Chinese currency is issued by the People's Bank of China.
The standard unit of Chinese currency is the Renminbi (RMB), also known as the yuan. The subsidiary units are the jiao and the fen. One yuan equals ten jiao, which in turn equals ten fen. Yuan, jiao and fen are issued both in bills and in coins. Chinese currency is issued in the following denominations: one, two, five, ten, 20, 50 and 100 yuan; one, two and five jiao; and one, two and five fen.

The circulation of foreign currencies is forbidden in the People's Republic of China. All expenditures in China must be settled with RMB(REN MIN BI, YUAN). The bank of China and other designated Chinese banks can convert foreign traveler's checks and cash, and also can cash foreign credit cards into RMB. Most of the hotels and some big stores in China provide foreign exchange service. The daily exchange rate without any exchange commission is issued by the State Administration of Exchange Control. The remainder of RMB can be only changed back to US dollars at any Bank of China.

ID code of China            0086

Police                              110

Fire                                  119

Emergency                       120

Various Info                     114

Time                                117

The electricity in China is 220 volts, but the bathrooms of many luxury and medium-grade hotels also have 110-volts sockets

New Year, January 1^st

Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), The first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Labor Day, May 1^st.

National Day, October 1^st.

^{Many other festivities are celebrated in China but they mostly follow the lunar calendar.}