poloshirt Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 How's the situation in China? Is it ok to visit China now? I mean about a month's time. Is China closed to tourist going there? I will be travelling alone. China specialist please comment. Some questions as well: How much do you pay generally for street foods(in US Dollars).? Can I easily find guesthouse in Canton. Or low budget accommodation., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Boycott Everything Chinese... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logosone Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 https://www.cntraveler.com/story/asia-reopening-guide-coronavirus China is still closed to tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patts Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 As far as I am aware it depends which country you are travelling from. You need to obtain COVID-19 negative certificate and spend 14 days in quarantine at the hotel. You will require a Visa to enter and flights are very expensive compared to normal. Food prices are pretty cheap although more then Thailand, very much depends on what you want to eat. Hotels start at about $40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 @poloshirt China is 10,000 times safer than America if their border is open. Just look at the numbers. America is the worst infected country in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly07 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Why would anybody want to visit a country that has infected the world causing 700000s deaths to date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Wuhan wet markets is quite this time of year if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, warcy said: What a racist! Then don't come to Thailand because there are lots of ethnic Chinese and Chinese products in Thailand. Many Thai are actually ethnic Chinese. not racist .. China caused billions of innocent to lose their meager saving and assets through their own lack of proper sanitation and hygiene. Boycott everything Chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 When you say Canton I assume you mean Guangzhou. We went there last year for a couple of weeks, quite a nice city. Easy to get about on the metro, should try and get a card, makes it a lot cheaper. Food is a bit more than Thai and not as good, you need to be careful with the street food as a lot is made from intestines. There are some very reasonable places in the shopping malls, I found an Italian food chain that was excellent, bolognaise about 80 baht or pizza at 120 baht, large beer around 60 baht. We stayed in an Airbnb right in the centre not far off the Beijing Road, very reasonable and many to choose from. One of the problems for foreigners is that China is almost a cashless society, virtually everything and everyone is paid for by QR code so some things that are automated, like the bike hire stands become unavailable. You would need a Chinese bank account to join the payment system, we were fortunate my niece was at uni there and she paid for a lot and I just reimbursed her. Something else you should bear in mind, either buy Yuan before going or change at the airport, I had real problems at the banks and gave up in the end, used my wife's Chinese account to transfer from Thailand and drew out using an ATM. As said, biggest problem at the moment will be getting into the country, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patts Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, sandyf said: When you say Canton I assume you mean Guangzhou. We went there last year for a couple of weeks, quite a nice city. Easy to get about on the metro, should try and get a card, makes it a lot cheaper. Food is a bit more than Thai and not as good, you need to be careful with the street food as a lot is made from intestines. There are some very reasonable places in the shopping malls, I found an Italian food chain that was excellent, bolognaise about 80 baht or pizza at 120 baht, large beer around 60 baht. We stayed in an Airbnb right in the centre not far off the Beijing Road, very reasonable and many to choose from. One of the problems for foreigners is that China is almost a cashless society, virtually everything and everyone is paid for by QR code so some things that are automated, like the bike hire stands become unavailable. You would need a Chinese bank account to join the payment system, we were fortunate my niece was at uni there and she paid for a lot and I just reimbursed her. Something else you should bear in mind, either buy Yuan before going or change at the airport, I had real problems at the banks and gave up in the end, used my wife's Chinese account to transfer from Thailand and drew out using an ATM. As said, biggest problem at the moment will be getting into the country, good luck. Just get cash from ATM no problem and exchange rate is the actual rate not the ripoff rates you will be offered at exchange booth or airport. I had zero issues paying with cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, steven100 said: Wuhan wet markets is quite this time of year if your interested. Quite what?, near the laboratory that was investigating coronavirus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patts Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, steven100 said: not racist .. China caused billions of innocent to lose their meager saving and assets through their own lack of proper sanitation and hygiene. Boycott everything Chinese Bloody hell I actually agree with Steve100 on something ???? The CCP did a great job of controlling the virus within China, It's just disgusting that they delayed/lied to the rest of the world about the virus, tried to cover it up and blame the USA and haven't apologised for their actions. China are virtually back to normal while the rest of the world is still in lockdown and in recession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patts Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 29 minutes ago, chilly07 said: Why would anybody want to visit a country that has infected the world causing 700000s deaths to date? Unfortunately it's more than 950,000 deaths (and many many more if we include excess deaths) not to mention the economic hardships that many now face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Patts said: Just get cash from ATM no problem and exchange rate is the actual rate not the ripoff rates you will