What's the best buy in China?
Silk, tea, antiques, paintings and calligraphy, Chinese
medicines, handicrafts such as paper-cutting, replicas
of terra-cotta horses and warriors and other articles
with Chinese flavor are all ideal souvenirs and good
gifts for friends.
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Can you give us some tips for
shopping in China?
Shopping in China is both an interesting thing and
a challenge.
When you are going to buy, the first thing, also
an important thing, is decide where to buy. We believe
that a good beginning is half the battle.
Once you have fixed a place for you shopping, the
second step centers on the price. If the price offered
is reasonable and acceptable, you could buy it directly.
If not, bargaining is needed to beat down the price.
Besides, some points for attention should be remembered
when you are shopping in China.
- Do not buy any antiques that date before 1795,
which are all cannot be legally exported.
- Make sure that the antiques you bought carry
a wax seal indicating that it is authentic and is
able to be exported from China
- Keep all purchase receipts, especially that of
Chinese medicine herbs, antiques, gold and silver
articles, jade ware and etc. They would be asked
to produce by customs when leaving China.
- Do not buy those articles made form rare wild
animals. All the contraband articles would be confiscate
without compensation.
What cautions should foreigners
take when buying Chinese antiques?
- When buy expensive articles, you'd better choose
the shops run by the state.
- Make sure that the antiques you bought carry a
wax seal indicating that it is authentic and is able
to be exported from China.
- Also need know that antiques dating before 1795
cannot be legally exported.
- Keep the purchase receipts. They would be asked
to produce by customs when leaving China.
What credit cards are accepted
in China?
Most of the internationally accepted credit cards
are usable in China. They include: Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, Diner's Club, Million Card, Federal
Card and the JCB card of Japan.
Credit cards are accepted only in large shopping
malls and stores. Credit card symbols are displayed
in the visible place in shops and hotels indicating
credit cards are accepted.
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