To know more about Chinese culture for China business and travel

If you’re doing business in China, meeting with people from China, or planning to work there, you’ll want to avoid certain missteps. Calvin Sun explains a bit about Chinese culture and provides a heads-up on a few common mistakes and misconceptions.

10 gaffes to avoid with respect to Chinese culture

#1: Use “Taiwan”

#2: There’s no such thing as a Chinese “alphabet”

#3: Dialects are spoken not written

#4: Watch the tones

#5: Surname/given name “swap”

#6: Western given names are a possibility

#7: Remember a few simple table manners

#8: Numbers have importance

#9: Be careful with gifts

#10: Word-for-word translations can lead to strange results

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10 Travel Tips to China

Tip #1: Avoid Travel Around May 1 and Oct. 1.

Tip #2: Visiting Shanghai? Strongly Suggest to Visit Beijing

Tip #3: Take Taxi!

Tip #4: Places to See?

Tip #5: Learn Some Chinese

Tip #6: Bring the Right Power Adapter

Tip #7: How to use the mobile phone you’ve brought from abroad?

(1) If foreigners wish to directly use the phone numbers assigned by their domestic telecommunication operators, they should initialize international roaming service with their local provider before their entry to China.

(2) If foreigners enter China with their domestic mobile phones, they can buy SIM phone cards and pre-paid phone cards in Shanghai or Beijing to enjoy all the businesses and services provided by China Mobile.

Tip #8: Relax and Enjoy the Difference

Tip #9: There will be Direct Flights from Taipei to Shanghai since July 4

Tip #10: BIG Enough SD Cards for Your Camera

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