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A
Academic exchange programs, 2,
71, 139-145
Acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) testing, 12
Airline
fare costs, 192
flight delays, 43
tickets, 20, 135
Alcoholic beverages, 15
Allergies, 27, 126
Anhui Province, customs
information, 15- 16
Appliances, electric, availability,
25, 29-30
Audiovisual equipment, 37-39, 89
Automobiles, 129, 192
B
Baggage
allowances, 17, 19, 21
missing, 42
on trains, 133
Bank of China, 14, 15, 124
Banquets, 53-56
see also Hospitality, repayment of
Beijing
American Express office, 14
archives, 107
banking services, 124
bicycles, 33
book supplies, 35-36
climate, 26-27
clothing availability, 22, 23, 26
customs process, 42-43
dormitories and foreign expert
buildings, 191
dry cleaning, 25
film processing, 32
food, 28, 190
hospitals, 127
hotel rates, 190
libraries, 104-106
postal services, 121
quality of life, 59
radio programs, 31
reading material, 33
recreation, 130- 131
repair services, 31
restaurants, 130-131
shopping, 22-23
taxi service, 43, 128
U.S. Embassy, 12, 119, 120
UCLA training center, 6
Beijing University
attitudes toward foreign students,
96-97
curriculum, 73
growth in foreign community, 75
library, 106
Shaoyuan Lou Guesthouse,
65-67, 93
215
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successful research project at,
81-82
Bicycles in PRC, 32-33, 129- 130,
134, 192
Blood, Rh-negative, 127
Books
background information on
China, 211-212
customs clearance for, 16
on education in PRC, 212-213
English translations, 33
grants for, 39
guidebooks/travel resources, 36,
40, 42, 131, 213
language study in China, 102
politics and economics in PRC,
212
preventing and coping with
illness, 128
professional and teaching aids,
35-36, 38
rare, 106
science in PRC, 213
selection in PRC, 33, 35, 104
shipping of, 17, 121
telephone, 126
textbooks, 40, 100
see also People's Republic of
China, publications
Bronchitis, 27
Business cards, printing in PRC, 38
C
Calculators, 36
Cameras and film, 15- 16, 31 -32, 39
Changchum, hotel rates and food
costs in, 190
Checks
payroll and third-party, 14
traveler's, 14, 15, 123
Chengdu, U.S. Consulate General
in, 120
Children, see Spouses and children
arrangements for
China Daily, 31, 33, 36
China International Travel Service,
41
China National Tourist Office, 42
China Travel Service, 10, 41, 43
Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, 78, 80-82, 106
Chinese-language courses
for foreign students, 2, 101-104,
150-151, 160
for foreign teachers, 116-117
required for admission to PRC
schools, 150-151
short-term, 160
trading English lessons for, 101
Chongqing, dormitories and foreign
expert buildings in, 191
Cigarettes, 15
Clothing
availability in PRC, 25-26,
194-195
costs, 24, 25
repairs, 25
shipping of, 17, 122
tailor-made in PRC, 24-25
wardrobe planning, 23-27
Colleges and universities, PRC
academic calendar, 70, 99
academic programs, 151 - 152
accommodations for researchers,
86
admission procedures, 149-150
applications, 147-149, 162-165
bureaucratic structure, 109-110
campus apartments, 62-65
categories of foreign students
admitted, 146-147
Chinese language and
preparatory courses, 150- 151
Chinese-language courses, 2
clashes in foreign communities
of, 59, 93-94
class attendance, 96, 99, 152
degrees and certificates, 155
disciplinary actions, 153
effect of reforms on, 71-74
entrance examinations, 96, 149
evaluations of foreign students,
99, 104, 151-152
exchange agreements between
U.S. institutions and, 2, 6, 71,
139-145
extracurricular activities,
154-155
female students, barriers to, 97
holiday activities, 154
life in, 72-77, 92-104
registration procedures, 150
regulations concerning admission
of foreign students, 146-167
scholarships, 155- 156
short-term courses, 2, 158- 161
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suspension of studies, 152- 153
transfers between, 151
withdrawal from studies, 153
work schedules, 86
Computers
availability, 36-37
operating problems, 30-31
Contraceptives, 28
Contracts, 20-22
for research in PRC, 71-72
Costs
appliances, 25, 29
banquets, 34-35
bicycles, 32, 33, 192
cables and telex, 124- 125
cashing traveler's checks, 14
clothing, 24, 25, 194- 195
customs duties, 15, 32, 197
day care, 68
dormitories and foreign expert
buildings, 60-61, 191 - 192
