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= NOISEBRIDGE HACKER TRIP TO CHINA #7<br>-- Start Date: 8-October-2017, in Hong Kong<br>-- End Date: 28-October-2017, in Shanghai= {{PastEvent|2017-10-08 to 2017-10-28}} <br> <strong>There is going to be a Hacker Trip To China 2018! Here is its wiki page:<br> https://noisebridge.net/wiki/NoisebridgeChinaTrip8 </strong> <br> [[File:HTTC2014WelcomeHackers.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #4 Welcome to China!, Beijing]] [[File:KungFuHacking_Nov_2013.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #3 Kung Fu Hacking: Hackers In Residence Kickoff event at Tsinghua University, Beijing]] [[File:petrochemical_university.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #2 Visit to Petrochemical Univeristy, Beijing]] [[File:Beijing_Oct_2009.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #1 Jingshan Park, Beijing]] [[File:Shenzhen_Oct_2016.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #5 Visit to Seeed Studio's factory, Shenzhen]] [[File:Zhenzhou_Oct_2016.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #5 Presentations at Zhengzhou High School #2, Zhengzhou]] == Previous Hacker Trips To China == ::''This will be the 7th Noisebridge Hacker Trip To China.''<br> ::'''''(The dates are set, the start and end cities are set, but the itinerary is an outline and open to change.)''''' ::''In previous years' Hacker Trip To China, we've visited cities that currently have a hackerspace, visited my manufacturer, Seeed Studio, and other manufacturers. We also visited Tsinghua University, considered the most prestigious university in China, and other schools -- all of which have now starting hackerspaces. China continues to explode with hackerspaces! We also went to the International Exhibition of Inventions Kunshan (IEIK 2014), near Shanghai. And everywhere we went, we were shown around by local geeks, to see what they thought was interesting where they live. Also, wherever we went, those of us interested gave talks, presentations, workshops, and demos. In 2016 we gave presentations at NY University - Shanghai, DFRobot (an open hardware company in Shanghai), Shanghai Maker Carnival, Zhengzhou High School Number 2, "Second Generation and Start-ups" conference in Hangzhou.''<br> ::''You can see info on the [[ChinaTrip|Hacker Trip To China 2009]],''<br> ::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip2|Hacker Trip To China 2011]]''<br> ::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip3|Hacker Trip To China 2013]]''<br> ::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip4|Hacker Trip To China 2014]]''<br> ::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip5|Hacker Trip To China 2015]]''<br> ::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip6|Hacker Trip To China 2016]],''<br> ::-- [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]]. == This year's Hacker Trip To China == '''When:''' 8-October-2017 in Hong Kong through 28-October-2017 in Shanghai. '''Flight, transportation, and hotel Info''': We were each be on our own to book our own air fare to meet in our starting city, Hong Kong, on 8-October, and fly home from out ending city, Shanghai, on 28-October. Of course, you can decide to come and go as you please.<br> I'll organized the itinerary and the hotels and other transport. I'll pay in advance for some of this, and you can pay me back when we're in China.<br> '''Where:''' In each of the cities we will go to, we'll visit some of their local hackerspace(s), and will be shown around by local geeks to see what interested them where they live. We'll also have plenty of time to do "normal" (and spectacular) tourist things too!<br> '''Here's some possible places we might visit, leaving plenty of room for the serendipity that makes our Hacker Trip To China truly unique and memorable:'''<br> * We will start our trip by meeting in <span style="color:red">'''Hong Kong'''</span> and visit [http://www.dimsumlabs.com/ Dim Sum Labs] hackerspace. Hong Kong is a fantastic city, so, we'll also see lots of other cool stuff in Hong Kong. [[Hong Kong Guide]]<br> * Then we'll go across the border to mainland China again, to <span style="color:red">'''Shenzhen'''</span> to visit [http://www.chaihuo.org/ Chaihuo Makerspace], [http://www.szdiy.org/ SZDIY] hackerspace, [http://litchee.cn/en/ Litchee Lab], and a few other hackerspaces, some of which are real, and hundreds of which are brand new (this year) over-the-top bizarre government-started places where they want to create "the next Apple" (we won't visit them all!). We'll visit [http://www.chaihuo.org/xfactory/ x.factory] while we are in town, an interesting mix of hackerspace and incubator, where we will be welcomed for a Bring-A-Hack event, where anyone of us (for those