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A. Air Travel - National and International There is one airport in Beijing: Beijing Capital Airport. All international and domectic flights go from there. Beijing Capital Airport The Airport is situated at 17 km from the center of Beijing.
B. The Train Network (Beijing Railway Station- Beijing Huoche Zhan) China is a very big country and it can take long to go from North to South (24hours from Beijing to Guilin). There are few express trains and most of time they serve short distances. There no need to stamp the train ticket. When you buy your ticket train, you can choose between 4 classes:
BEIJING STATION ( Beijing Huoche Zhan): Main Cities Served : Shanghai, Tianjin, Hangzhou,Dalian, Yantai, Chengchun, uhehaote, Fuzhou, Wulanbatuo, Taiyuan, Qindao, Hefei, Baotou, Sijiazhuang, Yingchuan, Moscow. NORTH STATION ( Xizhimen Huoche Zhan): Main Cities Served : Hailar, Kangzhuang, Chifeng, Tongliao, Huhuhaote, Luanping, Nankou, Changping. SOUTH STATION ( Yong Ding Men Huoche Zhan): Main Cities Served : Changchun, Jiamusi, Tangshan, Qinghuangdao. WEST STATION (Beijing Xizhan): Main Cities Served : Changsha, Nanning, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Xian, Wuchang, Xian, Qunming, Nanchang, Lanzhou, Xining, Zhenzhou, Luoyang, Taiyuan. You can get all informations you need at the stations. They have a special English counter. C. Beijing Public Transport Beijing public transport consists of the buses, the underground and the taxis. There are a large number of buses and the metro just serve the a small part of the town. The taxis are the transport system the more used because they are very cheap. The buses run from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm and then you have night buses which run from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am. They are numbered from 1 to 304. Bus stop are identified by small round signs painted in white and red, marked at the top with the route numbers of the buses that stop there. The taxis as we said before are the main transport. There is a range of taxi fair which starts from 1.20 yuans to 2.00 yuans. Whenever you need a taxi, you will be able to find it in the street by just helling it. Here are some numbers of taxi firms in Beijing, if you need to reserve one:
Driving your own car
Foreigners cannot drive without a chinese driving-licence International driving-licence is not recognized in China For the foreigners who have the driver’s licence of their own country : they should change a chinese driver’s licence. The procedures are as follows: Go to the Foreign Affairs’Section of the Vehicle’s Administrative office of the Administrative Bureau of Public Security and Traffic. Bring your
Go back to the Foreign Affairs’ Section to finish the formalities.
Bringing your car to China may be not the best idea. It is very hard and can take very long. To bring your own car, you need to get the Import Licence, and as it is a personal good, the only way to get the Import Licence is to go to a Car purchase office. These people are the only in China who can get Import Licence for induvidual car. But it is still not sure you will get it. Representative office have the right to import cars. But it is limited at two or three. In the case the procedure is to go to the Customs Office and ask for filling an Import Paper, one you filled this paper, ask for filling the Import Licence. You will have to prove your residence in China, so bring passeport, residence card, driving licence and work permit.
Formalities for buying imported new cars and getting car number plate 1. Documents Needed The car dealer will need :
Then, you will have to go through all kinds of formalities : 2. Go to the Automobile Administration of Beijing Public Security Bureau with your :
4. Go to Beijing Bureau of Automobile Management and extras fees 5. Go to the Foreign Affairs Section of the Automobile Administration
of Beijing Public Security Bureau. 6. Go to the Automobile Administration of Beijing Public Security
bureau 7. Go to Beijing Bureau of Automobile Management and extras fees 8. Go to Road Toll Office to pay the Road Toll. 9. Pay the car taxes A. For Black plate cars (Individual. Foreigners) : B. For Blue plate cars (Individuals) C. For company cars, please go to Beijing Tax Bureau, foreign Section.
Formalities for buying new cars produced in China 1. Same as the formality 1 of imported new cars. 2. Go to Caihuying Automobile Market for certificates checking. 3. Go to Beijing Automobile Examination Center to pay your car with
the above formalities and your individual certificates. 4. Go to Traffic Team Department in your district to get car parking
certificate (only for blue plates). 5. Go to Car Examination Center. 6. Within 1/2 month after the last formalities, go to the Automobile Administration of Beijing Public Security and Communication Administration Bureau with your car photo to exchange the (temporary driving certificate) for a (driving certificate licence). 7. Go to Fangzhuang Bureau of Automobile Management and extras fees for setting up your car file. 8. Get a car insurance
Have in your car all the papers and certifiacates you were given when you bought or import your car, all the time and also the certificate which prove you paid your taxes and the car insurance. In China, except if you have an accident you should not be stopped by the Police.
In China there is no accident report form. If you have an accident,
do not move and wait for the Police. Once the Police arrives, she will
take your and the other driver ‘s driving licence. Then you will
have to go the next day to the Police Bureau for foreigners where you
ill have to fill up many papers. Then you will have to report it to
your Insurance company.
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