Travel Guide
- Visa
- Participants holding passports of the U.S. or some other countries need a visa to visit China. Chinese visas (tourist or business) are generally easy to obtain. We recommend that you apply for China tourist visa rather than business visa, since the tourist visa requires less paperwork (no official invitation letter needed). In case the participant needs an official invitation letter for attending this conference, please send the request to LOC symposium_linshu
asiaa.sinica.edu.tw. - For U.S. participants, Chinese visas can be obtained either by mail through a visa service agency, or by applying in person at a Chinese consulate. For a visa service agency, both BCV Visa and Passport Service and China Visa Service Center provide simple, fast and reliable visa services. For those wishing to apply in person,please visit the website of Chinese consulates in the U.S. for information.
- For participants from other countries, please visit the websites of Chinese consulates in those countries or contact them directly for visa application information.
- Addresses you might need for visa application.
- Zhou Pei-Yuan Center for Applied Mathematics:
- Science Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084 China
- Hotel:
- Jiasuo Hotel, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084 China
- Participants holding passports of the U.S. or some other countries need a visa to visit China. Chinese visas (tourist or business) are generally easy to obtain. We recommend that you apply for China tourist visa rather than business visa, since the tourist visa requires less paperwork (no official invitation letter needed). In case the participant needs an official invitation letter for attending this conference, please send the request to LOC symposium_linshu
- International Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport is approximately 35km from Tsinghua University. The taxi fee is about 100~150RMB. - Climate
Please check out the weather forecast before departure. - Currency
Renminbi (RMB) is the currency used in China. Foreign currency exchange is available at banks. The exchange rate changes everyday, please consult the services in the Bank of China. - Sightseeing Tours
A free one-way shuttle will be arranged to take participants to The Palace Museum/The Forbidden City on Wednesday Jun 26, 2013. You can either purchase the tickets to visit The Palace Museum or walk to nearby attractions, including Tienanmen Square or downtown Beijing, Wangfujing Road, where you can find traditional silk shops, tea houses and Chinese department stores.
The websites of Beijing Tourism, China International Travel Service can provide you more travel information.
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