Foshan Expats Self Help Forum for Foreigners

China visa rumors abound, and it can be extremely difficult figuring out what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to Chinese visas. While rules change, the official websites listing them rarely do. Visa agents exist in a gray zone of varying legality, and can often accomplish things …

1. Don’t stick your chopsticks upright in your rice. It’s considered extremely rude because it’s associated with funerals. Usually, people leave rice with chopsticks in them at the tombstones of their loved ones in order to “feed them” in the afterlife. 2. Refusing to take a gift is not rude. …

1. China Tourist Visa (L) The tourist (L) and transit (G) visas are the only ones that you can apply for without assistance from a business, government or academic institution. Most visitors to China will only require a tourist L which will allow them to travel freely in most parts …