Bureaucracy

  • Visas: Required.
  • Vaccinations: See Travel Vaccinations.
  • Driving: A three-month residency permit and examination are required to gain a local licence, which makes self-drive car hire impossible in practice for visitors. Cars with a driver can be hired on a daily or weekly basis.
  • Country Representatives in UK:
    Embassy of the People's Republic of China, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL, tel (020) 7299 4049, fax (020) 7436 9178.
  • UK Representatives in Country:
    British Embassy, 11 Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai, Beijing 100600, tel (86) (10) 5192 4000, fax (86) (10) 6532 1937/8/9.