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China Travel Guide Resources
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Here is some information related to travel in China to guide you before or while you journey; learn your currency before you go and a little language knowledge will improve your cultural immersion as a tourist; information on the main religions found in the country is also included for your interest.

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Currency: Yuan.  
Religions: official government religion is Atheist [ie non religious], though Christians are the largest unofficial group with Buddhist, Daoist and Muslim also defiantly in evidence.
 
Languages: Mandarin is the formal dialect of Chinese, and Cantonese the informal version, with several other regional variations.
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CNTA - official website of the China National Tourism Administration.

Visit Beijing - official visitors guide to Beijing.

China Org - China's official gateway to news and information.

China Site - absolutely everything about China via thousands of links.

Human Rights In China - promotes 'universally recognized human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in China.'

Inside China Today - daily news and information resource from China for professionals, students, and teachers.

SCMP News - online edition of the South China Morning Post.

Finding Accommodation.

Cyber City Guide Hotels in Hong Kong - guide to Hong Kong including discount hotels.

Click Hong Kong Hotels - China - real time reservations for hotels and accommodation in Hong Kong.

Cyber City Guide Hotels in Beijing - guide to Beijing including discount hotels.

Hong Kong Hotels via Wired Destinations - up to 75% discount on Hong Kong hotels on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon, New Territories and Outer Islands.