who want to), along with the general public, can show off their projects. We will also visit [http://www.seeedstudio.com Seeed Studio] - the open source hardware company - to meet the cool folks there and to see their manufacturing facilities. We may meet with the founders of [http://dangerousprototypes.com/ Dangerous Prototypes] - another open source hardware company. We'll also visit other manufacturers, to see where all the things we use in our daily lives come from (such as springs, cables, PCBs, packaging, etc., etc.). We can also visit Dorabot, a Chinese robotics company comprised of people in the Shenzhen hackerspace scene. Of course, we'll also visit the famous (and totally awesome!) [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/shenzhen/print Huaqiangbei electronics market] in Shenzhen (where, we may again be shown around by a professional buyer from Deal Extreme (dx.com). And if uhgall@gmail.com happens to be in town, we might visit [http://www.constellation.ws/ Constellation] or even stay in their factory dorm. <br> * We will then make our way to <span style="color:red">'''Beijing'''</span> where we may visit [http://www.bjmakerspace.com/ Beijing Makerspace], and other hackerspaces. We'll also visit Tsinghua University, where they built the world's largest hackerspace last year (called the "iCenter"), and where I've been hacker in residence. Beijing has lots and lots of way amazing stuff to visit and be a part of! * Our last city will be <span style="color:red">'''Shanghai'''</span>. In Shanghai we will visit [http://www.etonnet.com/ my manufacturer (Etonnet)] that I have used for [http://www.tvbgone.com TV-B-Gone] remote controls and [http://www.neurodreamer.com NeuroDreamer] sleep masks, where we will all get to see how products are made, from start to finish, learning how manufacturing works. We will also visit [http://xinchejian.com/ XinCheJian] hackerspace in Shanghai. We can also visit companies started by hardware hacker geeks, such as [http://www.dfrobot.com/ DFRobot]. We can visit Phicomm, a medium-sized OEM manufacturer. We can also visit the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/4064240200/in/set-72157622640069902/ Shanghai electronics mall] (a smaller version of the famous electronics mall we will later visit in Shenzhen). For most of us, our trip will end at the end of three weeks, as many people on our trip will fly home from our last city, Shanghai, on 28-October-2017. ''Of course, everyone is free to arrive and leave whenever you like for the Hacker Trip To China.<br> I will tentatively be flying home from Shanghai 28-October.<br>'' '''Cost:''' For the Hacker Trip To China 2016, I paid $1,997 total (for 4 weeks), including air fare from SF, food, lodging, transportation, and everything -- including some electronics stuff and some clothing that I bought.<br> ''As in past years, part of this year's trip may be paid for by Tsinghua University and other places that invite us to give presentations.'' '''#hashtag:''' [https://twitter.com/hashtag/httc2017 #httc2017] (Hacker Trip To China 2017) <br> <br> == Itinerary outline for Hacker Trip to China 7 == '''The start and end dates are set, the start and end cities are set, but the rest of the itinerary is open to serendipity:''' <span style="color:orange">''7-October-2017 -- '''Leave home''' for '''Hong Kong''' (arrive in Hong Kong on 8-October)''</span> <span style="color:fuchsia">''8-October-2017 -- We all meet in '''Hong Kong''' -- hotel: various in Tsim Sha Tsui</span> <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''8-October to 11-October -- Hong Kong'''</font></span> 8-October, 8pm: Group dinner, TST 9-October, 12pm: Walk around with William Liang (Maker Hive, escalators, snacks) 9-October, 3pm-4pm: Veggie Sushi(!) in Prince Edwards (104 Lai Chi Kok Road) 9-October, 4:30pm: visit Looking Glass (startup that makes 3D video) 9-October, 6pm-8:30pm: visit [http://www.makerbay.org Maker Bay, Yau Tong], with presentations 9-October, 10pm-, Wan Chai drinks 10-October, 10am-3pm: Free time sightseeing Prince Edwards (Temple Street Tin Hau Temple, Women Market, Bird Garden, Gold Fish market) 10-October, 3pm-5pm: Dim Sum (walk from Prince): Tim Ho Wan in Sham Shui Po 10-October, 5pm-7pm: Apliu Street Flea market, Spycams, Golden Computer center 10-October, 8pm-10pm: visit [http://www.dimsumlabs.com/ Dim Sum Labs], soldering workshop by Mitch, HackJam on rooftop 10-October, 12pm: LKF - Lan Kwai Fong bars <span style="color:orange">''11-October, afternoon -- ferry or subway to Shenzhen''</span> <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''11-October to 16-October -- Shenzhen'''</font></span> <span style="color:fuchsia">''11-October -- hotel: Jinjiang Inn Shenzhen Huaqiang North''</span> 11-October, 8pm: Group