Safety tips on the street
1. Ensure your valuable things (video, camera, wallet, mobile phone, etc. ) is not shown outside.
2. Don’t show off your money in public and be conscious of the pickpocket in crowded places.
3. Don’t carry your important travel documents such as passport and visa in your shoulder bag or bum bag.
4. When lost or in difficulty, you can ask for directions or for help from a police officer or a shop owner - not a stranger.
5. Carry certified copies of documents and leave the originals in the safe deposit box.
6. Carry small change in your wallet and your bank notes / credit cards separately in your pocket or in a pouch under your shirt.
Safety tips for solo traveler
Many people, even single woman traveler, after they travel in China alone, say that they feel China is one of the safest countries in the world. So now there are more and more solo travelers in China. In view of the difficulties and safety risks a solo traveler may encounter, here are the tips:
1. Collect and summarize travel guides and security considerations of your destinations.
2. Ask directions from the police, your hotel staff or students in street. They may speak English.
3. You need always to use common sense. For examples, don't go out alone at night, except you go to the nearby markets, shopping malls or pedestrian streets; don’t show your money or valuables around; don’t follow strangers or tell much your personal information.
4. Better not travel to the off the beaten path, e.g. virgin forests.
5. Be aware of the petty crime such as pickpocketing, scams and cheats.
6. Take care of your personal stuff, especial in the public areas or on public transport.
7. You can bargain in China. And if you don’t want something, just shake your head, say ‘no’ or ‘buyao’.
8. For a woman traveling alone to China, you need not worry too much about sexual assault or being mugged. It is seldom happened. But better never let your guard down.
9. For a backpacker to the remote areas, you will need to understand the detailed transport, accommodation and food information to proceed there.
If you plan to travel alone in China, and don’t mind to share the vehicle and guide with other travelers, we recommend you several China Group Tours to top destinations. In this way, you can save money and also have a safer vacation.