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PAPERBACK list:$27.95 Web:$25.16 add to cart PDF BOOK your price: $21.50 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles China Bound: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC A Relationship Restored: Trends in U.S.-China Educational Exchanges, 1978-1984 Other Related Titles China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC (1994) National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 214   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. APPENDIX L Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms, Food, Internal Travel, Services, Clothing, and Medical Care, Fall 1993* HOTEL RATES AND FOOD COSTS Beijing   Landmark Hotel US$40/night 21st Century Hotel US$30/night Changsha   Rong Yuan Hotel US$35/night Food US$10/day Hangzhou   Provincial hotels US$40-50/night Shanghai   Yangtze Hotel single: Y100/night   double: Y150/night DORMITORIES AND FOREIGN EXPERT BUILDINGS Beijing   Beijing University, Shaoyuan Lou   (twin beds, TV, refrigerator, telephone, bathroom) Y81 /night *   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. Page 214 Front Matter (R1-R16) 1. Research, Study, and Teaching in China (1-7) 2. Preparing for the Trip (8-45) 3. Settling In (46-82) 4. Research (83-114) 5. Teaching (115-129) 6. Study (130-137) 7. Services Available (138-152) 8. Leaving China (153-154) Glossary of Chinese Terms (155-156) Appendix A: Funding for Graduate and Postdoctoral Research in China (157-172) Appendix B: Language Study Programs in the People's Republic of China (173-176) Appendix C: Colleges and Universities Accepting Direct Application from Foreign Students (177-183) Appendix D: General Guidelines for Direct Application to a Chinese College or University as a Self-Sponsored Student and Excerpts from 'Regulations Concerning the Admission of Foreign Students in Chinese Schools' (184-193) Appendix E: Visa Application for Foreigners Wishing to Study in China (194-194) Appendix F: The People's Republic of China Visa Application Form (195-195) Appendix G: Physical Examination Record for Foreigners (196-197) Appendix H: Organizations Sponsoring English Teachers in China (198-200) Appendix I: Application for Teaching Positions in China (201-204) Appendix J: Sample Contract for Teachers (205-210) Appendix K: American Express Emergency Check Cashing Locations (211-213) Appendix L: Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms, Food, Internal Travel, Services, Clothing, and Medical Care, Fall 1993 (214-219) Appendix M: Selected Reading List and References (220-224) Appendix N: Trial Procedures for Foreign Organizations and Individuals to Use Chinese Archives (225-226) Appendix O: Packing it in: Preparing for Fieldwork in the PRC (227-232) Appendix P: Student Advisory Resource Centers and General Reference Holdings (233-238) Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China for Cooperation in Educational Exchanges (239-242) Index (243-252)

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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC APPENDIX L Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms, Food, Internal Travel, Services, Clothing, and Medical Care, Fall 1993* HOTEL RATES AND FOOD COSTS Beijing   Landmark Hotel US$40/night 21st Century Hotel US$30/night Changsha   Rong Yuan Hotel US$35/night Food US$10/day Hangzhou   Provincial hotels US$40-50/night Shanghai   Yangtze Hotel single: Y100/night   double: Y150/night DORMITORIES AND FOREIGN EXPERT BUILDINGS Beijing   Beijing University, Shaoyuan Lou   (twin beds, TV, refrigerator, telephone, bathroom) Y81 /night *   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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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC Beijing University, Building #6   (single bedroom, shared living area, bathroom, carpet, TV, telephone) Y1,025/month People's University, Foreign Experts' Building   (single room with bathroom, refrigerator, desk, AC, telephone, TV) Y100/night Food Y10-15/day Western buffets (in hotels) Y30-90 Changchun   Jilin University Guest House   (with bathroom and TV)   Foreign visiting scholars US$16/night Students US$8/night Fuzhou   Fuzhou Normal University,   Foreign Experts' Building   Single room, two beds Y90/night Guangxi   Guangxi Normal University   Foreign Students' Building   Double room US$12/night Hangzhou   Hangzhou University, Old Foreign Experts'   Building   Single room Y45/night Shanghai   Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Guesthouse   Room with bathroom, TV, AC, refrigerator, phone, twin beds) Y74/night Shanghai Conservatory of Music   Single room with twin beds Y53/night Double room Y28/night Food Y50/day Shashi   Shashi Hospital Staff Housing   Shared 3-room apartment Y2,000/month