Dinner at Yunlaiju Vegetarian Restaurant 12-October, 10am-12pm: Product Life Cycle class at NOA Labs 12-October, 1pm-5pm: tour of Huaqiangbei (electronics markets) w/ Scotty (of Strange Parts), and others 12-October, afternoon: visit Troublemaker hackerspaces in Huaqianbei 12-October, 6:30pm: meetup at HAX -- Mitch gives presentation what worked (and didn't work) well with his TV-B-Gone startup -- others welcome to give presentations on their startup dos and don't-dos 13-October, 8am: leave hotel for visit to Seeed Studio AMC and factory tours (two separate groups) 13-October: Group A factory tour: Seeed Studio AMC, Zealfull (PCB), Jercio (LED), Honpe (plastic injection molding) 13-October: Group B factory tour: Seeed Studio AMC, Ashcloud (packing), King Brother (PCB), AMC (plastic injection molding) 13-October: 7pm: return to hotel from tour of factories (two separate groups) 14-October, 2pm: visit Dorabot (open hardware robot company) 14-October, 6pm-8pm: visit Lab 0x0 -- give demos! 15-October, 4pm-6pm: Chaihuo x.factory Bring-A-Hack <span style="color:orange">''16-October, 10:00am -- train G822 to Xi'an''</span> <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''16-October to 19-October -- Xi'an'''</font></span> <span style="color:fuchsia">''16-October -- hotel: Vienna Hotel''</span> 17-October, 9am-5pm: ShaanXi Makerspace tour and presentations 17-October, 5pm-8pm: special dinner 18-October, 8:30am-10am: Xi'an Innovation and Design Center Maker's Symposium 18-October, 10am-8pm: Xi'an traditional maker and culture hands-on tour <span style="color:orange">''19-October, 12:42pm -- train G658 to Beijing''</span> <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''19-October to 24-October -- Beijing'''</font></span> <span style="color:fuchsia">''19-October -- hotel: various: in hutongs NE of Jinshan Park''</span> 20-October, 1:30pm: Tsinghua University iCenter 21-October, 12pm: art galleries and 798 with Gloria 23-October, 1:30pm: meet-and-greet with Tsinghua University students 23-October, 5pm: visit Makebator 23-October, 6pm-9pm: Beijing LUG dinner and meeting <span style="color:orange">''24-October, 2:00pm -- train G3 to Shanghai''</span> <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''24-October to 28-October -- Shanghai'''</font></span> '' <span style="color:fuchsia">''24-October -- hotel: Le Tour Traveler's Rest International Youth Hostel''</span> 25-October, 3pm-4pm: [Messed this up by going to the wrong NYU campus] meet-and-greet at Interactive Media Arts (IMA) at NYU Shanghai 26-October, morning: visit Yagr/Etonnet (Mitch's manufacturer) 26-October, evening: DFRobot/Mushroom Cloud visit and presentations 27-October, 7pm-9pm: XinCheJian Global Forum -- presentations by 13 if us <span style="color:orange">''28-October-2017 -- '''fly home''' (arrive NA or EU on same day)''</span> == Very Useful Guide about Internet, Phones, Translation, and Navigation == One of the two Noah's who are on the HTTC2017 wrote [[Noahs_Guide|this very useful guide]]! == Hong Kong Guide == [[Hong Kong Guide]] <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> == Photos and articles from Hacker Trip To China 2017== <gallery> File:HTTC2017HongKong.jpg File:HTTC2017Shenzhen.jpg File:HTTC2017Xian.jpg File:HTTC2017Beijing.jpg File:HTTC2017Shanghai.jpg File:HTTC2017Beijing2.jpg </gallery> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157665928352469/ Hong Kong, Oct-2017]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157665929390189/ Shenzhen, Oct-2017]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157688052606231/ Xi'an, Oct-2017]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157688052837801/ Beijing, Oct-2017]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157687009709482/ Shanghai, Oct-2017]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157688893716634/ Beijing Set 2, Oct-2017]<br> <strong> [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157665931188619/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2017 all in one place] </strong> <br> ===Baidu News Search about the China US Maker Tour in Xi'an=== Courtesy of Noah. We got to meet the mayor and it was a big deal locally! * [http://news.baidu.com/ns?cl=2&rn=20&tn=news&word=%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E5%88%9B%E5%AE%A2%E8%A1%8C http://news.baidu.com/ns?cl=2&rn=20&tn=news&word=%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E5%88%9B%E5%AE%A2%E8%A1%8C] * [https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3A5mMxwMfcVkMkNMw4GBhg https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3A5mMxwMfcVkMkNMw4GBhg] * [https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/d_xCYVF5vyeeJMBA0y6rrA https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/d_xCYVF5vyeeJMBA0y6rrA] * [http://sx.sina.com.cn/city/csgz/2017-10-17/city-ifymviyp2064202.shtml