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What if you have an emergency in China?

Hopefully, you won't want to deal with emergency any time, especially in a foreign country whose people speak the language that sounds like Mars Words. However, sometimes, you have to. Don't started me on what I coped with in America~ Trust me, I know how hard it is.

Whatever, that's why I composed this post as and Emergency Guidline!

I really hope that you won't have to deal with an emergency while you're in China. However, if you do find yourself in a bad situation, it is important to know what to do.

"In China the organization that is responsible for public safety is the Public Security Bureau (PSB). There are usually several PSB locations within a city district. If you feel you are in danger or need to call for help, you can reach the PSB by dialing 110 on any phone in China.

If you lose your passport, you should report the lost passport as soon as possible to your nearest Public Security Bureau and to your embassy or consulate in China. In order to get a new Chinese visa, a Police report about the loss/theft will be required".

Materials come from http://chinaprimer.com/china-travel-tips/travel-emergency-in-china.html

I know all of you guys know what 911 is, but do you know what Chinese 911 is?

Below are some emergency phone numbers that you should make note of:

110 for the police (same function as 911)

119 in case of fire or

120 for an ambulance

If you lose your credit cards or travelers checks, call the issuers immediately. There is usually an international number on the backside of your credit card that you can dial collect 24 hours a day from anywhere outside your home country.

Here is a decent website which can answer your questions such as 

What should I do if I lose my luggage at the airport?

What should I do if I am stolen or robbed?

What should I do if I lose my passport?

What should I do if I lose my credit card?

What should I do if I get lost?

What should I do if I fall sick?

http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/guidebook/emergencies.htm

Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

Hey guys! I bet you've already known a lot about Washburn University, today I'd like to introduce my university in China - Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

A total of 42 specialties for bachelors are offered, which include key disciplines in both state and provincial levels and cover fields of science, engineering, management, literature, economics, laws and agriculture. The academic level on atmospheric science ranks the top in China and enjoys a high reputation in the world. Three key disciplines of Atmospheric Science, Information Science and Technology, and Environmental Science and Engineering are established in recent years based on the preponderant specialties.

Chinese high educational system is far way difference with your American high educational system. To be simple, there are three layers in the college hierarchy system and my university is in the first team, proudly.

I learn Chinese as the Second Language as my first major in this university,however, this university is not famous at this major. "The university has been actively taking part in key research programs on national meteorological field for a long time and plays an important role in its basic research. In recent years, professors of the university have shouldered more than 600 research programs in different areas, including 113 state programs and 98 provincial ones. A total of 24 scientific and technological rewards have been awarded to the university, of which one is the first prize at state level and four are first prize at provincial level. In addition, international rewards like Award of Excellence of Scientific Achievement of SPIE, WMO NORBERT GERBIER-MUMM Award and Buchan Award of British Royal Meteorological Academy are also received".

If you are interested in studying aboard, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology has kinds of international program, we also has an International Education Academy.Own to these exchange program, I had change to come Washburn and meet all your nice people.

枫叶灿灿 国旗飘飘 南教学楼 春色醉人 翠绿满园 夏日踏青 玉树成行 荷叶田田 银装素裹 北教学楼 体育馆前 行政楼前 南楼雪景 图书馆前 雪中嬉戏

Picture from college public website
http://www.nuist.edu.cn/english/xxjj.asp#

Spring Festival

If you are interested in how Chinese people celebrate their biggest festival which has prolonged history, you should come and see Spring Festival,the Chinese New Year.

The Spring Festival is the time to go back to your family and get together with all your family members no matter how busy or far you are. As for myself, every year I go back to home by train since I went to college, after 44 hours, with 4000 kilometers trip, I'm at home.

During the Spring Festival, there are couple things you won't miss: making and eating dumplings with family at the New Year's Eve, enjoying the fire flower at the same time, and watching the Spring Festival Gala from the CCTV.Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.


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Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.



According to history records, the Spring Festival derives from god and ancestor worships in the Shang dynasty. Nowadays, this superstitious meaning has faded away and is replaced with a symbol of unification, happiness and hope.





