Some tips that I can share :
- Pick up a map(English & Mandarin version if possible) at the airport/hotel or worst case, you can buy one for RMB6-8.
- Circle the places that you will be going to, identify by # and get Hotel Conceige to write it down in Mandarin & label corresponding to the map.
Identify nearby hotels to the tourist locations, so that you can get taxi/help easily
- Once you step in the taxi, make sure that driver uses the meter. If not, then point to him the meter and he will understand. Collect the receipt
before stepping out of the taxi as all information can be traced thru it if you need to file a complaint.
- keep a hotel card ( this is impt as pronunciation of hotel is different in Mandarin and you want to be able to go back to hotel).
- Take only licenced taxi driver, meaning that the " taxi sign" is fixed on top of taxi and not something that is placed on dashboard.
- Ask help from the police & army personnel (plenty walking & monitoring the city) for directions etc. They are very helpful, especially to tourists.
Your chinese friend Lennon
This tip is provided by supplier M18501