duplicating, 39
excess baggage charges, 17
film and processing, 32, 193
food, 21, 28, 61-62, 65-66, 132,
190-192
guidebooks, 36
hotels, 10, 61, 190-191
housing, 10, 60-61, 133-134, 157,
190-192
immunizations, 12, 118
language courses, 102
laundry and dry cleaning, 25, 193
luggage, 194
medical care, 124, 194
negotiating, 72, 87, 102, 128
photocopies, 193
postage, 121, 193
research, 71 -72, 172
school for children of foreign
researchers and teachers,
67-68, 194
self-supporting students,
154-158, 168-170
shipping, 17
sports equipment, 194
telephone, 125
transportation, 128- 129, 192
travel for research purposes,
86-87, 100, 193
tuition, 157
visa fee, 8
Council for International Exchange
of Scholars, 6
Council on International
Educational Exchange, 2
Course materials to bring to PRC,
39-40
Courses for foreign (U.S.) students
architecture, 159
arts, 159
Chinese culture, 160
Chinese language, 101-104, 160
law, 161
medicine, 161
music, 161
short-term, 159- 161
taught in English, 2
veterinary acupuncture, 161
work expected in, 99-100
Courses for PRC students, English
for specific purposes, 6
Credit cards, 14-15, 124
Cultural Revolution, 44, 73, 74, 78,
79,81,83, 106
Currency
brought into PRC, 15
devaluation of, 71
for salaries, 18-20
see also Money
Customs
process at Beijing airport, 42
regulations, 15- 17, 39, 154, 197
D
Daily life, preparations for, 22-35
Danwei, see PRC host unit
Day care for children, 68-69
Dormitories, see Housing
Dry cleaning, 25
Duplicating equipment, 36, 38-39
E
Educational exchanges between
U.S. and PRC, protocol,
204-207
Electricity
reliability of, 28, 30, 61, 64, 65
transformers for, 29, 30, 36
Encephalitis, Japanese, 11 - 12, 118,
127, 183-189
Equipment, professional, 36-38, 80,
92; see also specific types of
equipment
Eyeglasses and contact lenses, 28
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F
Families, see Spouses and children,
arrangements for
Fieldwork by U.S. students, 97,
100-101, 151
First-aid kit, 27-28
Food
eating out, 28-29, 61-62, 64; see
also Restaurants
for foreign teachers, 21
home preparation, 28, 64, 66, 93
quality of, 64-65
ration coupons, 29
for students, 60, 154
on trains, 132-133
Foreign affairs office, 45-47, 75, 77,
78, 109-110, 122, 131, 135
Foreign exchange certificates, 14,
19-21, 123, 129
Foreign experts in PRC
application procedures,
176-177, 180-182
baggage allowance, 19, 178
benefits, 19-20, 177-178
credentials, 179
curriculum vitae, 178- 179
distinction between foreign
teacher and, 3, 18, 61, 108
housing, 19, 22, 61, 177-178
medical and dental care,
19-20, 177
opportunities in PRC, 3, 5-6, 18,
174-175
qualifications, 4, 5, 175-176
recruitment, 3, 174-179
salaries, 18-19, 22, 177-178
travel, 19
U.S. agencies involved in
placement of, 5-6
vacations, 20
see also Teaching in PRC
Foreign language teaching,
opportunities in PRC, 4-5
Foreign teachers in PRC
absence from work, 203
attire, 24-25
baggage allowance, 21
benefits, 21
Chinese-language lessons for,
116-117
contracts, 20, 198-203
distinction between foreign
expert and, 3, 18, 61
English language, 3-6
funding, 20
general adjustment advice, 76,
117
housing, 21, 22, 61, 63, 202
language problems, 110, 117
medical and dental care, 21, 202
negotiations between Chinese
and, 110
opportunities in PRC, 3, 5-6
professional relationships,
114-115
qualifications, 4, 5
recruitment, 3, 20
salaries, 20-22, 200-201
severance pay, 203
sick leave, 203
social relationships, 115-116
subjects taught by, 108
transportation, 202
travel, 21, 201-202
U.S. agencies involved in
placement of, 5-6
vacations, 21, 202-203
visa approval for, 8
work loads, 111-113
see also Teaching in PRC
Friendship Stores
credit card use, 15
foreign exchange certificate use,
19
items carried, 19, 22, 29, 32, 34,
36
selling used items to, 29-30, 32
shipping by, 135
Fudan University, 73, 93
Fulbright awards, 2, 6
G
Games and puzzles, 33-34
Gifts for Chinese friends and
teachers, 31, 34-36, 38, 57, 92,
136
Guangzhou
American School of, 68
attire, 24
climate, 27
credit card use, 14
dormitories and foreign expert
buildings, 191
film availability, 32
hotel rates and food costs, 190
medical care, 127
U.S. Consulate General, 120
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UCLA training center, 6
Guaruci, 51-54, 74
H
Hainan, dormitories and foreign
expert buildings, 191