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Useful China Travel Tips

When to go
Actually, when to go depends on where you go. China is so big that it contains almost all kinds of climate on the earth. As China is a vast country with wide-ranging climatic conditions, so a decision about the best time to visit should be based on the regions you plan to tour and the kind of weather you enjoy.
It's really cold at north during the winter, and extremely hot at south as well. Before deciding when to take a tour, it is worth checking carefully the China weather conditions of each city on the itinerary. Needless to say that the most attractive seasons to visit are also the most crowded. Regardless of the time of the year, a visitor will always be rewarded with charming scenery throughout China.

How to save money
Travel in China is affordable compared with other places in the world. Prices are much cheaper than in most western countries, for everything from meals to train or plane tickets.Public transportation costs are reasonable in China and easily affordable. No doubt buses are the most economical public vehicle. However, traveling by metro, taxi or hiring a private driver can make your tour more comfortable and more efficient.
I was really unaccustomed about the public transportation in Topeka at beginning. The city would be died if the buses come every half or one hour in China, but it's how things work in Topeka.You can't image how convenient the Chinese public transportation is.
The round-trip plane tickets may be the biggest expense.

What to pack
From my experience of international traveling between U.S. and China, I want to tell you: packing as less as possible. Trust me, you can find almost every common commodity in Chinese supermarket unless you have some special requirement or you go to some undeveloped area.


Packing tips

•Roll your clothes instead of folding them or use vacuum bags. In this way you will save a lot of space and provide extra protection for your clothing.
•Put the items your will use regularly at the top
•Bring several plastic bags with you. You will find many uses for them during your trip.
•Remember the rules on carrying liquids; you may have to remove them at your point of departure!

Hope you have a nice trip!
some sources come from TravelChinaGuide.com

Ancient Chinese Drama

Director, scriptwriter, and actress of the College Ancient Chinese Drama Show

​I adapted one of the most famous ancient Chinese drama show - Diao Feng Yue when I was a sophomore, and performed it with my friends at the College Ancient Chinese Drama Show held by my Chinese Literacy professor. This show was published on our school newspaper. 

The original story was composed at hundreds years ago by a famous dramatist. I was so loved this ancient costume that I couldn't help adapting it to a college drama show and performed with my classmates. This story talk about an rich young good-looking man who fell in love with his maid, he proposed to her and got her vow, and they had really sweet time at the beginning. However, the young, from deep down, looked forward to the life with higher social status. He pursued the other rich elegant girl whose father was a government official in high rank. He kept two relationship and enjoyed two girl's love, eventually, he abandoned his maid and was going to marry the rich girl. The maid was despaired and hopeless, eventually, she disclosed who the young man really was and committed suicide in front all guests.

In our play, I played the part of the bad young man, here are some photographs as follow.

Taiwan-Podcast

Podcast Script

  Siqi: Hello. I'm Siqi and with me is Sherry. Welcome to Mystery Land, my personal blog which recommends the awesome places you have to travel in a mysterious eastern country--China. Today, we are going to be discussing a small beautiful island in the Southeast of Asia: Taiwan. If you love the warm comfortable beach and ocean, and if you love sea food, desserts, and shopping, you must come to Taiwan. We recommend you listen to this podcast very carefully as it contains important information you will need as you get ready to eastern Asian. And I also invited Sherry with me today as she is come from Taiwan, now she is an international student in Washburn University. I believe Sherry will give us the most attractive pictures of Taiwan today. 

  Sherry: Thanks Siqi, yes, I am a Taiwanese, and I have to say, Taiwan is one of the most beautiful islands in Asian.

  Siqi: I bet it is. I heard Taiwan is known for its distinctive nature scenery, like towering mountains which is spotted with numerous mountains peaks that rise over 3,000 meters, and beautiful coastal scenes that are parts of Taiwan's great natural assets. Is that true?

  Sherry: Absolutely, starting from the northern island is the Guanyinshan National Scenic Area which features a wide variety of coastal geography. Go to the south, and you will come to the Southwest Coast that blessed with sunshine and a tropical touch. In the west is the Maolin National Scenic Area, the place you can check out the world of butterflies. Legendary tales depict the subtle beauty of the Mountain Ali, where you can enjoy relaxing scene of the sun rising over a sea of clouds. 

