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Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club, Federal Card and JCB credit cards as well as Great Wall, Peony, Kings, Pacific and Long are accepted at most hotels and state-owned shops in Chinese major cities. Travelers should be prepared to pay in RMB when shopping in smaller shops, restaurants and in smaller hotels.
At present, China is charged to apply such credit cards as Master Card, Visa Card, American Express Card, JCB and Diners Card. |
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In high season, public holidays or exposition period, some hotels may require credit card guarantee when you reserve room.
Hotel reservation with credit card guarantee cannot be cancelled after confirmation, so please ensure that your arrangement will not change in avoid of unnecessary loss. |
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Usual travel check, like Thomas Cooks, American Express and Bank of America are accepted in Chinese major cities. Travelers can exchange cash with check in any large bank, hotel and shopping store of China. Generally speaking, exchanging RMB with travel check gains more profit than doing with cash. Receipt is a necessary evidence for travelers to exchange the original currency type with RMB, so it should be put away carefully. |
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According to Chinese present foreign currency administration code, the circulation of foreign currency is prohibited in Chinese territory, and bill cannot be paid in foreign currency.
Travelers from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and abroad can enjoy the service of travel check, credit card, currency exchange, cash exchange in China Bank and other charged banks. Most hotels in China have currency converting service, so it is more convenient for you to exchange RMB in your hotel.
Now in China, travelers can convert foreign currency as follows:
USD, GBP, FRF, DEM, JPY, AUD, ATS, BEF, CAD, HKD, CHF, DKK, NLG, NOK, SEK, SGD, MYR, ITL, MOP, FIM and so on.
Holding receipt of currency exchange which is valid within 6 months, travelers can exchange foreign currency with unused RMB before leaving China. |
