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Taxis are a good, inexpensive, easy way to get around in Chinese cities – and frankly sometimes to get between them – as long as you know a few guidelines so you won’t be caught off-guard. Read on so you’ll be prepared to use this convenient way to get yourself around in China.
Before You Flag – What to Have With You:

Assuming you don’t speak Mandarin, it is essential that you have your destination written down in Chinese. Sound complicated? It isn’t.

First, most large hotels have a convenient “taxi card” for you to take with you as you step out the door. These cards have the hotel (so you can get back) written on one side and usually 10-15 tourist destinations on the other side. If the card doesn’t have where you want to go, simply ask the concierge to write it down for you.

Even if your hotel doesn’t have a pre-printed taxi card, staff will be happy to write down your destination for you to give the driver.
What to Expect Inside the Taxi:

Taxis, of course, vary from city to city, but in most cases, they are clean and the seats are covered in white cloth, usually hiding the seatbelts in the back. Many Chinese hop in front with the driver – it is not unusual.

The driver will expect all persons to enter from the passenger side, therefore the driver’s side back door may be locked.
Conversing with the Driver:

The driver won’t expect you to speak fluently but a friendly ni hao, “nee how”, meaning “hello” is always nice. Don’t be surprised if the driver looks at your destination written down and hands it back to you with silence or merely a nod.
Paying the Fare:

It’s best to keep small bills with you for taxi fares as many drivers won’t have change for the large bills (100rmb) you’ll get out of an ATM. For instance, the base fare in Shanghai is a mere 11rmb (US$ 1.15) and that gets you quite far.

You won’t need to bargain and the driver will use the meter. If the driver doesn’t use the meter, you should insist that he stop (see below for vocabulary) and get another taxi.
Do I Tip the Driver?:

Happily, no! Tipping is generally not something you need to worry about in China. Taxi drivers certainly don’t expect it and wouldn’t know what you were intending. They’d probably get out of the car to hand you back your change.
Get and Keep the Receipt:

After you pay the fare, wait for the receipt to print and take it with you. This has the taxi’s number so if you have any complaints, or happen to forget something in the car, you can call the central number to report it. This can be convenient for forgotten purchases in the trunk.
Taxi Vocabulary:
Ni qu na li? (pronounced nee chew nah lee?) Where are you going?
Wo qu … (pronounced woh chew …) I am going to …
Zhe li hao de (pronounced juh lee how duh) Stopping here is fine.
Ting! Stop!
You guai (pronounced yoh gwai) Turn right.
Zuo guai (pronounced zoh gwai) Turn left.
Yi zhi zuo (pronounced ee zheh zoh) Go straight.
Xian jin (pronounced shen jeen) I pay with cash.
Xie xie (pronounced shay shay) Thank you.
Zai jian (pronounced zye jee-ahn) Good bye.

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As a heaven of food, Beijing has so many kinds of snacks which have attracted a lot of people from home and abroad. The most popular food are the following.

Clay Oven Roll (Shaobing)
Shaobing or Huoshao are baked layered flatbread with sesame on top. They are usually made in two flavors: savoury or sweet. According to Mandarin cuisine, Shaobing are served with hot pot in winter.

Fried Bread Stick (Youtiao)
Youtiao sometimes called fried bread stick, is a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough in Chinese cuisine and is usually eaten for breakfast. It is also known as (Guozi) in northern China. It is also a popular breakfast food in Myanmar (Burma), where it is called e kya kway.

Steamed Bun (Mantou)
Mantou sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steamed bun originating from China. It is typically served in Chinese cuisine. Made with milled wheat flour, water and leavening agents, they are similar in nutrition and eating qualities to the white bread of the West.

Soybean milk
Soybean milk is a healthy alternative to cow’s milk. Soybeans are composed of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, and a powerful array of phytonutrients, and have been known to help reduce blood cholesterol, thereby promoting cardiovascular wellness.