Hangzhou
climate, 26
dormitories and foreign expert
buildings, 191
hotel and food rates, 190
Harbin, climate, 27
Health
certificate, 166- 167
conditions in PRC, 10-13
Heating and air-conditioning,
availability, 24-27, 65
Holidays
Chinese, 70, 99, 133
U.S., observance in PRC, 70, 152,
154-155
Hong Kong
excess baggage charges, 17
PRC visa availability in, 8, 10
purchases in, 29, 32
Hospitality, repayment of, 34-35,
53, 56, 90; see also Gifts for
Chinese friends and teachers
Hospitals, 127
Hotels
Chinese friends visiting, 50, 57,
62
credit card use, 15
food, 28, 61-62, 190-191
foreign exchange certificate use,
19
guest arrangements, 10, 60, 61
items available in, 22, 28, 32, 34,
36
rates, 190-191
telephoning from, 125
Household supplies, 28-29, 37
Housing
adequacy, 22
campus apartments, 62-65
common problems, 64
dormitories, 10, 28, 65-67, 93,
133
for foreign experts and teachers,
19, 21, 22, 61, 63, 177-178, 202
for relatives, 10
responsibility for providing, 21,
22, 43
219
for scholars and academic
visitors, 60-61, 154
for students, 10, 28, 60-61,
65-67, 93, 133, 154
temporary, 42
I
Identification
cards, 43
photos, 33
see also Official documents
Illness in PRC, 10-12, 27, 48, 85,
99, 118-119, 128, 154; see also
Medical and dental care
Immune globulin, 11, 127
Immunizations, 10-12, 118, 127
Income taxes, 17- 18
Insurance, see Medical insurance
International school, 67
Interpreters
from foreign affairs office, 46
for lectures, 89
problems with, 90-91, 112
seating at banquets, 55
technical terminology and, 38,
85, 90
J
Japan
Consulate address, 9
excess baggage charges, 17
Narita Airport, 8-9
travel into PRC from, 8-9, 42
Jiangsu Province, customs
information for, 15- 16
Jinan, currency used in, 14
L
Language
laboratory facilities, 31
lessons for U.S. teachers, 116-117
problems in research, 80
study by U.S. students, 101-104,
150-151, 160
Lanzhou
bookstores in, 35
hotel rates and food costs in, 190
schooling for American children
in, 69
Laundry, 25, 65
Law
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criminal processes in PRC, 58
institutions offering short-term
courses in, 161
see also PRC regulations
Lectures
handouts for, 38, 112
interpreters for, 89
about latest developments in a
field, 36, 92
about U.S. life, 36, 40, 111
by U.S. researchers, 88-92
Libraries in PRC
access to materials in, 104-107
closed stack policy, 38
presenting requests in, 106
U.S. Embassy, 36
Library cards, 33, 106, 110
Linban, responsibilities of, 75-76,
93, 98-99
Liulichang, bookstores in, 35
Luggage, cost in PRC, 194
M
Mail
delivery in PRC, 121 - 122
international, duties on packages,
16
Medical and dental care
availability, 28, 43, 67
for children and spouses, 70
for foreign experts and teachers,
19-21, 177, 202
hospitals, 27, 127
for students, 154
see also Illness in PRC
Medical insurance, 12-13
Medicine
brought into PRC, 15, 27-28
Chinese, effectiveness of, 127
institutions offering short-term
courses in, 161
mailing, 122
prescriptions, 27
Money
orders, international, 14
transfers from U.S. to PRC,
13-14
see also Currency
N
Nanjing
climate, 26
dormitories and foreign expert
buildings in, 191
schooling for American children
in, 69
Workers' Hospital, 127
Nanjing University, 75, 106
Nankai University, 81
National Association for Foreign
Student Affairs, 2, 13
National Program for Advanced
Study and Research in China, 2
Newspapers and periodicals, 33, 35,
40, 122; see also People's
Republic of China, publications
o
Office supplies, 30-31
Official documents
expert privileges card, 110
health certificate, 148, 166- 167
identification cards, 43, 110
library cards, 33, 106, 110
residence card, 110, 1153
swimming passes, 33, 130
see also Identification
p
Passport requirements, 8-10
Peking Union Medical College, 27,
127-128
People's Republic of China (PRC)
accommodations in, 49; see also
Housing
adjustment to life in, 38, 46,
48-49, 58, 79, 87
background information, 22
banking, 13-14, 123-124
cable and telex facilities, 124-125
currency, 18-20, 71, 123- 124
daily life preparations, 22-35
departure from, 135- 136, 155,
159
duty-free purchases from, 17
foreign community in, 59-60
government offices in United
States, 6, 9-10, 148
health conditions, 10-13
interinstitutional agreements
between U.S. and, 2, 71,
139-145
law, 58; see also PRC regulations
