China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC (1994)
Chapter: Appendix L: Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms, Food, Internal Travel, Services, Clothing, and Medical Care, Fall 1993
APPENDIX L
Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms, Food, Internal Travel, Services, Clothing, and Medical Care, Fall 1993*
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HOTEL RATES AND FOOD COSTS |
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Beijing |
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Landmark Hotel |
US$40/night |
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21st Century Hotel |
US$30/night |
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Changsha |
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Rong Yuan Hotel |
US$35/night |
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Food |
US$10/day |
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Hangzhou |
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Provincial hotels |
US$40-50/night |
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Shanghai |
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Yangtze Hotel |
single: Y100/night |
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double: Y150/night |
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DORMITORIES AND FOREIGN EXPERT BUILDINGS |
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Beijing |
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Beijing University, Shaoyuan Lou |
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(twin beds, TV, refrigerator, telephone, bathroom) |
Y81 /night |
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* |
Prices are rising rapidly in China. Costs noted in this section are intended to provide a point of reference but are likely to have increased since publication. |
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Beijing University, Building #6 |
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(single bedroom, shared living area, bathroom, carpet, TV, telephone) |
Y1,025/month |
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People's University, Foreign Experts' Building |
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(single room with bathroom, refrigerator, desk, AC, telephone, TV) |
Y100/night |
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Food |
Y10-15/day |
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Western buffets (in hotels) |
Y30-90 |
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Changchun |
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Jilin University Guest House |
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(with bathroom and TV) |
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Foreign visiting scholars |
US$16/night |
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Students |
US$8/night |
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Fuzhou |
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Fuzhou Normal University, |
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Foreign Experts' Building |
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Single room, two beds |
Y90/night |
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Guangxi |
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Guangxi Normal University |
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Foreign Students' Building |
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Double room |
US$12/night |
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Hangzhou |
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Hangzhou University, Old Foreign Experts' |
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Building |
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Single room |
Y45/night |
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Shanghai |
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Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Guesthouse |
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Room with bathroom, TV, AC, refrigerator, phone, twin beds) |
Y74/night |
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Shanghai Conservatory of Music |
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Single room with twin beds |
Y53/night |
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Double room |
Y28/night |
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Food |
Y50/day |
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Shashi |
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Shashi Hospital Staff Housing |
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Shared 3-room apartment |
Y2,000/month |
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Tianjin |
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Nankai University, Foreign Student Dormitory |
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Room with private bath, AC, maid service) |
US$8/night |
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Food |
Y3/meal |
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Xiamen |
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Xiamen University, Foreign Experts' Guesthouse Apartment |
Y1,500 month |
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TRANSPORTATION COSTS |
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Airfares (one-way) |
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Beijing-Shanghai |
Y590 |
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Chengdu-HongKong |
Y2,220 |
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Hangzhou-Beijing |
Y600 |
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Shanghai-Guangzhou |
Y620 |
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Taxis |
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Calculated by distance and |
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quality of car Y1-Y2/km |
Y10 (minimum) |
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Beijing: |
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People's University to airport |
Y8 |
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Shanghai: |
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City center to outlying factory area |
Y50-Y70 (one way) |
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Buses |
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Y0.1-Y0.2/km |
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Qinghai-Gansu |
Y300 |
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Vans/Jeeps |
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Beijing |
Y20-30/day |
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Chengdu |
Y150-250/day |
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Bicycles |
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Beijing |
Y180-200 used |
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Y340-800 new |
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SERVICES |
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Banking |
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Beijing: charge US$ on credit card (Visa) for 4% fee |
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Dental Care |
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Shanghai: US$15 |
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Medical Care |
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Beijing: medical testing/blood drawing: Y17.50, plus Y20 processing fee |
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Shipping |
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Shanghai: Y15-30/kilo |
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AVAILABLE |
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teflon frying pan |
Y40 |
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coffee maker |
Y60 |
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Sino-French wine |
Y25 |
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fountain pen |
Y4 |
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airmail envelopes |
Y1 (10-pack) |
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3''x5" index cards |
Y2.5 (100-pack) |
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notebooks |
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Chinese |
Y0.8 |
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Japanese |
Y6.80 |
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Paperclips |
Y0.5 (100-pack) |
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9"x12" clipboard |
Y10 |
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desk lamp |
Y17 |
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correction fluid |
Y8.2 |
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post-it notes |
Y8.5 |
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voltage transformer/stabilizer |
Y350 |
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power strip |
Y50 |
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3.5" diskettes (1MB) |
Y85/10 |
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small crescent wrench |
Y7.2 |
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screwdriver |
Y1 |
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4'x6' straw mat |
Y25 |
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toilet paper |
Y0.3-Y0.8 |
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map of Beijing bus routes |
Y1.2 |
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500g oranges (1 jin) |
Y1-2 |
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International Herald Tribune |
Y15 |
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bath towel |
Y10 |
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rabbit fur-lined gloves |
Y17 |
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RESEARCH COSTS |
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Beijing |
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Peking University |
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Photocopying |
Y0.2-Y0.8/page |
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Microfilm |
Y1.4/page (11"x18") |
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Transcribing |
Y8-Y12/hour |
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user fee |
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microfilms |
Y2 |
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rare books |
Y1-Y3/box |
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Number One Historical Archive |
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microfilm |
Y2.50-3.60/sheet |
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Chengdu |
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Chengdu University of Technology |
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photography |
Y3-10 |
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Sichuan Provincial Archives |
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Copying |
Y0.5 (8.5"x11") |
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Y0.8 (11"x16") |
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microfilming |
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color |
Y10/frame |
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black and white |
Y2/frame |
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preservation |
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microfilm |
Y5/reel/day |
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PRC founding documents |
Y0.5/juan |
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Qing documents |
Y2/juan |
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Republican documents |
Y0.8/juan |
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Revolution documents |
Y1/juan |
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storage |
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ordinary documents |
Y2/juan |
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special documents |
Y10/juan |
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Nanjing |
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Number Two Historical Archive |
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looking fee |
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pre-1937 |
Y3/juan |
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post-1937 |
Y1.5/juan |
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hand copying |
Y0.3/page |
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xeroxing |
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(large) |
Y1.5/page |
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(small) |
Y1/page |
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**add Y0.3/page surcharge for "protection"** |
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Shanghai |
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Fudan University |
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copying |
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(small) |
Y0.5/page |
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(large) |
Y1/page |
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Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences |
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library card |
Y40 |
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copying |
Y0.4/page |
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Shanghai Municipal Archives |
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ID card |
Y4/month |
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Shanghai Municipal Library |
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photocopying |
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(8"x11") |
Y0.3/page |
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(12"x16.5") |
Y1.3/page |
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photographing |
Y5/photo |
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Tianjin |
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Tianjin Municipal Archives |
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copy fees, foreign scholars |
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fuyin fee |
Y0.5/page |
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baohu fee |
Y1/file |
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liyong fee |
Y20-30/file |
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Xiamen |
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Xiamen University |
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copying |
Y0.2-0.3/page |
