Multiple Cities in China Launch Guides to Make Life Easier for Expats!

Video: Multiple Cities in China Launch Guides to Make Life Easier for Expats! 視頻: 中國多個城市推出指南，讓外籍人士生活更輕鬆！

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-TZxGx8e8p-65qCeq7o_vQ

Shanghai: Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, in collaboration with the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, is pleased to announce the launch of the “International Services Shanghai: A Guide to Shanghai for Expats” handbook, tailored to meet the daily needs of foreign residents in the city.

The manual is divided into four sections:
1. Shanghai Essentials: This section provides an overview of Shanghai, including important details such as the city's name, flower, and more.
2. Living in Shanghai: Designed for newbies, this part walks expats through important administrative procedures, useful mobile apps, public transportation, housing, education, health care, emergency hotlines, weather, and public holidays.
3. Exploring Shanghai: This part provides information on cultural venues, tourist information, bookstores, international exhibitions and events, shopping, Instagram-worthy sites, and local specialties for anyone wishing to explore the city.
4. Service Directory: This section provides an extensive list of useful websites, English-language hotlines, and service organizations, ensuring that expat residents have access to critical services.

The style of the manual emphasizes pragmatism, simplicity, sophistication, and a distinct Shanghai flair. It has approximately 40 illustrations as well as an English version of the Metro map. Furthermore, the handbook contains 36 QR codes placed throughout its pages, which connect users to detailed service information and instruction, further improving the resident experience in Shanghai.

The handbook's content and design were prepared after significant consultation with the foreign community, with participation from various expat residents whose views and suggestions were carefully reviewed and adopted.

Hangzhou: Hangzhou Border Inspection Station distributed and introduced the service guide for the the inbound Hangzhou Asian Games athletes at the entry site of Hangzhou Airport.

The "Pocket Book" includes multilingual versions such as English, and has six columns: Guidelines for Immigration Services, Guidelines for Watching the Asian Games, Guidelines for Living in China, Guidelines for Traveling and Tourism,Commonly Used Chinese Learning, and an introduction to the 12367 service platform,which provides facilities for expats to participate, spectate, travel and live in Hangzhou.

Suzhou: As early as last year, Suzhou also released <Pocket Suzhou>,which is the city's first in-depth travel guide in English.

Revolving around five topics, namely Suzhou classical gardens, Suzhou section of the Grand Canal, museums and cultural venues, ancient towns and villages, and famous delicacies, Pocket Suzhou strings together culture and leisure in the old district, business in Jinji Lake area, tourism in Taihu Lake, leisure activities in Yangcheng Lake and introductions to the county-level cities of Suzhou, and provides special tour routes to foreigners' liking as well as tips on in-depth tours in the city, making it easier for foreigners to gain access to cycling, hiking, outdoor and aquatic activities, and more.