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medical care, 19-21, 27-28, 43,
126-128
money transfers from U.S.,
13-14
normalization of relations
between United States and, 1, 3
personal relationships in, 50-54
picture taking, 32
postal services, 35, 121 - 122, 196
professional life, 35-40
public security bureau, 33
publications, 3; see also Books;
Newspapers and periodicals
publishing, 35
quality of life, 24-27, 48-50, 59
recreation, 130- 131
reforms, 43-44, 54, 71-74, 88,
123
research climate, 79-84
rest period, 49, 57, 62, 85
rituals, 54-57, 136
schools for American children,
67-70
social life in; see Social life in
PRC
student life in, 92-104
suggested reading, 22, 36, 40, 42,
211-213
tax treaty between United States
and, 17-18
telephone service, 66, 125-126
travel internally, 10, 41-43, 47,
86-87, 131-134
urban transportation, 32-33,
41-43, 128-130
ways to enter, 41-42
Pets, 16
Physicians, 127
PRC Foreign Experts Bureau, 3, 8
PRC host unit
description of, 43-45
responsibilities of, 8, 10, 19, 21,
29, 42-43, 55, 106, 109, 126
visitors' responsibilities to, 15,
42-43
PRC Ministry of Education, see PRC
State Education Commission
PRC regulations
applicable to foreign students In
Chinese schools, 67, 95,
146-167
banking, 14
customs, 15-17, 32, 39, 154, 197
fees for self-supporting students,
168-170
on film and videocassettes, 32' 39
grants to foreign students,
168-169
health, 12
housing, 60
picture taking, 32
postal, 122, 196
research applications by foreign
scholars, 171-173
research data taken out of the
country, 84
for short-term study courses,
158-159
travel, 131-132, 136
see also Law
PRC State Education Commission
applications for study/research, 2,
162-165
Bureau of Foreign Affairs, 20
status, 72
visa approval by, 8
Pregnant travelers, 11
Preparations
for daily life' 22-35
for departure from PRC, 135- 136
for professional life, 35-40
for short-term academic visits,
88-89
Publications' English-language, see
Books; Newspapers and
periodicals
Q
Qing dynasty, 107
Qinghua University, 73
R
Radios, 31
Ration coupons, 29, 32, 43
Registration with public security
bureau, 33
Relatives, invited to PRC,
arrangements for, 10; see also
Spouses and children,
arrangements for
Research
environment in PRC, 79-84
factors affecting success of
projects, 79-82
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high-priority fields, 79-81
proposals, 38, 77, 79, 84
Researchers and scholars, U.S.
Chinese assistants for, 72, 77,
85-86
contracts, 71-72
equipment needs, 36-38, 80, 92
integration into university life,
75, 76
lectures and seminars by, 84-85,
88-89, 90-92
meetings with Chinese
colleagues, 84-85
opportunities, 1-2
PRC regulations applicable to,
84, 171-173
problems facing, 80
short-term academic visits, 87-92
tasks expected of, 84-85
visa approval, 8
work climate, 79-84
work schedules, 85-86, 89-90
work-related travel, 86-87, 193
Restaurants
alternatives to Chinese food, 131
appropriate for banquets, 34-35
credit card use, 15
prices, 28, 190- 191
recommendations, 130-131
see also Food, eating out
S
School for children of foreign
researchers and teachers,
67-70
Seminars by U.S. researchers,
90-92
Shandong University, 81
Shanghai
American School, 68
attire, 24, 26
climate, 26-27
customs duties, 15- 16
dormitories and foreign expert
buildings, 192
excess baggage charges, 17
hotel rates and food costs, 191
People's Hospital, 127
repair services, 31
shopping, 22-23
taxi service, 43
U.S. Consulate, 119, 120
Shenyang
American Academy, 68
Northeast University of
Technology, 75
U.S. Consulate General, 121
Shipping
procedures, 17, 135
professional equipment and
supplies, 37
see also Mail
Shopping
credit card use, 15
in cities, 22
Social debts, repayment of; see
Guar~ci
Social life in PRC
of spouses and children of
foreigners, 67
of students, 93, 94
personal relationships between
outsiders and Chinese citizens,
50-58, 115-116
recreation, 130- 131
Sports equipment, 194
Spouses and children,
arrangements for, 11, 13, 19,
21, 34, 60, 67-70, 87, 126
Students, Chinese
demonstrations, 74
educational reforms, effects on,
73-74
English-language course
requirements, 5
English-language skills, 112- 113
evaluation of, by foreign teachers,
113
reference guides for education of,
in U.S., 119, 208-210
relationship with foreign
teachers, 114- 116
Students, foreign (U.S.)