be offered at exchange booth or airport. I had zero issues paying with cash. Atm is ok, although never the actual rate, for someone who may be aware but you are making the assumption that a usable credit card is available. I had just come from the UK and had more cash in my pocket than balance on the card. There were no exchange booths where we were and the banks required information that I did not have available. I never said I had a problem paying with cash, but it was obviously something they weren't used to and more of a problem for the cashier, particularly with change, sometimes sent to the back of the queue while someone sorted it. We went to a town up in the mountains and had to use a ferry to get across the river to the town centre. Fare was 1 yuan, it was QR code or the right fare, no change given. I have to assume that you believe warning someone of the potential problems is totally unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, warcy said: @poloshirt China is 10,000 times safer than America if their border is open. Just look at the numbers. America is the worst infected country in the world. Why, Because they did not disclose Virus and sent 440,000 tourist for Chinese New Year , Duhh and then Trump did Nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, warcy said: @poloshirt China is 10,000 times safer than America if their border is open. Just look at the numbers. America is the worst infected country in the world. And you believe China Numbers , unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, warcy said: What a racist! Then don't come to Thailand because there are lots of ethnic Chinese and Chinese products in Thailand. Many Thai are actually ethnic Chinese. You must be a Wumao, China is not a Race , Dough head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, chilly07 said: Why would anybody want to visit a country that has infected the world causing 700000s deaths to date? Looks like we have Wumaos CCP paid trolls on this site or China Fangirls or Apologist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 20 hours ago, poloshirt said: How much do you pay generally for street foods Good deals on bat soup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nout Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, warcy said: What a racist! Then don't come to Thailand because there are lots of ethnic Chinese and Chinese products in Thailand. Many Thai are actually ethnic Chinese. Nothing to do with race and you know it. It's about covid, the uighurs, the falcon gong the Tibetan, the harvesting of organs from political prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, steven100 said: Wuhan wet markets is quite this time of year if your interested. And probably creating another exotic soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nout Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 55 minutes ago, Patts said: Bloody hell I actually agree with Steve100 on something ???? The CCP did a great job of controlling the virus within China, It's just disgusting that they delayed/lied to the rest of the world about the virus, tried to cover it up and blame the USA and haven't apologised for their actions. China are virtually back to normal while the rest of the world is still in lockdown and in recession. 'Normally China! An oppressive Totalitarian regime that tortures and murders it citizens. And is close to effectively turning its citizens into automatons via modern technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, warcy said: Many Thai are actually ethnic Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 If one is Australian, definitely not a good idea. There's a new Cold War going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloshirt Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Ireland32 said: Boycott Everything Chinese... It's foolish and childish to do so. Simply because there are many, many nice, naive young ladies waiting for you in China, you take your pick. If you look like Brat pitt you get laid for free of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICELANDMAN Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 If you are a Chinese good return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloshirt Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Thank you everyone for the response to my questions on travel to China. From the informations I come to the conclusion that it is too much trouble for me to visit China. I am 70 but I am not on medication, get tired sometimes still can walk if weather is not humid or hot to walk around. I have cancer of the colon but I refused to get treatment in hospital now just waiting to exit (know what I mean?). The idea was to do a last trip to China, come back home and get admitted to the hospital. Now I think I wouldn't be able to do that due to many factors. So now I am just waiting at home for the grim reaper to come and say "Hello there". However I think in the end I still have to get admitted to the hospital because the pain can be excruciating and hospital have strong pain killer compare to what I have that I bought at the pharmacy. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloshirt Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, ICELANDMAN said: If you are a Chinese good return What do you mean? Is this a chinese puzzle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patts Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, poloshirt said: It's foolish and childish to do so. Simply because there are many, many nice, naive young ladies waiting for you in China, you take your pick. If you look like Brat pitt you get laid for free of course. Chinese girls are a nightmare and you don't have to look even close to Brad Pitt, just average but I would not encourage anyone to get involved with Chinese girls unless you are prepared to fully take on the Chinese culture and except that love means nothing in China. pathetic behaviour to suggest going to China for a "free lay". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjinchiangrai Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 China is very low risk for covid but the borders are pretty much closed for tourists. Winter is also coming on and most of the big tourist sites are in the cold zones. Hotels may be hard to book for laowais. Hong Kong is probably more accessible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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