http://sx.sina.com.cn/city/csgz/2017-10-17/city-ifymviyp2064202.shtml] * [http://www.sohu.com/a/198003107_756978 http://www.sohu.com/a/198003107_756978] * [http://xian.qq.com/a/20171013/034713.htm http://xian.qq.com/a/20171013/034713.htm] * [http://news.163.com/17/1018/17/D11VT9GG00014AEE.html http://news.163.com/17/1018/17/D11VT9GG00014AEE.html] * [http://www.sxdaily.com.cn/n/2017/1017/c1211-6273587-1.html http://www.sxdaily.com.cn/n/2017/1017/c1211-6273587-1.html] * [http://news.cnwest.com/content/2017-10/18/content_15444166.htm http://news.cnwest.com/content/2017-10/18/content_15444166.htm] * [http://sn.cri.cn/n/20171018/cf76228c-abf5-b12a-ed72-18d786533f5a.html?from=singlemessage http://sn.cri.cn/n/20171018/cf76228c-abf5-b12a-ed72-18d786533f5a.html?from=singlemessage] * [http://www.sohu.com/a/197587365_756978 http://www.sohu.com/a/197587365_756978] * [http://sn.ifeng.com/a/20171019/6078621_0.shtml http://sn.ifeng.com/a/20171019/6078621_0.shtml] * [http://xian.qq.com/a/20171017/036210.htm http://xian.qq.com/a/20171017/036210.htm] * [http://news.baidu.com/ns?cl=2&rn=20&tn=news&word=%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E5%88%9B%E5%AE%A2%E8%A1%8C http://news.baidu.com/ns?cl=2&rn=20&tn=news&word=%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E5%88%9B%E5%AE%A2%E8%A1%8C] * [http://www.bioccn.com/guoji/247911.html http://www.bioccn.com/guoji/247911.html] * [http://www.sohu.com/a/197460088_183156 http://www.sohu.com/a/197460088_183156] ===Ruth's articles about factory and makerspace tours=== * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/i-want-to-make-an-almond-candy-machine-cdc00dc50443 I want to make an almond candy machine! (Sourcing project parts at the Shanghai SEG Electronics Market)] * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/visiting-makerbay-33a41d9d866b Visiting MakerBay in Hong Kong] * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/whirlwind-tour-seed-studio-pi-top-led-factory-c23516dc86c4 Whirlwind tour! Seed studio, pi-top, LED factory in Shenzhen] * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/my-one-day-plastic-engineer-apprenticeship-39beabfcc9bc My one day plastic engineer apprenticeship (Shenzhen)] * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/sungang-wholesale-toy-and-stationary-market-in-shenzhen-59514af53de4 Sungang wholesale toy and stationary market in Shenzhen] * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/dfrobot-mushroom-cloud-maker-space-visit-75fcd7e31ccc DFRobot | Mushroom Cloud Maker Space Visit (Shanghai)] * [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/worlds-biggest-makerspace-icenter-at-tsinghua-university-6a60c92d1f67 Worldโs biggest makerspace: iCenter at Tsinghua University] <br> <br> <br> == Photos from Hacker Trip To China 2016== ===Mitch's Photos=== <gallery> File:HTTC2016Shanghai.jpg File:HTTC2016Zhenzhou.jpg File:HTTC2016Shenzhen.jpg File:HTTC2016Beijing.jpg File:HTTC2016Hangzhou.jpg File:HTTC2016Beijing2.jpg </gallery> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157672475058474/ Shanghai, Oct-2016]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157674645655612/ Zhengzhou, Oct-2016]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157676024748146/ Shenzhen, Oct-2016]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157676142107066/ Beijing, Oct-2016]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157676144570756/ Hangzhou, Oct-2016]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157672603805234/ Beijing Set 2, Oct-2016]<br> <strong> [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157674928976010/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2016 all in one place] </strong> <br> <br> <br> <br> == Photos from Hacker Trip to China 2015== <gallery> File:HTTC2015HongKongNeon.jpg File:HTTC2015ShenzhenFactory.jpg File:HTTC2015ShanghaiTempleMall.jpg File:HTTC2015BeijingDoor.jpg File:HTTC2015HangzhouTemple.jpg File:HTTC2015BeijingShop.jpg File:HTTC2015SuzhouUmbrellas.jpg </gallery> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157659076735178 Hong Kong, Oct-2015]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157660026965949 Shenzhen, Oct-2015]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157660038275888 Shanghai, Oct-2015]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157658114137264 Beijing, Oct-2015]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157660424228042 YiWu & Hangzhou, Oct-2015]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157660650175925 Beijing Set 2, Oct-2015]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157658310336814 Shanghai & Suzhou, Oct-2015]<br> <strong> [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157660374807166/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2015 all in one place] </strong> <br> [https://picasaweb.google.com/dtharn/ChinaInOctober2015?feat=directlink Dave's photos] <br> Blake's photos: * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/sets/72157662429341996 Hong Kong!] