in poor health. Tours often 

involve walking long distances and up steep hills. All visitors, especially those with a history of coronary/pulmonary 

problems, should have a complete medical checkup before making final travel plans. Plans should include rest time. 

Travelers should avoid overly full schedules which could lead to exhaustion or illness. China discourages travel by persons 

who are ill, pregnant, or of advanced age. Visa applicants over 60 are sometimes required to complete a health questionnaire. 

If medical problems exist, a letter from your physician in the United States explaining treatment and, if relevant, copies of 

your most recent electrocardiograms, would be helpful in case a medical emergency occurs in China. 

Air pollution in the large cities is severe, particularly in winter. Respiratory ailments are common. 

Visitors are advised not to drink tapwater in China. Hotels almost always supply boiled water that is safe to drink. Bottled 

water and carbonated drinks are readily available. Travelers should carry water purification tablets to use when neither boiled

water nor bottled drinks are available. 

Travel Arrangements Within China 

Packaged tours, while often more expensive than self arranged travel, will insulate you from the difficulties of booking travel

by air, rail, bus or car in China. Transportation systems have not expanded as fast as the number of Chinese and international 

travelers has increased. Planes and trains are often overbooked. 

Tickets or reservations for onward travel should be reconfirmed at each stop. Hotels, for a fee, will assist in making 

reservations and purchasing tickets. 

Train travel can be difficult to reserve, even for the experienced traveler. Round trip rail tickets are not generally available 

without the services of a travel agency. Beware of counterfeit train tickets. Unethical entrepreneurs manufacture and sell such

tickets at railway stations. 

Restricted Areas 

Visitors to China should be aware that Chinese regulations strictly prohibit travel in "closed" areas without special 

permission. However, over 1,200 cities and areas in China are open to visitors without special travel permits, including most 

major scenic and historical sites. If you need to know if an area is open to travel without a permit, seek advice from the 

nearest Chinese embassy or consulate, or, if you are already in China, from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, the nearest U.S. 

consulate, or the local Chinese public security bureau. (See addresses at the end of the document.) 

Travel to Tibet 

Americans visiting Tibet, whether individually or in tour groups, must obtain permission in advance from the Tibet Travel 

Bureau. U.S. should be aware that all areas of the region are closed to foreign traveler except for Lhasa, Shigatze (Xigaze), 

Naqu, Zedong, Zhang Muxkhasa, and the main roads between these points. Special permission to visit any of the closed areas 

must be obtained from the regions public security bureau. Travel arrangements booked through Chinese travel agencies will 

include necessary advance approvals. Occasionally, visitors have been refused admission or had difficulty entering Tibet 

from Nepal. In addition, the Kathmandu/Lhasa Highway that connects Nepal and Tibet can be washed out in the monsoon 

season, from June through September. Avoid this road during the monsoon. You should also be aware that foreign travelers 

have been the victims of robberies on this road. 

Virtually all of the Tibetan autonomous region, much of Qinghai and Xinjiang, and parts of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Gansu are 

above 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) in altitude. Some main roads in Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang go above 17,000 feet (5,200 

meters), where available oxygen is only half of that at sea level. Conditions in Tibet are primitive, and travel there can be 

particularly arduous. Medical facilities are practically nonexistent. Many otherwise healthy visitors to the high altitude areas 

may suffer severe headaches, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, or a dry cough. These symptoms usually disappear after 

a few days of acclimatization. However, if symptoms persist, sufferers should descend to a lower altitude, or seek medical 

assistance as soon as possible. Visitors with respiratory or cardiac problems should avoid such high altitudes. Consult a 

physician before making the trip. 

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Travel on the Trans-Siberian Express 

If you wish to take the Trans-Siberian railway from Beijing to Europe, you must obtain visas for Mongolia, Russia and other 

countries en route. Plan ahead. The Mongolian Consulate in Beijing is only open a few hours per week. 

Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the United States

Embassy of the People's Republic of China 

2300 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20008 

(202) 328-2517 

Chinese Consulate General 

104 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

(312) 346-0287 

Chinese Consulate General 

3417 Montrose Boulevard 

Houston, Texas 77006 

(713) 524-4311 

Chinese Consulate General 

502 Shatto Place, Suite 300 

Los Angeles, California 90020 

(213) 380-2507 

Chinese Consulate General 

520 12th Avenue 

New York, New York 10036 

(212) 279-4275 

Chinese Consulate General 

1450 Laguna Street 

San Francisco, California 94115 

(415) 563-4885 

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China

Note: APO and FPO addresses may only be used for mail originating in the United States. When you use an APO or FPO 

address, do not include the local street address. 

People's Republic of China 

American Embassy 

2 Xiu Shui Dong Jie 

Beijing 100600 

Tel: (86-10) 532-3831 ext. 249, (86-10) 532-1910 (after hours) 

Fax: (86-10) 532-3178 

Mailing address:

PSC 461 

Box 50 

FPO AP 96521-0002 

American Consulate General 

1 South Shamian Street 

Guangzhou 510133 

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Tel: (86-20) 886-2418 or (86-20) 886-2402 ext. 256, 

(86-20) 930-3004 (after hours) 

Fax: (86-20) 886-2341 

Mailing address:

PSC 461 

Box 100 

FPO AP 96521-0002 

American Consulate General 

1469 Huaihai Zhong Lu 

Shanghai 200031 

Tel: (86-21) 433-6880, (86-21) 433-3936 (after hours) 

Fax: (86-21) 433-4122 

Mailing address:

PSC 461 

Box 200 

FPO AP 96521-0002 

American Consulate General 

Number 52, 14th Wei Road

Shenyang 110003 

Tel: (86-24) 282-0038, 0048, 0068 or 0074, same as above (after hours) 

Fax: (86-24) 282-0074 

Mailing address:

PSC 461 

Box 45 

FPO AP 96521-0002 

American Consulate General 

Number 4 Lingshiguan Road 

Chengdu 610041 

Tel: (86-28) 558-9642, (86-28) 901-1899 (after hours) 

Fax: (86-28) 558-3520 

Mailing address:

PSC 461 

Box 85 

FPO AP 96521-0002 

Hong Kong 

American Consulate General 

26 Garden Road 

Hong Kong 

Tel: (852) 2841-2211 or (852) 2523-9011, (852) 252-9011 (after hours) 

Fax: (852) 2845-4845 

Mailing address:

PSC 464 

Box 30 

FPO AP 96522-0002 

Planning Another Trip? 

*For general travel information, the following pamphlets may be ordered for $1 each from the Superintendent of Documents, 

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U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20420: 

Your Trip Abroad ($1.25) 

A Safe Trip Abroad 

Tips for Americans Residing Abroad 

Travel Tips for Older Americans 

*Copies of the following publications in this series are also available from the U.S. Government Printing Office: 

Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean 

Tips for Travelers to Central and South America 

Tips for Travelers to Mexico 

Tips for Travelers to the Middle East and North Africa ($1.50) 

Tips for Travelers to South Asia 

Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa ($1.50) 

Tips for Travelers to Russia and the Newly Independent States 

General visa information for these and other countries are available in Foreign Entry Requirements. Information on how, 

when and where to apply for your U.S. passport is provided in Passports: Applying for Them the Easy Way. Both 

publications may be ordered for 50 cents each from the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. 

*Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Please check with the Government Printing Office for more 

information. 

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