Getting around Shanghai
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Getting around Shanghai

Shanghai is a large city covering an area of 6,340 square kilometres and home to over 25 million people. It, thus, comes as no surprise, that getting around the city is not always a breeze: traffic jams a common sight in Shanghai and getting a taxi...
Driving experience in China
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Driving experience in China

GETTING A CHINESE DRIVER’S LICENSE “WOMEN JINTIAN HAO XIANG you yi ge waiguoren kaoshi.” It looks like we have a foreigner taking the test today. The DMV test administrator was speaking to a crowd of Chinese people and me, who were lined up at the Jiaxing...
Getting Driving License in China
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Getting Driving License in China

Getting Driving License in China In mainland China, you can’t drive with an International Driving Permit (IDP), nor with permits obtained in Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan.This article is based on the laws of the province of Beijing, and as usually is the case in China,...
How to: Ride the Shanghai Metro
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How to: Ride the Shanghai Metro

How to: Ride the Shanghai Metro  One of the best things about Shanghai is the metro. It’s clean, cool, fast, efficient and relatively easy to navigate. Having said that, if you’re new to the city, figuring out how to get started can be a little daunting....
All you have to know drive in   China
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All you have to know drive in China

All you have to know drive in China GETTING A CHINESE DRIVER’S LICENSE “WOMEN JINTIAN HAO XIANG you yi ge waiguoren kaoshi.” It looks like we have a foreigner taking the test today. The DMV test administrator was speaking to a crowd of Chinese people and...