  Siqi: Wow, it seems Taiwan is full of nature landscapes. I wish I can escape from all of these final exams and lay on the Southwest Coast now and enjoy the wind from Atlantic Ocean. That must be wonderful.

  Sherry: I've enjoyed that, and trust me, you will love that!

  Siqi: Yes, I'll do that. I also heard one of the other reasons that makes Taiwan distinctive and different with other tourist attractions is "road food," especially "night market." Can you tell a little about that to us?

  Sherry: You know what? That is the thing I miss most since I came to U.S.. “night market” is the most popular place for people to have fun at night. The compositions of night market are different kinds of stores, food vendors, and some traditional entertainment. People can bargain with the store-owners to buy clothes, shoes, decorations, and almost everything they want at cheaper prices. Also, there are several famous snacks and beverages such as bubble milk tea, stinky tofu, oyster omelet and some other brand new choices for tasting. By playing the games like balloon shooting, net fish, and other small-scale games could get a chance to win a few prizes.

  Siqi: I see, night market seems not only provides food and kinds of commodities, but also embodies the real life of Chinese middle class citizens. 

  Sherry:You are right!

  Siqi: Thanks Sherry, for sharing such a beautiful place with us. If you want to know more information about Taiwan, please search the website eng.taiwan.net.tw/ or you can find this link on my blog. Follow Mystery Land on blogger, for all interesting Eastern culture and travel information. Thank you for listening!

Peking Opera--on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

       
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Beijing Opera has hundreds years' history in China, and gradually developed to one of the most representative artistic achievement in China which mixes painting arts, physical arts, singing, rhythm, costume, entertainment, and commercial. Beijing Opera has a big variety of contents, dozens different colorful masks, and abundant of characteristic. Moreover, Beijing Opera also has great geographical diversity, because Beijing Opera is originated from a lot of different areas in ancient China, with time goes by, the differences within several districts became more and more obvious, eventually developed to new branches.
Now days, less and less people still enjoy Beijing Opera, especially young people. They prefer pop music rather traditional and classical operas. I don't  watch Beijing Opera neither, because I really can't understand it. The lyrics are ancient Chinese words and they follow the rhythm in old time.






 Peking opera or Beijing opera (simplified Chinese: 京剧; traditional Chinese: 京劇; pinyin: Jīngjù) is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Major performance troupes are based in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. The art form is also preserved in Taiwan, where it is known as Guoju (國劇; pinyin: Guójù). It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.


Peking Opera Show Liyuan Theater Beijing - Cheapest Discount
http://www.thebeijingguide.com/shows/peking_opera.html

Beijing---Capital City In China (Picasa SlideShow)

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China, is the nation's political, economic, cultural, educational and international trade and communication center. Located in northern China, close to the port city of Tianjin and partially surrounded by Hebei Province, it also serves as the most important transportation hub and port of entry.

Beijing, one of the six ancient cities in China, has been the heart and soul of politics and society throughout its long history and consequently there is an unparalleled wealth of discovery to delight and intrigue travelers as they explore the city's ancient past and exciting modern development. Now it has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with about 140 million Chinese tourists and 4.4 million international visitors in a year.

picture comes from http://www.free-desktop-backgrounds.net/Architecture-wallpapers/Wall-wallpapers/The-great-wall-Mutianyu-Beijing-China.html

The Temple of Heaven


The Temple of Heaven is a worthwhile visiting place in Beijing. It is much bigger than the Forbidden City and smaller than the Summer Palace with an area of about 2,700,000 square meters. The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. As Chinese emperors called themselves 'The Son of Heaven' ,they dared not to build their own dwelling,'Forbidden City' bigger than a dwelling for Heaven.


The Temple of Heaven is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth. The northern part is higher than the southern part. This design shows that the heaven is high and the earth is low and the design reflected an ancient Chinese thought of 'The heaven is round and the earth is square'.

