Great thread, thanks a lot. I have only seen it from a Tourists viewpoint with very little time off the schedule for roaming around Beijing on my own.
You will see KFC at every corner but not so much McDonalds. That was my experience.Originally Posted by nedwalk
BTW I just saw in the news that the Government is renewing a drive from the time of preparation for the Olympics to improve english proficiency. Target is 80% of police, 60% of sales people and 60% of coiffeurs in Beijing should have a working knowledge of english.
They must be well aware that this also opens the people to uncensored information.
Regarding visa I will have to check again in the future. I would like to be able to travel to China from the Philippines. When travelling two years ago you could only apply from your country of residence. As you also had to provide travel documents you could not make arrangements away from home.