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pugwall · Joined: 22 Oct 2006

There is no logic or consticency to anything official done in China. Why are they making travelling more difficult? People want to get out of China, not in. This is one of the reasons I dont want to live in that country again.

barneygumbell · Joined: 27 Feb 2009

well i'm not sure i was arguing with any answers..i was telling you that my tickets were already bought..and you have now told me that i should have no troubles entering..it is just whether i can extend. it seems that the regualtions change from week to week and also from town to town..i have read that you can apply for a visa extension from any town..and that in smaller towns they'll give you a more generous extension.

anyway i only need an extension of about 2 and a half weeks..i think my best course of action is to just continue with my trip as planned..try to extend as soon as i leave beijing and then if it isn't possible i go to shekou like you said..it seems logical to me anyway..right?

again thanks for the advice all

pugwall · Joined: 22 Oct 2006

It seems that in West China yiu should have no trouble getting an extension. As far away from the East Coast as possible. Just try to be in Yunnan when your visa runs out. If you have to wait around in Lijiang or Dali for a few days it will hardly be a problem. Laughing

They generally wont extend your visa till its nearly running out.

barneygumbell · Joined: 27 Feb 2009

ok thanks..that's a good tip..but in that case when my visa is running out i will have to make sure i am within distance of hong kong in the last few days.

pugwall · Joined: 22 Oct 2006

Check the thorn tree forums, thery have page on china visa extensions. Yunnan, Lijiang, Guilin should be no problem.

Morgen · Joined: 02 Jul 2008

I loved Yunnan too; the farther away I was from the predominantly Han areas in the east, the better I enjoyed China. If you don't want to go to the trouble and expense of figuring out arrangements to Tibet you can bus around to some of the border villages in western Sichuan province, that was by far the highlight of my trip. Litang was my favorite but the bus station lady is notoriously, brutally, hilariously cranky. I made the mistake of interrupting her while she was playing mahjong with her friends, and for a moment I wasn't sure whether I would make it out alive. It's rough traveling but well worth it.