    
Free pictures come from http://www.bigfoto.com/asia/beijing/

Ming Tombs

50 kilometers northwest from Beijing City lies the Ming Tombs - the general name given to the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved, as has the necropolis of each of the many emperors. Because of its long history, palatial and integrated architecture, the site has a high cultural and historic value. The layout and arrangement of all thirteen mausoleums are very similar but vary in size as well as in the complexity of their structures.
It was originally built only as Changling, the tomb of Emperor Zhu Di and his empresses. This is the most magnificent of the tombs. The succeeding twelve emperors had their tombs built around Changling.


Only the Changling and Dingling tombs are open to the public. Changling, the chief of the Ming Tombs, is the largest in scale and is completely preserved. The total internal area of the main building is 1956 square meters. There are 32 huge posts, and the largest measures about 14 meters in height.It inhumes Emperor Zhudi, the fourth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Travel China Guide recommends the Ling'en Palace in its second yard as really deserving a visit. This is unique as it is the only huge palace made of camphor wood. It covers about 1956 square meters. The ceiling is colorfully painted and supported by sixteen solid camphor posts. The floor was decorated with gold bricks Travel Agencies 


Introduction comes from


http://www.travelchinaguide.com/

A Slideshow of My Trip

A Slideshow of China Slideshow: Siqi’s trip to Jiangsu, China was created by TripAdvisor. See another Jiangsu slideshow. Create a free slideshow with music from your travel photos.

I use some of my pictures when I took in a trip in Zhou Zhuang with my friends,  
I've introduced Zhou Zhuang in my previous post. This time I make a slideshow about it. 
Hope you guys like these pictures and like China~

My hometown on Google Map

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Do you remember my first post which introduces a beautiful place to travel? That's my hometown, Xinjiang province.
This picture is about the capital city in Xinjiang province, it's also where my home locates in. I love this city, even though it accommodates too much population and pollution.
Welcome to China, welcome to Xinjiang~

   

A Slide show of China

Slideshow of China Slideshow: TravelPod’s trip to China was created by TripAdvisor. See another China slideshow. Create your own stunning free slideshow 

from your travel photos.

This is a slideshow made by some American travelers who love traveling in China, let's enjoy it!

Temple---one Eastern cultural representative you don't want miss

If you are interested in exotic culture, if you want to see some real Eastern things, temples is one special cultural representative you don't want miss. Buddha temples are particular cultural practice during the thousands of years of Chinese, or Eastern history which includes abundant of the architecture, philosophy, literature and art achievements.

I still remember my experience when I fist time visited a traditional Buddha temple in HeNan province. When I stepped in the palace which located in the central of the front yard, I was astonished, surprised, and shocked. I felt how small I am when I stood in front of the remarkable paintings, poems, and mottoes which created by our ancestors. How intelligent they were to create such precious culture treasures with out computer, transportation, and so many progressive technologies we are relying on. When I was surrounded by all of these, the low but deep ring of the bell, the words read by monks that I didn't understand, and the distinct smell mixed with incense and wood and books, I found out I calming down, and thinking about the history, the Chines, the world, the future, and myself, deep down.

   
   
  

!!!Decent travel agencies in China

1. China Highlight  Discover you way! (Since 1959)
     Free website
     Detailed introduction, include China Tours, Single city tours, Hotel, Flight, China trains, Yangtze Cruises, China guide, Deal , and Community.
    You can find almost everything you want here!
    And In English~~~~~

http://www.chinahighlights.com/zhouzhuang/




2.TCT Top China Trauel

Top China Travel Agency & China Tour Operator

   This website collects Best China Tours, Top China travel destinations, China travel feedback & China travel review, China travel blogs, and China travel news.
   It can give you good ideas, assistance, and advice about traveling in China; help you save money; and give you latest news.
   For more information
 http://www.topchinatravel.com/?gclid=CJiE9b7blq4CFbMAQAodA25XLg

3 Dragon Delight 龙悦
  If you care more about cost, Dragon Delight is a good choice for you to compare prices. This agency designs kinds of "travel meal" for customers. Such as 14 days travel plan, 28 days travel plan. Travel plans always are cheaper than travel by yourself.
For more information http://www.chinatourstailor.com/index.htm

4. China Hot Travel Routes At0086.com

I found this ranking from travel feedback websites, hope this ranking can help you

Best 10 Travel Agencies in China

About the Ranking

Choose a good travel agency means a happy memory for a trip, and this ranking is about the best travel agencies in China for your reference.

