

Air Travel could be purchased with credit cards. Credit cards cannot be used in most restaurants or small convenience stores. Check on the acceptance of your credit card before you purchase. Major credit cards such as Master Card, Visa, JCB and American Express are accepted in major hotels and department stores. Travelers are expected to use cash or bank cards when traveling in small cities, counties and towns.

The Bank of China has an ATM network that will allow cash advances from major credit / debit cards and ATM cards. You are required to present your passport to change money/travelers checks etc. Hotels will usually only allow you to change money if you are guest at the hotel. It is possible to exchange traveler's checks or cash at most banks, and large hotels usually have a money exchange counter. Obtaining Yuan in China from Foreign Currency 1 yuan, 1 and 5 jiao, and 1, 2, and 5 fen coins are even common used in larger cities. There are also 1 and 2 fen notes, but these are rarely used as they have no purchasing power.

Paper jiao come in denominations of 1, 2, and 5. Paper currency comes in 1.2,5,10,50 and 100 yuan notes. The basic unit is the yuan (also known as "kuai"), which equals 10 jiao (or "mao"), which is then divided into 10 fen. The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RMB or CNY) or in Chinese "Ren-min-bi".
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