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bargaining).Withthesephrases,

Chinawillbeabreeze!”

ScottHumm

Guidingstar

Beijing

”Ihiredafabulouslocalguide,Iris,

andplannedmyBeijingitinerary

withher.TheConfuciustemple

wasahighlight,aswasthecookery

lessoninavillage.Houhailakehad

beautifulviews,smallvillagesand

walks,takingmebacktonature

awayfromthebustleofthecity.”

CarolynPayne

Allisnotlost

China

“Alwayscarrythenameand

addressofwhereyouarestaying

writteninChinese.Thisisa

necessity,especiallyifyouarelost

orfordirectingtaxidrivers,etc.”

CarolynnWoodland

Swallowthedictionary

China

“PlecoisagreatChineselanguage

appfortravellers.Thebasic

dictionaryappisfreetodownload.

PointyourphoneataChinesemenu

Fromusefulphrasesandappstotravellingacrosscountrybybullettrain and exploring the best

festivals,foodandtemples,you’vegotplentyofadvicefortravellingtoChina...

MindyourMandarin

China

“Chinacanbeoverwhelming,

butafewphrasescanhelpyou

getby.‘Buyao’–don’twant

(whensomeonetriestosellyou

thingsyoudon’twant);‘Cèsuŏ

zàinăr?’–whereisthetoilet?

(forwhenyou’vehadtoomany

platesofnoodles);‘Tingbu

dong’–Idon’tunderstandwhat

you’resaying(forwhenyoukeep

gettingaskedquestionsyou

don’tunderstand)’;and‘Tài

guìle’–tooexpensive(when Shutterstock; Dreamstime

Travel

tips

Foreign army

”If you’re going to Xi’an

to see the Terracotta

Army, be aware that

very little English is

spoken anywhere”

Angella Willis

Winter wonderland

”In winter, visit Harbin’s Ice

Festival,” says reader Rebecca

Paynter. “Wrap up warm –

wandering around in -20C is

not for the faint-hearted!”