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/albums/72157660150285384 Shenzen!] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/albums/72157661790873029 Shanghai!] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/albums/72157660153522904 Beijing!] <br> Torrey's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/gp/torrey/Q840rT Hong Kong]<br> Torrey's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/gp/torrey/yLo903 Shenzhen]<br> Torrey's photos from [https://flic.kr/s/aHskqNiQeX Beijing]<br> Torrey's photos from [https://flic.kr/s/aHskrE55NX Shanghai]<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> == Photos from Hacker Trip to China 2014== <gallery> File:HTTC2014WelcomeHackers.jpg File:HTTC20143Nod_b.jpg File:HTTC2014AiWeiWei.jpg File:HTTC2014BeijingLGBTcentre.jpg File:HTTC2014Brooms.jpg File:HTTC2014CableFactory.jpg File:HTTC2014ChaiHuo.jpg File:HTTC2014GiantSewing.jpg File:HTTC2014Huaqianbei.jpg File:HTTC2014IEIK2014.jpg File:HTTC2014SeeedStudio.jpg File:HTTC2014Shanghai.jpg File:HTTC2014Tianjin.jpg File:HTTC2014Tienanmen.jpg File:HTTC2014TrainConvenienceStore.jpg File:HTTC2014TsinghuaMakersDay.jpg File:HTTC20143Nod.jpg File:HTTC2014XinCheJian.jpg </gallery> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157646894397704/ Beijing, Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157648975298719/ Shanghai, Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157648981933060/ Shenzhen, Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649396351315/ Kunshan, Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649148594118/ Shanghai (2), Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649146775640/ Beijing (2), Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649146987360/ Tianjin, Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157647372474753/ Beijing (3), Nov-2014]<br> Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649287546450/ Singapore, Dec-2014]<br> <strong> [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157649162773126/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2014 all in one place] </strong> <br> <br> <br> <br> == You will Need a Chinese Visa!! == To go to China, you needed to get a visa! Everyone should get a multiple-entry Tourist L visa (if you only get a single-entry visa, you'll be fine, but you won't have as many options, such as going in and out of Shenzhen to Hong Kong). * And to get a visa, you need to have a passport that is valid ''at least'' 12 months after you planned to fly away from China (so, e.g., if you are leaving China on 28-October-2017, then your passport needs to be valid through 27-October-2017). Your passport must also have at least ''one entirely blank page''. * You also need: ** a printout of a filled-out [http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/visas/fd/W020130830801798289342.pdf Visa Application Form V. 2013 of the People's Republic of China] (after we have everything we need I'll email you my filled out form as an example to follow). ** a copy of the information pages of your passport. ** a copy of your most Chinese visa (if you have been to China before). ** one 2"x2" recent color photo (not a printout). ** a screenshot or printout of hotel reservation confirmation (I'll email this to you when I have this). ** a copy of your airline tickets (both to and from China). * For US citizens, the visa cost $140 (much cheaper for other nationalities). Starting this year, US citizens can get a multiple-entry visa, good for 10 years. We should all apply for a Tourist L visa. You can pay the fee by Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check or Company Check. ''Cash or Personal checks are not acceptable.'' To get a visa, you can go to your local Chinese consulate. No appointment is required. You go in one day, and it will be ready for pick up 4 business days later. My experience is that it takes about an hour the first day, and takes only a few minutes to pick up the visa a few days later. (2 to 3 business-day and 1 business day/same-day express service is available for $20 or $30.)<br><br> ''NOTE: The Chinese consulates are all closed for holidays on: 27-30 January, 29-30 May, 30-May, 9-June, 4-July, 4-September, 2-October, 9-October and other dates:<br> [http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/lszj/t1424287.htm 2017 Chinese Consulate Holiday Schedule]'' <br><br> (Citizens of US and Europe ''do not'' need a separate visa for Hong Kong.) <br><br>
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