HEALTH: Bring any prescription medicines you need with you. There are no
specific requirements for visitors on vaccinations. But innoculations against
hepatitis A and B, Japanese encephalitis B, tetanus, polio, cholera and malaria
are useful, especially if you will be travelling outside of the major cities.
Foreigners planning to live in China for a period of six months or more are
required to undergo an AIDS test. You can do the test outside China and present
the results to obtain the required certificate. The standard of Chinese medical
services is very patchy, and most foreign residents with the wherewithal to do
so prefer to go abroad for serious medical and dental treatment. Some foreign
embassies provide limited medical service for their own nationals, but as a rule
embassy medical staff care only for embassy personnel. Click here for a list of
hospitals and other medical facilities.
Drink only bottled or boiled water, only eat vegetables that are freshly cooked.
Avoid prawns and clams, depending on the quality of the restaurant. Peel fruit
before eating. The further you go from the main cities, the more concern you
need to give to innoculations and what you eat.
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In summer, loose-fitting and cool clothing. In the rainy months during summer and fall, you may want a rain coat, although inexpensive umbrellas are readily available. For the ladies: nothing too outrageously revealing. Suits for serious business meetings, shirt sleeves and tie-less is fine for regular business meetings.