absenteeism, 95, 104, 152, 156
academic programs, 151 - 152-
accommodations for guests of, 10,
60
admission and registration
procedures for, 149
advanced degree candidates, 95-
96, 147
applications process for, 147-149,
162-165
attire, 23
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attitudes toward, 96
board, 154
categories of, 95-96,146-147
Chinese-language requirements
for, 150-151
coursework, 99-104
departure from PRC,155,159
disciplinary action against, 153
educational reforms, effect on,
74-77
eligibility, 146-147
entrance examinations for, 96,
149
evaluations of, 104,151 - 152
expenses borne by, 156-158
extracurricular activities, 154-
155
female, barriers to, 97
fieldwork, 97,100-101,151
grants, 168- 170
holiday activities, 154-155
housing, 10,28,60-61,65-67,93,
1331154
initial meetings with teachers
and advisers, 98-99
insurance coverage, 13
language problems, 98
language studies, 101-104,150-
151
laws applicable to, 153-154
life in PRC,92-104
medical care, 154
negotiating with bureaucracy,
994
preparatory courses, 151
regulations governing, 67,95-96,
146-167
relationship with teachers, 103-
104
responsibility for overseeing,
75-76
schedule, 103
self-supporting, 154- 158,
168-170
spouses and children, 67
suspension of studies, 152-153,
156,158
telephoning, 125-126
travel, 47,96,100-101,134,153,
155
U.S. organizations involved in
placement, 1, 2,71,139-145
undergraduates, 147
visa approval, 8
withdrawal from studies, 153,
156,158
T
Taxi service, 43,123,128-129,192
Teachers and advisers, foreign, see
Foreign experts in PRC;
Foreign teachers in PRC
Teachers and advisers, PRC
initial meetings with, 98-99
relationship with foreign
students, 103-104
Teaching in PRC
aids, 38-40
applications for, 3,6
bureaucratic structure, 109-110
foreign language, 4-5
general adjustment advice, 1 17
methods, 113
requirements, 4-5
U.S. placement/recruitment
organizations, 1, 5-6
work loads, 111-113
working conditions, 113- 114
see also Foreign experts in PRC;
Foreign teachers in PRC
Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL), 38,114-
115
Theft, 33,133
Tianjin, 69,192
Toiletries to bring into PRC, 27-28
Transportation in PRC
air, 132-133,192
automobile rentals, 129,192
bicycles, 32-33,129-130,134,
192
buses, 129,192
currency to pay for, 123
railroad, 123,132-133,192
taxi service, 43,123,128- 129,
192
Travel, international, by foreign
experts, 19
Travel within PRC
from airport, 43
arrangements for visitors, 10
economic, 131,133- 134
services, 41 -42,131 - 134
by students, 47,100-101,134
during tourist season, 88
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work-related, by researchers,
86-87, 134, 193
Turpan, 191
U.S. Embassy and Consulate
locations and services offered by,
12, 36, 118-121
role in American legal
difficulties, 58
schools run by, 67-68
United States
agencies involved in placement of
foreign experts and teachers in
PRC, 5-6
arranging to leave, 7-22
culture, lectures about, 36, 40
educational reference collections
in PRC, 208-210
interinstitutional agreements
between PRC and, 2, 139-145
normalization of relations
between PRC and, 1, 3
PRC government offices in, 6, 9-
10, 148
questions about, 36, 40, 50 Xi'an, 31, 35
return to, 17 Xinjiang, 23
Universities, see Colleges and
universities; see also specific
institutions
University of California at Los
Angeles (UCLA), training
centers in PRC, 6
Urumqi, 191
V
Vacations for foreign experts and
teachers, 20-21
Veterinary acupuncture, 161
Videocassette recorders (VCRs), 39
Visas, 8-10
Visiting Scholar Exchange
Program, 2
Voice of America, 31
W
Waiban, see Foreign affairs office
Water, potable, 28, 65
Work schedules
for short-term academic visits,
87-92
for U.S. researchers, 85-86
for U.S. teachers, 111 - 113
Wuhan, 27, 70
Wuhan University, 81
X
z
Zhejiang Province, 15- 16
Zhongshan University, UCLA
training center, 6
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