China Tour Q & A
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My Friend Told Me That The Toilets In Chinese Restaurants Are "squat Toilets". Is That True?
How Can We Find A Laundry?
There are few public laundries on the streets. Laundering services are available in your hotels and cruise ships. In some hotel, they offer the One-day dry cleaning and pressing services.
My children are traveling with us to China. What and how should I prepare when traveling with children?
We have the following suggestions that are hopefully useful for your preparation.
Documents:
Passports /ID cards: in most countries, children no longer share their passports with parents, also usually children’s passports expire faster than parents’
Visa: Children need their own visa on their passports
Insurance, doctors and emergency contact email address or telephone no.
Safety
International Vaccination Card – some countries have different requirements.
Children should have the copy of contact information for each city in case they become separated.
Sunscreen, UV protection, Umbrella, Insect repellent, Band-Aids, regular medicine for cough, headache, diarrhea and allergy. Any special prescription suggested by your doctor with clear instructions.
Instruct children to drink only bottled water in China.
A push car/stroller or a baby carrier may be an advantage.
Clothing
Comfortable clothing, Swimming suit and or warm clothing depending on the location and expected weather.
Baby oil, baby cream and lip balm, tooth brush or their own preferred soap, shampoo and toothpaste, Wet wipes.
A large range of baby item are commonly available at supermarkets including disposable diapers and famous brand of milk powder.
Food
If you children have food allergies, you can make a list and alert your travel advisor, tour guide and the restaurant. We are also glad to help by translating the information into Chinese and arranging meals for you.
Music, DVD, comics or small snacks for long time drive and small, light and not easily broken toys (no guns)
Your children might enjoy taking photographs video to record so that they can write their own dairy or travelogue.
You can see this page (http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/guidebook/travel-with-kids.htm) for more information about traveling with kids in China. If you have any further inquiries or need tour services in China, feel free to send us an email to service@chinahighlights.com, our travel advisors will reply within 24 hours.
when was Nanpu Bridge opened?
The Nanpu bridge was opened in Dec,1, 1991, it is the first steel and concrete composite girder cable-stayed bridge built in Shanghai. The total length of the bridge is 8346 meters with a centre span of 423 meters, ranking third among cable-stayed bridges in the world. The tower height is 150 meters with two lines of strong cables suspending the bridge. The spiral bridge approach in puxi is considered to be a wonder in world bridge construction.
Location: 1410 Nanma Road (sightseeing office)
Transportation: Bus Routes (from puxi) bus43, 64, 65, 89, 109, 144, 801, 802, 868, 869, 910, 928; (from pudong) bus83, 588, 624, 633, 637, 772
Open Hours: 8 :30am -16:30pm
Admission Fee: RMB5 ( by elevator )
Evaluation
The Nanpu Bridge is the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.