1. By: Julia Concolino Travelling to China Click me!

2. DISCLAIMER ALL PRICES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FROM RMB TO USD BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THE CONVERSION RATES.

3. Quick Facts President: Hu Jintao Population:1,336,718,015 Largest cities: Shanghai, 16.575 million; Chungking 9.401 million; Shenzhen 9.005 million; Guangzhou 8.884 million Capital: Beijing Buddhism is a very popular religion

4. Clothing They think about respect and self-esteem and wear things according to that. Very rarely do Chinese women wear short dresses Like the color red/brightly colored clothing Enjoy decorating their clothing with shells, beads, and other ornaments.

5. Currency The Chinese Yuan (CNY) is the official currency of China Yuan as an English word refers to the Renminbi (RMB) $1.00=6.29 RNB

6. Sightseeing National Grand Theatre CCTV Headquarters Water Cube

7. National Grand Theatre Performances: Opera, Ballet, Dance, Music, etc. Ticket Price: based on the shows Made of glass and titanium Egg-shaped 5,452 seats Stephen Kovacevich Piano Recital (Feb 3, 2012) Original Singing and Dancing Poem The Painting of Four Beauties (Feb 11-14, 2012) National Ballet of China Ballet: Carmen & L'Arlesienne (Feb 18-19, 2012) Air Travel: Daniel Hope and Five Musicians Concert (Feb 22, 2012) Alice Sara Ott Piano Recital (Feb 24, 2012) Dance Drama The Sanjia Lane (Feb 26-27, 2012) Also known as the National Centre for the Performing Arts

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9. CCTV Headquarters Height: 234m Floors: 49 Also known as China Central TV Headquarters, Central Chinese Television Tower Skyscraper Main use is as a commercial office Another use is a tv studio Chaoyang District

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11. Water Cube Waterpark Full Price ticket-35.75 U.S. dollars Discounted Ticket-25.40 U.S. dollars Full Price Excess Ticket-28.58 U.S. dollars Discounted Excess Ticket-23.81 U.S. dollars Many indoor slides and rides

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13. Popular Restaurants Kong Yiji Jiudian Dadong Roast Duck Restaurant Pure Lotus

14. Kong Yiji Jiudian Chinese Cuisine Meal for 2 is $22.00-$25.00 Hours-Daily 11:30am-2pm and 5-10:30pm No reservations

15. Dadong Roast Duck Restaurant Local cuisine $11-$20 per duck roast Hours-Daily 11am-10pm Reservations available

16. Pure Lotus Vegetarian cuisine $27-$40 per couple Hours-Daily 11am-midnight Reservations are available

17. Xiu Shui Market / Silk Street 5 Story Shopping Mall Shoes, Jeans, Jackets, Shirts, Souvenirs, Rugs/Carpets, Golf Equipment, Pearls, Watches, and Sunglasses. Most of what they sell is reasonably priced.

18. Ways of Transportation Taxi-$1.50-$5.00 for most destinations Subway-$.50 for most destinations Bus-$.16 for a non-air conditioned, crowded bus.$.30 for an air conditioned bus with a few less people

19. Thanks for watching THE END