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[creeper1]

Any problems with this? The Chinese currency's largest denomination being 100yuan means you have a large brick of money if you are any good at saving. Going on a plane with that in your pocket isn't feasible.

So when changing Renminbi to US dollars seems the easiest thing to do. Do the banks wish to see proof that you earned that money.

BTW - my Z-visa was recently converted to a tourist L.

[vikeologist]

There's a limit to how much you can change at a time, which makes it not worth your while. Also, you are not allowed to take a huge amount of RMB out of the country in cash.

Basically the thing to do is get a Chinese friend to chage it for you at Bank of China.

[go_grrrl]

I exchanged around 20,000 RMB at the airport and carried approx. $3,000 in the pockets of my cargo pants to go back to Canada. Western Union is expensive. China Post is a better and cheaper alternative. I'm not sure if China Post has a limit to how much you can transfer, though, because I did this 4-5 years ago.

[johntpartee]