Eight Treasures Rice (Ba Bao Fan)
Ba Bao Fan is a traditional Chinese dessert with more than a thousand years of history. This dessert is made in all regions of China with their own local ingredients and recipes; however, all recipes are based upon the ingredients of sticky rice and eight different dried fruits. The most famous Ba Bao Fan recipe is from “Jiang Nan”, a southern area of China.

Boiled Dumpling
Jiaozi are believed to bring fortune and good luck to their eaters, perhaps because of their appearance as shoe-shaped gold or silver ingots. There is no doubt that Jiaozi will appear on most tables during any given Spring Festival. Generally, people prepare them before midnight on the last day of the previous year, before eating them after the New Year’s bell is sounded

New-year’s Hard Rice Cake
This staple food is made of glutinous rice flour and comes in thumb sized nuggets. Its popularity during Spring Festival has come about since it has a homonym, which translates as “getting higher and higher year after year.” This preserved food is therefore a must-eat in many parts of China, especially its southern provinces.

Full-moon Dumpling (Yuanxiao)
Yuanxiao is a special dumpling in China for the Lantern Festival (the 15th night of the 1st lunar month). It is a “ball” made of glutinous rice flour. As the 15th night of the New Year was later called “Shangyuan” and the “Yuanxiao” festival, so the dumplings came to be known by the name of the festival.

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The importance of this literary unit is based on historical unity of Chinese culture, starting from the Shang Dynasty 1766-1027 BC

Their language since 1949 would be unified by the Chinese Communist government, conforming as the official language Mandarin, to represent the northern dialect of China, which was declared as official language by 1955 at the National Conference on Reform of the Chinese written language.

To extend literacy was necessary to simplify the characters, which was gradually implemented successfully, being in 1977 when the Chinese made a request to the UN, to incorporate the Roman alphabet for writing Pinyin (phonetic), for able to understand the Western world the names of geographical locations in China.

According to the hopes of the Chinese leaders, the Pinyin come to replace traditional Chinese characters, turning into the written Chinese language, but still take time to fulfill this aspiration.

Within that use dialects of Chinese ethnic minorities, who have over 70 million people, are Mongolian, Tibetan, Miao, Thai, Uighur and Kazakh.

Lacking many of them in written form, for which the government encouraged to be transcribed or adapted to Pinyin as well as encourage the various ethnic groups to keep alive the roots of ethno-linguistic heritage.

Therefore, in the original dialects schools are considered as a first language and includes the Mandarin as a second and compulsory for all Chinese to unite with one language.

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Sun, air, green lands and all sorts of delicious foods that contribute to its many attractions, walking is the best way to explore the historical city and its many cultural heritages, visiting historic sites are part of a traveler's itinerary are scattered across the peninsula of Macau.

Largo do splendid Senate is the central plaza surrounded by an elegant Portuguese Baroque style is the most active and visited the buildings of downtown.

Clothing stores, curio markets, pharmacies, snack stations and jewelry stores located in the narrow streets leaving the square sell items dazzling and exotic.

Northbound tourists come to walk to the star attractions of the city are the ruins of St. Paul's, an old wall of the Church of St. Paul and Monte Fort, which was one of the best preserved forts in Macau.

The Museum of Macao to the right of the ruins, we can teach all the stories about the past of the city.

Located at the base of Penha Peninsula in the southwest of the city's A-Ma Temple, built during the might of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), which was dedicated to the sacred goddess A-Ma.

During the festival seasons, the sentences of thousands of devotees come to visit this magnificent temple.

In the southern part of the peninsula in the New Space and Outer Space regenerated port, compared with more traditional central and western areas, is the newest development in the region in which we find the modern aspects of the city . continue.

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We know that in ancient Xi'an represented the understanding of the most important trade routes, related to the famous Silk Road, which connected the East China with Central Asia.

The attractive tourist more important today are the Terracotta Warriors, but we can highlight which also offers no less than the Big Goose Pagoda, the Great Mosque in the Muslim Quarter and Banpo famous people whose antiquity goes back to the Neolithic.

The warriors of Xi'an represent guard the First Emperor of China and to whom it owes its name to the Emperor Chin or Qin, who managed to unify at the time and therefore was given its name.

