China Travel Guide

Tourist Offices

CITS main offices and other travel services

Beijing: china International Travel Service (CITS), 28.1'al1guOmell aiDajie (tel. ol 0 651,5 8@562; tax: 0] 06515 8603)

China Travel Service (CTs,), 8DollgjiaominxianL@., 1, Bc"j"llg 10000,5 (tel.0 1 0 6512 9933; fax. 030 660] 2013)

Changchun:Cl 'FS, IO XiniTiiig D,jie ([el. 564 7052)

Changsha: 9 Wuyi Dong Lu (let. 446 7356)

Chengdu:]80 Reiiiniii Na, Lu (tel. 667 5578)

Chongq-,ng: 17@5 Renmin L, (tel. 385 0589)

Dalian: Chantong Jie (tel. 368 7956)

Fuzhou: 73 Dongda Lu (tel. 337 0073)

Guangzhou (Canton): Guangdong CITS 179 Huanshi Lu, Guangzhou 51 001 0 (tel. 020 8666 6271; fax. 020 86667 8048)

Guangdong CTS, 10 Qiaoguang Lu, Guangzhou 8510115, Guangdong (tel. 020 8333 6888; fax. 020 8333 662-5)

Guilin: 14 Ronghu Beilu, Guilin 541002, Guangxi (tel. 282 2648)

Guiyang: 20 Yan'aii Zhong Lu (tel. 582 5873)

Haikou: Rm 306,3/f, HTSO Bldg, Sanjiaochi (tel. 676 6@523)

Hangzhou: I Shihan Lu (tel. 515 2888)

Harbin: 73 Zhongshan Lu (tel. 233 4925)

iinan: Shandong International Tourist Corp., 88 Jingshi Lu (tel. 296 5858)

Kunming: 218 Huancheng Nan Lu (tel. 314 8308)

Lanzhou: Noitgmin Xiang (tel. 881 3222)

Lhasa: 148 Beijing Xi Lu (tel. 22980)

Nanchang: Jiangxi Biiiguaii, Bayi Dadao (tel. 621 7536)

Nanjing: 202-1 Zhongshaii Beilu (tel. 342 8999)

Nanning: 40 XiniTiili Lu (tel. 281 6197)

Shanghai: 2 jinling Dong Lu, Shanghai 200002 (tel. 63 217 200; fax. 63 291 788)

Shanghai jinjiang Tours Ltd, 27/F Union Bldg., 100 Yaii'an Doug Lu., Shanghai 200002 (tel. 6329 1025; fax. 63 200 595)

Shenyang: 113 Huanghe Nan Dajie (tel. 680 5858)

Suzhou: 1 15 Shiquan Jie (tel. 522 2681)

Taiyuan: International Travel Bldg, 6 Pingyaiig Lu (tel. 704 2125)

Tianjin: 22 Youyi Lu (tel. 2835 4860)

Urfimqi: 51 Xinhua Beilu (let. 282 6719)

Wuhan: 26 Taibei Yi Lu (tel. 578 4125)

Wuxi: 7 Xinsheng Lu (tel: 200585)

Xiamen: 15/f Zhenxing Bldg, HtAbin Beilu (tel. 505 1822)

Xi'an: 32 North Chang'an Beiduan, Xi'an 710061 (tel. 524 1864; fax. 526 1558)

Xining: Qinghai Hotel (tel. 614 4888)

Yinchuan: 150 Jiefaiig Xijie (tel. 504 8006)

Zhengzhou: 15 jinshui Lu (tel. 595 2072)

China has a selection of good information offices based in major cities around the world: Fremdenverkehrsaint der VR China, Ilkei-ihaiisstrasse 6, 6000

Frankfurt/M50, Germany (tel. 049-520135; fax. 049-520137) China National Tourist Office, 4 Glentworth Street,

London NWI, Fiigland (tel. 0171 935 9787; fax. 01 71 487 5842)

China National Tourist Office,

Los Angeles, 333 W. Broadway, Suite 201, Glendale, CA 91204, U.S.A. (tel. 818/545 7504; fax. 818/545 7506) Oficina Nacional de Tui-ismo de China, Gran Via, 88 Grupo 2, Planta 16, 28013 

Madrid, Spain (let. 34 1 5480011; fax. 34 1 5480597) China Natiojia I Tourist Office, Suite 6413, Empire State Bldg., 350 Fifth Ave. 

New York, U.S.A. NY 10118 (tel. 212 760 9700; fax. 212 760 8809) Office du Tourisme de Chine, 116 Avenue des Cliamps-Elys6.es, 75008 

Paris, France (tel. 44 21 8282; fax. 44 21 8100) China National Tourist Office, I Shenton Way, No. 17-05 Robina House, 

Singapore 0106 (tel. 0065-2218681; fax. 2219267) CNTO, 19th El., 44 Market St., 

Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia (tel. 02 9299 4057; fax. 9290 1958) CITS, New Mandarin Plaza, Tower A, 12th El., 14 Science Museum Rd., Tsimshatsui East (tel. 2732 5888; fax. 2721 7154), 

Hong Kong China National Tourist Office, 19 Frishman Street, POB, 3281,

Tel-Aviv 61030, Isriel (tel. 972 3 5226272; fax. 972 3 5226281)

China National Tourist Office, Hachidai Hamamatsu Cho Bldg., 6F, 1-27-13 Hamamatsu Cho, MinatoKu, 

Tokyo 105, Japan (tel. 03 3433 1461; fax. 03 433 8653)


Telephone (dianhua) and fax (chuanzhen)

The international telephone system is surprisingly good, and the national service is improving as the system is gradually updated. Local calls are usually free, although some hotels levy a charge. Two 5-fen coins are needed for public phones. Check the rates for international calls before using the service-there is often a minimum charge and sometimes a small fee is exacted even when there is no answer. This is also the case with faxes. Many hotels boast "business centers" featuring fax machines and other services. If you need to receive incoming telephone calls, give the caller your room number in advance, since operators and receptionists frequently have difficulty understanding foreign names.