• 1 China International Travel Service,Head Office
  
  

  
  

  Location: Beijing

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★★★
  	English Website	★★★★★

  Recommended reason: China International Travel Service Limited, Head Office (abbreviated to CITS) was founded in 1954. It is China's largest and most influential tourist enterprise group, honorably placed as the only tourist enterprise on the list of the country's top 500 enterprises by the State Statistical Bureau.
• 2 China Travel Service, Head Office
  
  

  
  

  Location: Beijing

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★★
  	English Website	★★★★★

  Recommended reason: Founded in November 1949, China Travel Service Head Office is the first travel agency of new China. Through half a century’s effort, CTS has become China’s leading comprehensive travel agency
• 3 China Travel Service,Beijing
  
  

  
  

  Location: Beijing

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★★
  	English Website	★★★★★

  Recommended reason: 50 years of hard working has turned CITS, Beijing into a company with strength and with a variety of service items to meet the needs of tourists the world over.
• 4 Shanghai Spring International Travel Services
  
  

  Location: Shanghai

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★★
  	English Website	★★★★

  Recommended reason: Shanghai Spring Internaitonal Travel Services's business operations have expanded to include not only travel services but also hotel reservations, airline ticket reservations, convention, exhibition, business travel, immigration, sports game planning and more.
• 5 China Travel International, Shanghai
  
  

  Location: Shanghai

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★★
  	English Website	★★★

  Recommended reason: Shanghai CTI range of business includes sightseeing tours for overseas tourists in China, outbound tours and domestic tours for Chinese citizens, business travel and MICE management. It is also engaged in such businesses as hotel booking, ticket booking, domestic and international flight tickets agent, and car rental worldwide.
• 6 Xi’an Tianma International Travel Service
  
  

  Location: Xi'an

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★
  	English Website	★★★★

  Recommended reason:With professional service and experienced team, XTITS has gained “Top 100 China Travel Service 1995” by CNTA, “the best contribution to the Silk Road Inbound Tourism Market 2006” by Jiuquan City Government of Gansu Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government, “The Legend Rewarding of Silk Road Tourism 2006” by Dunhuang City Government, Gansu Province.
• 7 China International Travel Service, Guangdong 
  
  

  Location: Guangzhou

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★★	Service Quality	★★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★
  	English Website	★★★

  Recommended reason:  Sensitive to international standards, China International Travel Service, Guangdong specializes in providing comprehensive services to foreign tourist, business people, overseas Chinese and professionals traveling to Canton, Guangdong and mainland China.
• 8 Shanghai Airlines International Travel Service 
  
  

  Location: Shanghai

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★	Service Quality	★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★
  	English Website	★★★

  Recommended reason: Shanghai Airlines International Travel Service is under the administration of China Airlines International Travel Service, which provide large amount of travel routes and considerate travel service all around China.
• 9 Hangzhou Overseas Trave Company
  
  

  Location: Hangzhou

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★	Service Quality	★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★
  	English Website	★★

  Recommended reason: Since its foundation in 1993, OTC has been honored with “Top 100 China’s International Travel Agencies” over the years, and won “Top 10 Zhengjiang International Travel Agencies” and “The Best Travel Agency in Hangzhou”.
• 10 Tang Dynasty Travel
  
  

  Location: Beijing

  Rate:	Enterprise Credit	★★★	Service Quality	★★★
  	Customer Service	★★★	Service Efficiency	★★★★
  	English Website	★★★

  Recommended reason: Tang Dynasty Travel is a leading China tour operator in China, is led by a group of professionals whose aim is to provide clients with tour services that exceed their expectations.

  
  

  For more Information http://top.at0086.com/China-Hot-Travel-Routes/Best-10-Travel-Agencies-in-China.html