The Emperor was always obsessed with his death, and therefore decided to plan all the possibilities for protection after it if it reached him or if there was another life after this.

Therefore decided to create one of the most monumental works of world history, which was his mausoleum that still today continues to explore archaeologically, which would of course be accompanied by his army, to be protected in the world of the unknown.

The army built the image of each of their own soldiers, Terracotta, was composed by no less than 7000 full-size figures, with all his cavalry and artillery, ready for battle training in three large pits. Continue.

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The day before the celebration, we proceed to a general cleaning in the homes of China, since it is intended to receive the new year ready to receive new things. In addition, they held a family dinner last night and all the relatives come from wherever they are to reunite with his family. After this dinner, the smallest receive a red envelope, as a symbol of good luck, with money and packages of firecrackers. And who are these some of the largest players in the hall because they will be charged at midnight to scare off evil spirits and receiving, with its explosions and smoke, the New Year. The noise of firecrackers will accompany us throughout the Chinese New Year celebration that lasts several days.

The day will begin with a tribute to ancestors, gods and elders. Some of the houses are placed Chun Lian or Spring Couplets, which are good omens and blessings written on paper scrolls and squares. Joined by the rest of the decorations in red, a symbol of happiness, give a special, almost magical aspect to the streets.

But undoubtedly one of the shows most popular, colorful and spectacular Chinese New Year is the Wu Shi or dragon dance where many young people behave and make a dragon dance incessantly bamboo, cloth, paper … of vivid colors.

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The largest collection of sculptures is Baodingshan, composed by 10,000 figures, is located fifteen kilometers from Dazhu. From the city buses run every 20-30 minutes to visit. Among the sculptures, whose sight overwhelmed by its magnificence and for being some of them carved into the mountain itself, highlights some as a more recumbent Buddha 30 meters long and 5 high, or representing Guanyin, the goddess of Mercy, with more than a thousand arms.

The other most important sculpture is Beishan Dazu, which is just two kilometers from the city and brings together, around the cliff of the Great Buddha, more than 300 meters, another 10,000 statues. Among them, those located in the Cave 136 are the best known.

In total, around Dazhu saved in the foothills and the interior of the hills, over 50,000 sculptures scattered around forty points of interest. Others of them, besides those mentioned, are those of Nanshan, Shizhuanshan or Shimenshan.

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The Humble Administrator's Garden or Zhuoizheng Yuan is one of the largest existing gardens in Suzhou. In general, we can find them all very much water, rocks, vegetation and different types of traditional buildings. This covers almost 5 acres and is noted for its elegant design and because water occupies three-fifths of its surface.

Another garden is especially famous Fisherman's Garden or Wangshi Yuan, although the smallest of the city, as it only covers half a hectare. Exquisite design, was built between 960 to 1279.

The oldest of them all is the Pavilion Canglang or Blue Wave Pavilion, south of the city. A beautiful site built around the willows, bamboo, Lake, Temple of the Five Hundred Sages and various artificial rock formations, which can be accessed through a corridor decorated with latticed windows. Another garden is worth visiting the Garden of the Delay or Liyuan.

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Fengdu mountain rises Ming, on the north bank of Yangtze River, more than 2,000 years. A long history that has to be acknowledged in numerous literary works. Its name dates from the Han dynasty, when two officials reportedly rushed to the scene to practice Taoist teachings and, according to legend, became immortal. During the Tang Dynasty, a temple stood faithfully seeking to represent life in hell through twisted statues of demons and torture.

Loaded legend is also the huge bridge that provides access to the temple. It was built during the Ming dynasty and consists of three stone arches. As you are a woman or man, or by age, there are different ways of crossing to bring good luck.

The center of the ghost town it is a great palace with an area of nearly 3,000 square meters. It is accessed through a large arc of wood and stone. However, there are over 48 temples that can be visited.

Another curious Fengdu buildings is the tower house built in 1985 and erected in the place where the spirits supposedly condemned to hell might look once their loved ones. It is worth going on for 3 to 15 March, as it is the feast of the temple and carried out activities there numbers and colors.

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