Welcome to Beijing is a practical tool for newcomers, providing them with the information they need to settle into Chinese life quickly. It is far rom fexhaustive but we hope it will answer the most recurrent questions concerning moving to China on a professional assignment.

While this information is written is English it addresses all expatriates who temporarily take up residence in China.

In China, the 12-hour clock is used for the time, as well as in the United States. The date format used in China is month-day-year.

Whenever an address is mentionned, it is fully written in piniyn, which is the writting and the oral way to pronounce chinese caracters for foreigners: number, street name, district, area code, city.

Telephone numbers in China have 8 digits. A two or three digits are added when you dial another town. The zero must be dialed before the area code of the town when you call in China.

In China, the Renminbi is abbreviated "RMB" for foreigners. The "RMB" follows the numerical amount. You will find most of the time the symbol £ in the supermarkets and the streets.

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