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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC Tianjin   Nankai University, Foreign Student Dormitory   Room with private bath, AC, maid service) US$8/night Food Y3/meal Xiamen   Xiamen University, Foreign Experts' Guesthouse Apartment Y1,500 month TRANSPORTATION COSTS   Airfares (one-way)   Beijing-Shanghai Y590 Chengdu-HongKong Y2,220 Hangzhou-Beijing Y600 Shanghai-Guangzhou Y620 Taxis   Calculated by distance and   quality of car Y1-Y2/km Y10 (minimum) Beijing:   People's University to airport Y8 Shanghai:   City center to outlying factory area Y50-Y70 (one way) Buses   Y0.1-Y0.2/km   Qinghai-Gansu Y300 Vans/Jeeps   Beijing Y20-30/day Chengdu Y150-250/day Bicycles   Beijing Y180-200 used   Y340-800 new SERVICES   Banking   Beijing: charge US$ on credit card (Visa) for 4% fee   Dental Care   Shanghai: US$15  

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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC Medical Care   Beijing: medical testing/blood drawing: Y17.50, plus Y20 processing fee   Shipping   Shanghai: Y15-30/kilo   MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AVAILABLE   teflon frying pan Y40 coffee maker Y60 Sino-French wine Y25 fountain pen Y4 airmail envelopes Y1 (10-pack) 3''x5" index cards Y2.5 (100-pack) notebooks   Chinese Y0.8 Japanese Y6.80 Paperclips Y0.5 (100-pack) 9"x12" clipboard Y10 desk lamp Y17 correction fluid Y8.2 post-it notes Y8.5 voltage transformer/stabilizer Y350 power strip Y50 3.5" diskettes (1MB) Y85/10 small crescent wrench Y7.2 screwdriver Y1 4'x6' straw mat Y25 toilet paper Y0.3-Y0.8 map of Beijing bus routes Y1.2 500g oranges (1 jin) Y1-2 International Herald Tribune Y15 bath towel Y10 rabbit fur-lined gloves Y17 RESEARCH COSTS   Beijing   Peking University   Photocopying Y0.2-Y0.8/page Microfilm Y1.4/page (11"x18") Transcribing Y8-Y12/hour user fee   microfilms Y2 rare books Y1-Y3/box

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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC Number One Historical Archive   microfilm Y2.50-3.60/sheet Chengdu   Chengdu University of Technology   photography Y3-10 Sichuan Provincial Archives   Copying Y0.5 (8.5"x11")   Y0.8 (11"x16") microfilming   color Y10/frame black and white Y2/frame preservation   microfilm Y5/reel/day PRC founding documents Y0.5/juan Qing documents Y2/juan Republican documents Y0.8/juan Revolution documents Y1/juan storage   ordinary documents Y2/juan special documents Y10/juan Nanjing   Number Two Historical Archive   looking fee   pre-1937 Y3/juan post-1937 Y1.5/juan hand copying Y0.3/page xeroxing   (large) Y1.5/page (small) Y1/page **add Y0.3/page surcharge for "protection"**   Shanghai   Fudan University   copying   (small) Y0.5/page (large) Y1/page Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences   library card Y40 copying Y0.4/page

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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC Shanghai Municipal Archives   ID card Y4/month Shanghai Municipal Library   photocopying   (8"x11") Y0.3/page (12"x16.5") Y1.3/page photographing Y5/photo Tianjin   Tianjin Municipal Archives   copy fees, foreign scholars   fuyin fee Y0.5/page baohu fee Y1/file liyong fee Y20-30/file Xiamen   Xiamen University   copying Y0.2-0.3/page

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